"A timely and courageous book." -- John McGahern, "Sunday Times"
"There have been several other lives of Collins, but none has assembled such wealth of detail." -- "Independent on Sunday"
"The events described in this book can usefully be learned from by those who govern Ireland now." -- "Financial Times"
"A lively and colourful adventure story with a fascinating, yet recognisably human, hero." -- "Dublin Sunday Press"