Irish Gaelic Commentator: Who Are They?
Idella Kessler
2025-05-13 00:30:08
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His break into broadcasting came when, while a teaching student in St Patrick’s College of Education in Drumcondra in 1949 he was successful in an RTÉ Radio audition searching for occasional Irish-language commentators. Less that a fortnight later he was commentating in Irish for RTÉ at the Railway Cup final, his first game in a more than six-decade career with the broadcaster. Following Michael O’Hehir’s retirement in 1985 he became RTÉ Radio’s primary commentator, with his final match Cork’s win over Down in the 2010 All-Ireland football final.
Newell Franecki
2025-05-12 21:41:40
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Sarah Mulkerrins is an Irish TV presenter and sports broadcaster, predominately across the BBC’s TV and radio channels. She is also the BBC’s Gaelic Athlete Association (GAA) presenter, hosting all-Ireland sporting events across the BBC to all UK audiences.
Karolann Weimann
2025-05-12 21:35:21
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His life as a sports commentator began many years before taking on the job full time, describing his first match in 1949. A teacher before he joined RTE full-time in the 1980s, O Muircheartaigh commentated in both the Irish and English languages. The voice of the former RTE broadcaster was synonymous with the GAA in Ireland during a career that spanned six decades.