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Ben Dunne disliked funerals so much that he never attended them, his son Mark Dunne told mourners on a cold morning at St Mochta’s church in west Dublin, yet the businessman would always be curious about who had been there and would ask for a full report.
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Dunne’s kidnapping at the hands of the IRA in the early 1980s was a ‘hugely traumatic source of many of his personal problems in the years that followed’, funeral told
Maurice Brosnan gets set for a blockbuster start to the 2022 hurling championships.
'For me, the Ascot win was like my All-Ireland win, I was delighted' July 03, 2021 Former jockey Johnny Murtagh, left, pictured with his wife, Orla Murtagh, daughter Lauren Murtagh of Kildare and his parents-in-law Tipperary's Michael 'Babs' Keating and Nancy Keating after the GAA All-Ireland Minor B Ladies Football Semi-final match between Kildare and Waterford, preceding the GAA All-Ireland Minor A Ladies Football Semi-final between Cork and Dublin at MacDonagh Park in Nenagh, Tipperary. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile. By Kevin Egan Her dad is one of Ireland’s top jockeys and her grandf...
Tipperary GAA is in mourning today after the death of Premier hurling legend Theo English at the age of 90. English is widely regarded as one of Tipp's finest hurlers following a glittering county career which saw him claim five All-Ireland senior titles (1958, 1961, '62, '64 and '65) as well as seven Munster crowns and eight League titles. The Marlfield clubman – based just outside Clonmel – starred at midfield in the last Tipp side to complete back-to-back All-Ireland title successes with his talents honoured with a place in the best Premier XV of the 20th Century. English's talents wer...