A definite highlight for me in 2010 was to get the opportunity to take the portrait of one of Ireland's living legends - Michaél Ó Muircheartaigh on his retirement as Gaelic Games commentator for Irish TV and radio. Now eighty years old, at the time of the portrait, Michaél's warmth was immediately apparent. We used the magnificent Croke Park for our location, where he first commentated on a Railway Cup Final on St Patricks Day 1949. It was an honour for me to spend some time with Michaél.
The final portraits were used for the cover of The Croke Park Annual 2010, and to illustrate the accompanying article.
My favourite Michaél Ó quote: '
Sean Óg Ó hAilpin... his father is from Fermanagh. His mother is from Fiji - neither a hurling stronghold.'
Contact me if you wish to discuss any aspect of photography:
Eugene Langan Photography
Studio Eight,
32 Northbrunswick St.,
Dublin 7.
Tel. 01.4163837
Mob. 087.2597907
