Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, iconic GAA commentator, dies aged 93

Former gaelic games commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh has died aged 93.

Mr Ó Muircheartaigh was born in Dún Síon just outside Daingean Uí Chúis (Dingle), Co Kerry, in 1930 and worked as a teacher.

His first assignment for RTÉ was to provide an all-Irish commentary on the 1949 Railway Cup Final on St Patrick’s Day.

He continued teaching up until the mid-1980s when he became a full-time broadcaster with RTÉ.

While he had been broadcasting commentaries in English on RTÉ radio since 1956...