Shannon mourns passing of club stalwart O’Flynn

SHANNON rugby club lost one of its best-loved members yesterday with the passing of former club president Frankie O’Flynn.

Mr O’Flynn died at 5am yesterday in Milford Hospice in Limerick, following a short illness. He was 77. Famed in Irish rugby club circles for his passionate and heartfelt renditions of There Is An Isle, Mr O’Flynn helped Shannon achieve senior club status in 1953.

He also captained the side to the Munster Junior Cup that year, and was part of Shannon’s first-ever Munster Senior Cup-winning side in 1960.