The Press Gang: Tales from the Glory Days of Irish Journalism

In The Press Gang, fifty-five former writers and editors celebrate Irish Journalism's glory days, when the boozer was the real office, and newspapers were full of insane, and insanely talented people. There are stories of IRA gunmen in the front office, the reporter who broke his leg in two places, Mary Kenny challenging the old boys' network, tea with Prince Charles, Johnny Rotten in a Dublin jail cell, the hunt for Don Tidey, and the bowel movement on the MD's windowsill. The Press Gang paints a poignant and hilarious pen-picture of an industry that has changed beyond recognition, and recalls an age of characters, chancers, geniuses, and above all, brilliant journalism.