Carlow mourns loss of secretary Tommy O’Neill

The GAA in Carlow is mourning the sudden death yesterday of Tommy O’Neill, County Board secretary.

Aged 63, Tommy had served as county secretary since April 1986, succeeding the late Jim O’Brien, and was regarded as one of the leading GAA officials in the country.

Tommy was a well-known figure at GAA headquarters in Croke Park, where he often fought the Carlow corner.