Colm was ‘one of nature’s gentlemen’

Colm was ‘one of nature’s gentlemen’
Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 - 01:00
Dan Buckley

To his colleagues in RTÉ he was the father figure in the sports department — the big man with the big voice who made everyone laugh.

To listeners and viewers, he was the face and voice of Cheltenham.

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