Many things move in mysterious ways and I got a call from The Westmeath Examiner during the week to inform me that Fr. David Lupton wished to send an email in response to the article in The Maine Valley Post on that magical era around Italia ’90. In the article I mentioned meeting Georgie O’Callaghan…
It has long been customary for sporting heroes to be shouldered from the scenes of their great triumphs. On Thursday, just afternoon, the remains of the late Georgie O’Callaghan were taken shoulder high through his native town to his final resting place. Family members and former juvenile players shared the shouldering from the Church of…
A travelling party of up to 50 soccer supporters will leave Castleisland by bus on this Sunday morning heading for the FIFA World Cup qualifying round game between Republic of Ireland and Austria in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The kick-off time is 5pm and the Castleisland support group, which will include players and parents…
I’ve never heard Georgie O’Callaghan refer to his cross-channel friend by anything but, Fr. Lupton. Out of old fashioned respect – I suppose. But you can be sure it’s a respect that the Dean of Rossendale and Hyndburn has earned over the 40 years of their mutual friendship. Forged a Link People who know Georgie,…
There’s a ritual now that’s attached itself to the annual, Castleisland School-boys’ tour to Manchester each August. There would have to be. Arch organiser, Georgie O’Callaghan wouldn’t have it any other way. Anyway, you can’t be doing something for over 40 years without drawing some habits on yourself. It’s off to mass at the Church of Saints…
