Howdy, The Back Page is a new festival talking about sports, all kinds sports, for all kinds of sports people. For our first outing we'll have swimmers, athletes, snooker champs, football managers, and those who talk & write about all of the above. The full schedule & tickets are available at www.onthebackpage.com. Tickets can be bought for each individual talk as well as a limited run of weekend tix. See some highlights below...
Competition:
We're giving away 5 x AAA tickets. Simply enter sign up to the mailing list here by 12pm Thurs 14 March when we'll draw the winners.
Brian Kerr: As well as being an astute & sharp pundit, Brian has been an international manager (ROI, Faroe Islands) & club manager. The Back Page will quiz him about what it takes to be a manager, what makes a good & bad manager & who he rates in the game. Thurs 27 March, 6pm. Tickets
Go Deep with Steve Redmond: The endurance swimmer comes out of the water to talk. A former rugby player & triathlete, Steve is best known for successfully completing Oceans Seven Challenge & voted 2012 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year. 27 March, 8pm.Tickets
A Conversation with Ken Doherty: The don of the green baize talks sport as we join him on the road from Jason's in Ranelagh to world snooker champion & well regarded broadcaster with Sunshine FM. 28 March, 8pm. Tickets
Above & below are just some of our up & coming highlights of the Back Page. Click the below link to see the full schedule.
Online with Paddy Power: Michael Nagle from Paddy Power on how social media has helped to turn a small Irish bookmaking set-up into a worldwide operation. We'll hear about how the compnay has used social media to push their profile & the brand. 28 March, 6.30pm. Tickets
Tim Lewis: Writer with The Observer, Tim is also the author of 'Land of Second Chances: The Impossible Rise of Rwanda's Cycling Team', an incredible book about how the Rwandan team overcame the impossible odds to inspire a country torn about by 1994 genocide. 28 March, 8pm. Tickets
Nick Ryan on 'The Summit': The Powerful, magnetic & riveting documentary about what happened on the K2 expedition in 2008 which led to the deatsh of 11 climbers who had successfully made their way to the top. A compelling look at why people this challenge on the peak. March 29, 6.30pm. Tickets
Full schedule on www.onthebackpage.com
