Mackey — not a man but a giant

LAST YEAR Henry Martin met up with his publisher, Con Collins of the Collins Press, for a chat. Just a chat.

By the end of the evening, Martin, author of the successful Unlimited Heartbreak, a history of hurling in Limerick, had signed up to write a biography of Mick Mackey.

“I hadn’t really thought of doing it, but there were people around who’d be willing to speak about Mackey, so I said I’d try to tell their story.