RIP. I remember meeting him as a young fella. Unbelieveable GAA mind.

LohansRedHelmet (Clare) - Posts: 2576 - 25/06/2024 13:30:06 2

Jeez you are a big age.

RHF (Cavan) - Posts: 878 - 25/06/2024 14:10:00    2554761

LohansRedHelmet (Clare) - Posts: 2679 - 25/06/2024 14:16:15    2554763

I always thought his commentaries on the Munster Hurling championship were on another level . Who will ever forget his line about Sean Og " his mother is from Fiji, his father from Fermanagh neither of them a hurling stronghold. May he rest in eternal peace.

tireoghainabu (Tyrone) - Posts: 338 - 25/06/2024 14:23:54    2554765

The voice of the GAA, legend and gent, RIP.

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8678 - 25/06/2024 14:26:29    2554766

A true legend.The voice of the gaa radio.The greatest radio commentator ever.Always made average games exciting.Non biased.As he said himself before Armagh beat Kerry."When the ball is thrown in im neutral and im delighted for Armagh".We were all priviledge to hear his commentaries.Wit humour amd great sayings.I loved nothing better than coming ftom one match driving and listening to Micheàl commentating on another as I drove home.Pure magic and for those of us that were lucky to have heard him we realise a part of our gaa life has died today.Sincere commiserations to his family and may Micheàl rest in peace and I ve no doubt he will be up in heaven doing commentaries on games above involving Brian Mullins Paidi O Se John Egan Dermot Earley John Kerins Mick McCarthy Tim Kennelly Mick Holden Cormac McAnallen Paul Girr and many more.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3845 - 25/06/2024 15:00:50    2554782

Fear uasal, grinn agus thar a bheith séimh a bhí ann. Scéalaí den scoth. Spreag sé agus chothaigh sé suim inár gcluichí agus ár gcultúr do dhaoine ar fud na tíre agus an domhain ar fad.
Fanóidh na smaointe linn go deo.
Tá sé ráite cheana, ach is féidir a bheith cinnte dearfa nach mbeidh a leithéid ann arís.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2187 - 25/06/2024 15:05:07    2554785

RIP Mícheál , the voice of the GAA.

The greatest commentary ever has to be "…and Brian Dooher is down injured. And while he is, I'll tell ye a little story. I was in Times Square in New York last week, and I was missing the Championship back home. So I approached a newsstand and I said, "I suppose ye wouldn't have The Kerryman, would ye?" To which, the Egyptian behind the counter turned to me and he said, "Do you want the North Kerry edition, or the South Kerry edition?" He had both - so I bought both. And Dooher is back on his feet!"

LimerickandProud (Limerick) - Posts: 94 - 25/06/2024 15:13:47    2554788

Sad news, I know not GAA related but also just read Tommie Gorman died as well

DuhallowRed (Cork) - Posts: 301 - 25/06/2024 15:20:06    2554790

A life well lived was no one on the mic better then him and will probably never be RIP.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3493 - 25/06/2024 15:36:18    2554797

A legend of our games R.I.P.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2868 - 25/06/2024 15:39:49    2554798

What a great man. Synonymous with the GAA

"Teddy McCarthy to Mick McCarthy, no relation, Mick McCarthy back to Teddy McCarthy, still no relation"

Kinvara (Galway) - Posts: 181 - 25/06/2024 16:03:59    2554808

Sad day what a man. Loved the Sundays coming back from matches with my father listening to him commentating , wudnt be a noise in the car just listening to his brilliant commentary and famous quotes. Met him once and what a gentleman , it was great to ask him about all the great players and by god he was generous with his time. Rest easy you'll be sorely missed..

rorysboys (Donegal) - Posts: 2564 - 25/06/2024 16:34:34    2554811

RIP
His autobiography is worth a read, From Dún Síon to Croke Park.

Suas Sios (None) - Posts: 1558 - 25/06/2024 16:45:26    2554815

Sad to hear of his passing. He was a brilliant commentator and had such a beautiful voice. All those days as a kid sitting in my fathers car listening to him commentating, you would look forward to listening to a match on the radio. May he rest in peace.

JahTribe (Galway) - Posts: 155 - 25/06/2024 16:48:16    2554816

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 735 - 25/06/2024 16:49:47    2554817

Sad to hear this news. He was the voice of the gaa. The voice of summer. He had a talent to make any game he called sound like an epic encounter. Rip

Barrowsider (Carlow) - Posts: 1662 - 25/06/2024 16:54:11    2554819

He was a wonderful man and a national treasure. RIP Micheál.

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 1015 - 25/06/2024 17:00:04    2554820

A marvellous commentator the likes of which will never be seen or heard again… May he rest in eternal peace …!

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3029 - 25/06/2024 17:11:56    2554824

RIP to the great man. I met him on a number of occasions at the Annual Asian Gaelic Games (AGGs), when I was living on that side of the world. I often heard non-native English speakers, such as Koreans, Vietnamese, or Chinese say that his was the easiest accent ever to understand, that they understood him 100% when he spoke. Michael is not just a legend in Ireland but all around the world.

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2095 - 25/06/2024 17:12:30    2554825

His commentary on the concluding stages of the 4th and final Meath v Dublin game in 1991 is absolutely epic. Check it out on you tube. Spine-tingling stuff.

Malonemagic (Laois) - Posts: 803 - 25/06/2024 17:17:59    2554826