Olive Foley: ‘Losing Anthony created a void that’s impossible to fill’

Many’s the time rugby legend Anthony ‘Axel’ Foley heard the cheers of the crowd in the RDS as he lined out for his beloved Munster but this time it was his widow who brought the attendees to their feet.

Olive Foley’s words of remembrance and reflection about the husband she loved and the forces that pulled her through his untimely loss earned a standing ovation, sustained applause, and more than a few tears.