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Con Houlihan – sports journalist supreme – an appreciation:
I wrote a piece back in 2013 the day after the All Ireland Hurling Final replay. I called it ‘what Con might have said.’ It was the first All Ireland since his sad demise. The match had been an epic and I remembered Con saying many a time that when he watched a really great game or sporting event, although he would have thoroughly enjoyed it, he was often seized with a sense of panic thinking that he wouldn’t have the words to do justice to what had been a great occasion. He
Feb 65 min read
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