‘Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh was a towering presence through decades of people’s lives. He came from another Ireland’

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Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh working on a match from his commentary position at Semple Stadium. Photo: Sportsfile

Eilis O'Hanlon

News bulletins on ­Tuesday led with the deaths of legendary GAA commentator Micheál Ó ­Muircheartaigh and RTÉ’s former Northern Editor Tommie ­Gorman. Rightly so.

There may have been more outwardly important happenings in the world that day, but sometimes it’s good to look inward.