Seán Cunningham

Martin’s son

[Seán Cunningham @keeperlit14]

@d_mc_cullough Against the wind from there……no chance😂

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@MickPuck @brucerisk Bandparts or Vinyl Villians?

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@RobbieButlerMLA @patsymcglone Maith thú Robbie👏Go hiontach @patsymcglone 👏👏

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@newryhurler1 @officialdowngaa Showing my age…Down royalty💪💪

[Seán Cunningham @keeperlit14]

@offtheball @TomasORuanaidh Mcguinnes is totally right…..the talk about him rather than somebody splitting his player, what is he supposed to do. Love Tommy Rooney but he was out of line here. Ger Brennan should never have been banned but this is ridiculous

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@GaelicStatsApp @Halpacino77 Brennan shouldn’t have been punished, it was ridiculous……Jim did what any manager would do when he sees a Judas thump and split open one of his players, he has every right to react

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@melrobe08536915 Well done Mel…..very Jamie Bwyson of you😂😂

[BUCHANAN: Dublin Time Machine @RobLooseCannon]

In 1983 a Mexican pilot on a transatlantic flight from Newark to Munich, running dangerously low on fuel made an emergernecy landing on Mallow Racecourse in Cork. Captain Rubén Ocaña was flying a Gulfstream II executive jet on April 18, 1983 when his instruments showed it was running dangerously low on fuel.

His plan had been to refuel at Shannon, but thick fog made that impossible. With air traffic control guiding him, Ocaña scanned the countryside for a flat enough stretch of land. He located Mallow Racecourse against the odds, set down the plane on the grass.

The immediate danger was over but now the multimillion dollar Gulfstream jet was stuck. The ground was too soft to take off again, not just during the current weather but like ever again. There was even talk the jet might have to be dismantled and carted away piece by piece.

Captain Ocaña was accompanied by three crew members and four passengers, posh businessmen including Emilio Azcarraga-Milmo, who was the high-profile owner of Televisa, Mexico’s largest television network. Them four were whisked away to complete their journey shortly after the landing. Captain Ocaña and his crew had to await orders.

Wealthy insurers quickly did the maths and found it was cheaper to build a temporary runway than to take the yoke apart. Local men and women were hired, machinery was brought in, and a 3,000-foot tarmac strip began to take shape beside the racecourse ( oh and the local sugar factory). It took around six weeks. During that time, the charismatic Mexican Captain Ocaña and his crew became honorary Corkonians and were treated with the great hospitality of the Rebel County.

They were put up at the Central Hotel, Captain Ocaña was a regular at hurling matches, and even served as a judge for the “Rakes of Mallow” Beauty Contest (that Rakes polka festival is a fascinating rabbithole in itself btw).

By the time the makeshift runway was ready 39 days later, the jet had become a local landmark. Kids cycled out to see it and tourists came to take photographs, postcards were even printed.

When the day finally came for takeoff, around two thousand people gathered to see Captain Rubén Ocaña and his crew off. Before stepping aboard, he offered a few words as Gaeilge them they lifted safely into the air, and circled twice above the town in salute before vanishing into the clouds. The legendary event inspired the 2010 film The Runway,

Captain Ocañas adventure was commemorated forty years later with Ocaña Fest in April 2023 which featured an air show, Mexican mariachi music, and a screening of original footage captured by local enthusiast Alan Wilson.

The weekend reached a poignant conclusion when Ocaña’s four daughters fulfilled their father's final wish by scattering his ashes at the racecourse, marking a permanent return to the town that had welcomed him with such extraordinary hospitality decades earlier.

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@HendrickD82 😂😂😂

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@melrobe08536915 Impressive stuff

[Stephen Travers @MiamiShowband]

Cometh the hour, cometh the man.

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@HendrickD82 @HenryJackson87 Grab turning his back on Dembele goal instead of making an attempt to block 🤦‍♂️

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@dhoneyford @DannyDonnelly1 Fair play David. He’s a condescending arsehole

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@melrobe08536915 @UnofficialTYR1 Kicked a great score alright. Was amazed he could since he was holding his head after every tackle😂A cynical wee bollocks and got away with a lot today but he a baller alright. Didn’t ruin his tan so hell be happy enough😂😂