A shocking memoir, detailing one man's journey from his native Northern Ireland into a dark scandal that nestled in the heart of 1970's Soho in London. `[This is my] journey into a world of drink and drugs, gangsters, rent boys, businessmen, politicians, pimps and paedophiles ... I am in a unique position to tell the real story of Playland.'
Anthony Daly Books



The Abuse of Power
- 460 pages
- 17 hours of reading
A shocking memoir, detailing one man's journey from his native Northern Ireland into a dark scandal that nestled in the heart of 1970's Soho in London. `[This is my] journey into a world of drink and drugs, gangsters, rent boys, businessmen, politicians, pimps and paedophiles ... I am in a unique position to tell the real story of Playland.'
Regarded as an inspirational figure by his fellow players, Daly's innate leadership and character prompted the Clare players, just three years after he had finished his playing career, to pursue him as manager at the age of just 34.