Quote of the day
That cry of the soul to be lifted out of the bondage of the narrow circle of life, which carries up to God the protest and yearning of suffering man, never finds a more sublime expression than where humanity is oppressed and religion is corrupt.
Con Houlihan

Born: December 6, 1925
Died: August 4, 2012 (aged 86)
Bio: Con Houlihan was an Irish sportswriter. Despite only progressing to national journalism at the age of 46, he became "the greatest and the best-loved Irish sports journalist of all".
Known for:
- In So Many Words: The Best of Con Houlihan (2002)
- More Than A Game: Selected Sporting Essays (2003)
- A Harvest: New, Rare and Uncollected Essays






