Poise and Stride

Here's The Thing, a collection of 26 essays penned by Godolphin Ireland managing director Joe Osborne, will be launched at Woodbine Books, Kilcullen, County Kildare at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14. The book covers a wide range of topics, while its subtitle, "Stories of challenge, recovery and redemption" reinforces the varied subjects ranging across history, politics, sport and everyday life. Illustrated by County Kildare-based Declan Considine just like Osborne's previous book Poise And Stride that was published in 2020, the book will be available for €25 plus postage at...

Poise and Stride, a book of 41 short essays based on Joe Osborne's observations from business, entertainment and sport during his 40-year career, has been published by Osborne, Managing Director of Godolphin Ireland. Originally written as contributions to the Godolphin Flying Start quarterly newsletter 'Time Flies', all proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Racing Academy & Centre of Education (RACE) in Kildare Town. The academy, a registered charity, was established by Joe's father Michael Osborne in 1973 with Stan Cosgrove and Derek O'Sullivan. The forward is...