Ciara Mageean died this morning. A light has gone out in the world. Authentic, talented, decent. Her kindness and wonderful personality was a joy to watch and see. Then came her iconic sporting achievements.
When we sat down with Ciara for the GAA Social in July, she received disappointing news the day before. Ciara didn’t want to cancel, so we recorded on the Tuesday. It’s 90 minutes Oisin & myself will always treasure. She was the best of us.
To Thomas, I’m so sorry. She was mad about you. To the Mageean family, all her great friends and the Portaferry community- what a stunning human being, to call one of your own. This is so unfair.
I’ve never met a person who met Ciara, who didn’t love her. A one off.
IRELAND 🇮🇪
Mayo team climbs Croagh Patrick in thanksgiving after winning the All Ireland Football Champions for the first time in 75 years
Saint Patrick fasted atop the mountain for 40 days in 441 AD
There are those who will say that Ireland is no longer religious
Maybe not as before, but the man blessing himself in this video climbed Croagh Patrick yesterday with flowers for the altar where thousands of pilgrims attended Mass at the top of the mountain
The emotion was so raw because the whole country believed that the team was under a curse for the last 75 years, put on them by a priest for not respecting Irish Catholic funeral customs
The GAA President credited the win to Our Lady of Knock in his speech to 83,000 in the stadium, which is still named after a Catholic bishop