Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh was 'a father figure to our nation', mourners told

Seán Bán Breathnach: 'There will not be another Mícheál. He was a one-off' 

Family members shoulder the coffin of the late Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh St. Brendan's Cemetery, Dingle, Co Kerry. Picture Dan Linehan

As Seán Bán Breathnach sat into his seat next to Mícheál Ó Se, there were tears in his eyes. Two outstanding sports broadcasters embraced in St Mary’s Church in Dingle, about to pay their respects to the inspiration that was Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh.