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Micheal O Muircheartaigh
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Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh was the ‘High King’ of Irish broadcasting, funeral hears
Tributes paid to well-known GAA commentator who lived life with ‘enduring love for the Irish language, for education, for sport and for culture’
Claire Byrne shows you don’t have to spice things up to have some bite
RTÉ host’s low-key approach is quietly effective, while Kieran Cuddihy is left speechless by Gazan horrors
‘His gesture of sympathy touched me greatly’: Readers pay tribute to Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh
From hiding in the commentary box at Croke Park to a GAA game in Hanoi, readers remember the radio veteran who died on Tuesday
Darragh Ó Sé and Pat Fox remember ‘original, one-off’ Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh
Irish sporting world pays tribute on death of legendary broadcaster; England stumble on at Euros as Austra impress; Gordon D’Arcy on Irish provincial pain
Seán Moran: Harte and O’Connor sound echoes of the days when there were second acts in All-Ireland lives
An old rivalry resumes at the weekend, but have the ground rules changed forever?
Darragh Ó Sé: Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh was interested in everyone and had no ego
I got to know him first in the early 1990s when he was still training country players who were working in Dublin - he never had a bad word to say about anyone
‘I’ve seen it all now, a Rabbitte chasing a Fox around Croke Park’: Pat Fox on Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh’s famous quote
Tipperary hurler was name-checked in two of Ó Muircheartaigh’s colourful on-air yarns
Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh: People felt they knew him and that he knew them too
The Kerry broadcaster’s lyrical genius wouldn’t have had such an impact without the organic connection with his audience
GAA commentator Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh dies aged 93
Kerry native spent more than 60 years broadcasting matches live before his retirement in 2010
Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh obituary: GAA commentator whose voice was central to the All-Ireland championship
For more than 50 years, Ó Muircheartaigh’s radio commentaries, in Irish and English, were as rich in language as they were keen in observation
Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh - in his own words
Some of the best lines from the GAA commentator after he died at the age of 93
Mayo ‘curse’ never had any relevance for Dermot Flanagan or his father Seán
Seán Flanagan was the last Mayo captain to lift the Sam Maguire in 1951
Revealed: the All-Ireland sandwich with 32 ingredients in it
The gargantuan sandwich has 3 types of bread, 5 meats, 3 fish products and 4 cheeses
Forza Corcaigh: Italian family cheer on the Rebels in the All-Ireland
The Rinaldis pledged their allegiance to the Rebels after a visit to west Cork in 2009
Young hurler wants to emulate his Waterford heroes
GAA club in Tramore reaches out to direct provision centres for new recruits
Inclusive new East Belfast GAA club unbowed by bomb alerts
PSNI questioning man (54) over incidents, as clubs says ‘Our door remains open to all’
GAA stars to raise money for charity with intercounty FIFA 20 tournament
After hearing of a similar fundraiser in Spain, Joanne O’Riordan got on the case
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh: ‘I’m well enough. I don’t worry about anything’
At 89, the legendary broadcaster retains his unique zest for life – and Gaelic games
‘I’m making sure every door and hatch is tightened down,’ says Kerry farmer
Sean Kennedy spent a day lashing down everything on his 60-acre dairy farm near Dingle
Greyhound and horseracing commentator Michael Fortune dies
‘Greyhound racing was in his blood and he was lucky enough to make it his career’
Want to live longer? Be a volunteer, not a gym bunny
Family, friends and community involvement are key to longevity, study on ageing finds
Operation Transformation: Leo Varadkar – 40-year-old meat-free gym bunny – is actually 53
Review: The Taoiseach takes a metabolic age test, but questions the science behind the result
The Game – The Story of Hurling: epic clash of history and hype at the speed of a sliotar
Review: With so much ground to cover, an epic three-part documentary on hurling moves at breakneck pace
Marty Morrissey: The most famous man in GAA
Patrick Freyne spends a day with the commentator who went from being a 'Yank' blow-in in Co Clare to one of the most loved characters in Irish sport
David Clifford named minor footballer of the year
Meanwhile, Cork’s Brian Turnbull was selected as the minor hurler of the year
The GAA isn’t the only sporting context where politics matters
Seán Moran: GAA Summer School on ‘Sport and Politics’ promises to be fascinating
Miriam Lord: Croke Park gives way to wolfhounds and warriors
GAA fields its most colourful and musical team in the ‘Laochra’ performance at HQ
Wallabies’ woes might just give Pumas the edge
Cheika puts hopes in Pocock and Folau, but Argentina are not planning to sit back
ESB International throws in for women engineers
Company sees GAA sponsorships as analogous to its push to recruit more women
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh to join Cork Culture Night
GAA commentator will speak as part of largest programme yet for Leeside event
The Guinness Book of World Records is 60 and - it all started in Ireland
Home to the world’s best, worst and weirdest, the hugely popular book started life on a grouse shoot in Wexford
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