A native of Galway, Ronnie Bellew has followed and written about hurling for over 25 years. His previous work includes GAA: The Glory Years (Hachette, 2005). He lives in Dublin where he works as a production journalist with the Irish Independent.
A native of Clare, Dermot Crowe has written about hurling for the Sunday Independent since 1997 and contributed to the Voices from Croke Park anthology published in 2010. He lives with his wife Hannah and son Senan in Rush, Co Dublin where he hurls for the local St Maur's club.