Cavanagh hails Harte of a lion after tragedy

TYRONE’S footballers never considered Mickey Harte would quit as manager in the wake of his daughter Michaela’s tragic death, according to Seán Cavanagh.

As difficult as it was for the Harte and McAreavey families, Cavanagh was never under any illusions just how strong a man Harte is and was hardly surprised when he returned to the fray just days after the funeral.

“When it happened it was so raw, you think of Mickey, his family, poor John (McAreavey) and you wonder will they ever get back to any sort of normality,” said the Moy man at the launch of the new Puma King Finale boot in Dublin yesterday.