The heartbeat at the centre of a rugby golden era for Ireland
Mr O’Meara, aged 82, passed away earlier this week at his home in Castletownshend, Co Cork, in the care of his family, following a long illness.
Tributes have poured in from rugby and sailing personalities and representatives of the legal profession, a business in which Mr O’Meara was immersed throughout his working career as a partner in Cork-based Barry O’Meara & Son.