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<p>Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh calls the 1987 Munster final between Cork and Tipperay at Semple Stadium.</p>

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'Neither a hurling stronghold': Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh's best quotes

'Anthony Lynch, the Cork corner-back, will be the last person to let you down – his people are undertakers'

<p>'The Defence Forces has a culture of attempting to silence those who speak out about sexual and gender-based violence'. Picture Colin Keegan/Collins</p>

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Letters to the Editor: Culture of injustice, misogyny, and silence in the Defence Forces

<p> Family members shoulder the coffin of the late Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh St. Brendan's Cemetery, Dingle, Co Kerry. Picture Dan Linehan</p>

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Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh was 'a father figure to our nation', mourners told

Uncle Mícheál's name will endure through the generations

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Uncle Mícheál's name will endure through the generations

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh 1930 - 2024

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Ger Canning: Farewell to everyone’s friend, Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh

GAA podcasts, Euros analysis and remembering Mícheál - what you may have missed this week

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GAA podcasts, Euros analysis and remembering Mícheál - what you may have missed this week

Tommy Martin: Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh described games and an Ireland that's now gone

S Tommy Martin: Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh described games and an Ireland that's now gone

The beloved broadcaster's death gave Irish people another chance to marvel at how one man’s voice served as a singular national soundtrack.

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

Funeral details for GAA legend Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh announced

Funeral details for GAA legend Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh announced

The Kerry native died in the Mater Hospital in Dublin at the age of 93 on Tuesday

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

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Mártan Ó Ciardha: Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh could lift a person up when they were in his company

Mártan Ó Ciardha is a former Raidió na Gaeltachta journalist and broadcasting best friend of Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh 1930 - 2024

The Irish Examiner view: The loss of two links to our past

Sport is one of the magnificent trivialities that many of us use to mark the passing of time; the death of one of its most significant heralds is itself a watershed

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Who are the judges really defending?

Letters to the Editor: Who are the judges really defending?

One reader writes into to say that 'dishing out the same old suspended sentence time after time must get boring, but it is especially important to get members of the Defence Forces back to work'

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh prepares to commentate on his last game 30/10/2010

S Paul Rouse: Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh's love for GAA was the heartbeat of his commentary

From the era of communities gathered around the wet battery radio through to internet-based streams, his voice entertained and educated generations of people.

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

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Michael Moynihan: Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh joins the roll call of GAA immortals whose names will live forever

Few could be called the voice of a sport, but Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh was certainly more than deserving of that accolade

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh 1930 - 2024

Listen: Dara Ó Cinnéide pays tribute to the voice of summer Sundays, Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh

On the day Ireland lost the legend that was Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Irish Examiner sports editor, Tony Leen spoke to one of the people who knew him best.

Listen | Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

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In pictures: The life and career of GAA commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh

The legendary GAA commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh died on Tuesday aged 93. This is a look at his career and life in pictures.

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh 1930 - 2024

Kerry GAA pay tribute while Mícheál Ó Sé hails Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh as 'best known man in the land'

In a lengthy statement on their website, the Kingdom described the An Ghaeltacht man as “a national treasure without question” in relation to his illustrious career as a commentator.

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh 1930 - 2024

Dara Ó Cinnéide: Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh gave listeners 'the wonder eye', he elevated the mundane

"I wanted to have a conversation with Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh in the dressing room before all the big games."

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

'A voice that conjured up magic' - tributes as Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh dies at 93

'A voice that conjured up magic' - tributes as Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh dies at 93

The Kerry native's death was announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh's star-studded training sessions: 'Fellas travelled up from Kerry, Mayo, Monaghan, Galway'

Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh's star-studded training sessions: 'Fellas travelled up from Kerry, Mayo, Monaghan, Galway'

He chose UCD's sports grounds for the get-together as that's where they'd meet back in the 1980s, mainly Kerry men, to be put through their paces by the legendary broadcaster

Wed, 08 Sep, 2021

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh: Swimming in the sea and facing the future with optimism

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh: Swimming in the sea and facing the future with optimism

As he narrates a new series on life on the Dingle peninsula during Covid, the veteran broadcaster urges people to stay positive

Mon, 16 Nov, 2020