A moment to savour Micheál’s final word

MOMENTS after the final-whistle blew at Croke Park yesterday, signalling the end to the Rebels’ 20-year football title famine, Micheál O Muircheartaigh stood out of his familiar seat in gantry for the last time on All-Ireland final day.

Yesterday the curtain fell on the Dun Sion man’s career – but not before an encore for those of us listening in Ireland and beyond.

Indeed, as the ball is thrown in, Micheál informs us that Micky Joe Padden is listening in the city of Budapest. And so we begin on a last journey around the globe with the Kerryman as our guide, introducing us to old friends in every corner of the world.