Night to remember Fanahan McSweeney

A NOSTALGIC night to honour the memory of the late Fanahan McSweeney will take place on Saturday at the Moran’s Silversprings Hotel, hosted by the Hibernian Athletics Historical Association from Dublin.

It was ten years ago last July that the Castletownroche athlete passed away after a long battle with cancer. His story touched the nation after he appeared on The Late, Late Show, and his book, Living and Loving with Cancer, became a best seller.

As a member of the Grange club and McNeese State University in the 1960s and 70s, Fanahan was one of the outstanding athletes of his time, setting a European Indoor 400m record of 46.3 in 1970.