Tag: John O'Mahony TD

  • Humble Messiah O’Mahony’s  greatness lay in his quiet approach

    Humble Messiah O’Mahony’s  greatness lay in his quiet approach

    Joe Brolly tells a story about  the late former Derry manager Eamonn Coleman pulling a newspaper cutting out of his back pocket minutes before the team were due to take the field for a crunch Ulster SFC encounter. The cutting was an ‘article’ in which a player – possibly Tony Scullion but I can’t swear…

  • One last serving of dodgy cuisine as Pat bow’s out.

    One last serving of dodgy cuisine as Pat bow’s out.

    Galway… 2-08 Derry… 1-06 At the throw in here, let it be known categorically that the headline is not aimed at the victors. It is not in the Galway DNA to play unattractive football. On the contrary, the Tribesmen play a most pleasing variant from a viewing perspective. An emphasis on high fielding and kicking.…