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Michael O'Hehir successfully auditioned for Radio Éireann when he was just 18 and gave his first commentary on 14 August 1938, when Galway defeated Monaghan in the All-Ireland Football Semi-Final.
Marking the 25th year since Michael died, Mick Scully sat down with Michael's youngest son Peter, Mirror Sport's long-time Racing correspondent, and Paul O'Hehir, the newspaper's soccer writer ...
Taking over from Michael O’Hehir as RTE Radio 1’s chief radio commentator in 1985, Ó Muircheartaigh went on to provide passionate commentary on innumerable matches throughout the subsequent ...
Michael O’Hehir felt he was the link between home and this game and. It was the first time that I felt that I was doing something special for ordinary people in Ireland.
The 1947 All Ireland Football Final was played at at the Polo Grounds in New York and Michael O'Hehir recalls the challenges of relaying the action to listeners back home. In 1947 the All Ireland ...