Michael Moynihan: Examining the tale of Christy Ring
Not sure if you picked up on this, but last week was the centenary of Michael O’Hehir’s birth.
The sports commentator didn’t dominate Irish life for decades so much as embody its summers almost single-handedly. The radio wheezed with a brief spatter of welcome in Irish, then the wash of white noise in the background, a crowd roaring in stereo.
