All-Ireland winning Galway manager John O'Mahony passes away

The genial former schoolteacher also managed his native Mayo and Leitrim and was voted into the Dáil as a TD for Mayo in 2007 and remained one until 2016 after which he was nominated to the Seanad.

Mayo's John O'Mahony in 2017 after being presented with the Gaelic Writers Association Hall of Fame award.

Two-time All-Ireland winning football manager John O’Mahony, the former Fine Gael TD and Senator, has passed away.

The Ballaghaderreen clubman (71) died on Sunday morning. He is survived by his wife Geraldine and five daughters Grainne, Niamh, Rhona, Deirdre and Cliodhna.