The Irish Examiner view: The loss of two links to our past

Sport is one of the magnificent trivialities that many of us use to mark the passing of time; the death of one of its most significant heralds is itself a watershed

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh waves to the crowd after a reading during the Laochra entertainment performance after the Allianz Football League final at Croke Park, Dublin, in 2016. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

The death of Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh gave the nation pause yesterday.

The outpouring of sadness at his passing was deep and authentic. Part of that comes from sheer familiarity, the long-standing awareness of that unmistakable voice.