Tommy Martin: After the Jim McGuinness apparition, championship is a vision of something heavenly

There was a time in Ireland when people saw visions of the Virgin Mary. Now, it’s sightings of Jim McGuinness that have us rubbing our eyes in disbelief.
Tommy Martin: After the Jim McGuinness apparition, championship is a vision of something heavenly

Jim McGuinness: Spotted taking drills with the Galway senior footballers last week

There was a time in Ireland when people saw visions of the Virgin Mary. Now, it’s sightings of Jim McGuinness that have us rubbing our eyes in disbelief.

An apparition of McGuinness appeared to the Galway senior footballers at the weekend. The vision was captured on camera-phone and Galway manager Padraic Joyce admitted he had indeed been making regular novenas to the Glenties guru, though it’s not clear if McGuinness revealed his own version of the secrets of Fatima — how to beat the Dubs.

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