Never heard that. Very sad.
Terribly sad. The Lord have mercy on him.
Michael Lang, the man responsible for Woodstock.
Ah heyor, he died 6 days ago, we expect A&E tips here
Donāt go there unless youāre dying.
Jim Fahy, Western Correspondent
https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2022/0115/1273842-jim-fahy/?s=09
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RIP Jim
RIP Jim.
A voice of my youth.
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Who was the guy who would have commentated on the highlights package for Connaught matches on Sunday game in early 90s ? He was brutal ā¦
Jim Carney
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Knew it was a Jimā¦ as much as he tried he couldnāt add excitement to a game ā¦
Ciaran āMurphā Murphyās uncle.
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Jim was an alright sort, though. Editor of the Tuam Herald, author, playwright and one of the original (possibly the first ever) presenters of The Sunday Game.
Maybe not the greatest commentator, but his heart was in it. Thereās been far worse.
Was a Galway football selector for a good few years too, if I recall.
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There havenāt been many worse in fairness. He was fucking brutal.
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John Kirwan, the funeral director, comes to mind. He approached his commentaries like he did his day job.
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I liked Jim Carney as a commentator. The games I most recall him commentating on were thrillers - Derry v Donegal 1992, Meath v Kildare 1997, in hurling Limerick v Waterford 2001. Jim commentaries were a bit like a great period of extra-time. Frantic, shambolic, disorganised, all over the place, but great fun.
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Jim Fahy always seemed to be stuck in the middle of some natural event. Flood, storm, snow, bogburst. He always seemed to be signing off his reports in some cold blustery place. RIP
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bogburst!
Commentary on GAA is a very difficult skill.
Of the current lot only Ger Canning as bearla and Brian Tyers as gaelige have mastered it.
Canning should have retired a good while now. His heart doesnāt seem to be in it anymore
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