Brennan pays tribute to Cavan great Wilson

GAA President Nickey Brennan has extended his sympathies and those of the Association to the family of former Tanaiste and Cavan All-Ireland medal winner John Wilson who passed away earlier today.

Born at Callanagh, Kilcogy, Co Cavan in 1923, Wilson won four Leinster championship medals with St. Mel's College in Longford.

His inter-county career with his native Cavan delivered five Ulster championship medals in the 1940s and a National League medal in 1948. He also won two All-Ireland medals with the county, the second coming in the famous Polo Grounds All-Ireland in New York in 1947 when the Breffni men defeated Kerry.

A teacher by profession, he was first elected as a Fianna Fail TD in 1973 and his ministerial posts included Education, Posts and Telegraphs, Communications, Marine and Defence as well as time served as Tanaiste in the early 1990s.

GAA President Brennan described Mr Wilson as "an outstanding GAA man, politician and person" and said that throughout his political career he had remained "a great friend of the GAA and would be remembered with fondness by all in the GAA family."

Ar Dheis Di go raibh a Anam.