Fred Cogley 1935-2017

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The doyen of Irish rugby football broadcasters has sadly passed away.

He is and will always remain synonymous with the golden age of Irish rugby - when the game was amateur, entertaining, had characters, and when Ireland were perennially shit.

His voice was always enthusiastic, his voice was always welcoming, his voice was always full of knowledge, his voice was always full of hope - usually false hope as Ireland got thrashed, but no less hopeful for that.

The Cogleys are the first family of Irish sports journalism. Mitchell was a proud Wexford man who would have enjoyed Saturday night’s demolition of Kilkenny immensely. Fred built on that legend. Niall carries it on.

This is a very sad moment.

Thank you Fred.

You were, in your own word, “magic”.

RIP “the Voice of Irish Rugby”.

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+1. RIP Ced Frogley.

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He was a great rugby man, may he rest in peace.

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Never heard of him. RIP.

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Mitchell Cogley was a Dub. I think his father was a Wexfordman.

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An alright sort

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Do you pronounce it ked or sed?

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Very sad to hear of Fred’s demise. R.I.P.

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R.I.P F.C.

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I’d say cunts like you just wait by the internet to be the first to post about some person that died

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Himself and @myboyblue battle each and every waking minute to be the first poster to announce on this forum when someone nobody has heard of has died.

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https://youtu.be/VI4qUhj8aek

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We’ve all heard of Fred mate. He was a staple of our Saturday afternoons during the time when most of the Irish population cared little for rugby and most posters on here probably liked it. Then that fucking Toyota PLC in Limerick came along and ruined it for all of us.

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Dean to Mullen, Mullen to McNeill, McNeill to Ringland, McRinglands IN!!!

MAGIC!!!

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I saw him on a plane to Glasgow once

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He had a passing resemblance to Kermit the Frog

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One can safely assume you’ve lived a very sheltered life for the last 30-65 years (insert whatever age you are) given that you haven’t heard of one of Ireland’s greatest ever sporting commentators.

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MAGIC

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I raise you “Bradley…now Dean…now Mullin…now MacNeill…now Crossan…GREAT TRY by Ireland!”

Functional words on paper.

On air and in the moment… magic.

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Vintage Fred, covers about 10 different sports in 6 mins. Much simpler times.

https://youtu.be/I0ntH6JJHIc

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