“It seemed that no one exposed to him could be immune to his magnetism. The media coverage and the nation’s reaction is a testament to how much a self-developed code of ethics and a strict discipline of treating all with respect, even if it wasn’t reciprocal, could shape a character of such rarity.”

Mick Lally’s son, Darach, yesterday.

Final Ovation For Mick Lally (Kathryn Holmquist – Irish Times)

Marie Mullen Remembers A Scholar With A Voice Of Silk (Galway Advertiser)

All photographs by Eamonn Farrell (Photocall Ireland)