The late 98FM Sports Editor Johnny Lyons
One last memory. Back in the early 1990s, Johnny did a Saturday night shift in the Tribune, collecting basketball results…
— Ross O’Carroll-Kelly (@RossOCK) August 19, 2015
It meant phoning around the club PROs between 9pm and 10pm, collecting the results. Johnny’s personality turned it into a performance. — Ross O’Carroll-Kelly (@RossOCK) August 19, 2015
One day, Elaine Geraghty of 98fm was in the building and she said, “Who’s that on the radio?” She was told, “That’s not the radio.”
— Ross O’Carroll-Kelly (@RossOCK) August 19, 2015
Elaine said, “He needs to be on the radio.” Anyway, the following week, he was on 98fm. — Ross O’Carroll-Kelly (@RossOCK) August 19, 2015
Last night: Kind Champ
H/T: Balls.ie
Looks young – how did the poor man die?
If they’re not saying then it’s probably significant.
Was thinking the same thing. Sad story alright. Although if I’m being brutally honestly, I thought it was Neil Delamare.
AFAIK they said peacefully at home. Peacefully and tragically tend not to go hand in hand so maybe it was Sudden Death Syndrome or whatever it is called.