Michael Moynihan: Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh joins the roll call of GAA immortals whose names will live forever

Few could be called the voice of a sport, but Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh was certainly more than deserving of that accolade

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh in the commentary box before the Munster Senior Hurling Championship final, Waterford v Limerick, Semple Stadium, Thurles, Co Tipperary in July 2007. Picture: Brendan Moran / Sportsfile

The press boxes of Ireland’s GAA stadia are not always home to wide-eyed innocence, to put it delicately, but the arrival of one man in venues from Clones to Cork always had the effect of reducing the level of cynicism pretty quickly.

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, who died on Monday at the age of 93, commanded respect in Semple Stadium, Croke Park, and all points in between.