The Lost Sportswriter: A Life up close with Irish sporting greatness

NOTES FROM A CHANGING GAME – ONE OF IRELAND’S GREATEST SPORTSWRITERS REFLECTS ON A LIFE LIVED THROUGH SPORTThere was a time when it wasn’t unusual for a journalist to walk into a dressing room moments after the final whistle, the joy of victory or sting of defeat hanging in the air. A time when journalists could ring up a player days before the big match … and get an answer. This was the world that existed when Vincent Hogan entered the press box. In The Lost Sportswriter, Vincent Hogan recounts and reflects upon a 43-year career at the heart of Irish sport. From the never-ending presence of newspaper deadlines to the golden era of open dressing rooms, Hogan charts and laments how sportswriting transformed – from intimate, personality driven storytelling to today’s sterile, PR-managed exchanges. Funny, engaging and unflinchingly self-reflective, The Lost Sportswriter notes a changing game for heroes, matches and the words that outlast them.

• Publication date: 10 September 2026
• Page count: 336
• Dimensions: Height 162 mm; Width 242 mm; Thickness 27 mm
• Publisher: Gill
• Format: Hardback
• ISBN-13: 9781804585382