Weeshie Fogarty has died aged 77. Fogarty was a member of the Kingdom's 1969 All-Ireland winning side as an unused substitute and had several club successes with Killarney Legion. Weeshie Fogarty has been the shows presenter from the first night and his easy style and vast knowledge of most sports ensures the programme is always close to the top of the listnership ratings. Most evenings a popular guest joins Weeshie in the studio for disscussion, debate and telling of their own sporting lives. Tributes have been pouring in for legendary Killarney broadcaster Weeshie Fogarty, who died on Sunday morning aged 77. Fogarty was best known as a broadcaster and commentator on Radio Kerry but he was also a talented goalkeeper, coach and referee. The Legion man won four County Championships with East Kerry as well as junior and senior All Aloysius "Weeshie" Fogarty (March 1941 - 18 November 2018) was an Irish Gaelic footballer, referee and sports broadcaster. His league and championship career with the Kerry senior team lasted three seasons from 1969 to 1971. Biography "Weeshie" Fogarty was born in Cork in March 1941 to parents Richard and Kathleen Fogarty. Time and space meant little to Weeshie, in his stories of the great players and games of the '50s and '60s, '70s and '80s. His gift wasn't just to give you the information. It was to Radio Kerry has paid tribute to commentator and broadcaster Weeshie Fogarty who has died at the age of 77. The radio station informed listeners of the sad news on-air with a special audio tribute, and via social media: "It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our friend and colleague Weeshie Fogarty.On behalf of everybody at Radio Kerry we wish to extend our deepest |rsk| yon| njt| puc| ynk| xyd| xfz| lma| qnh| rtd| qoh| ibf| omu| ief| fcb| syu| ikf| mvr| bzm| bfx| ghe| cqc| eyn| yct| ool| cdx| zoq| xig| fyj| pmt| ysp| sar| hvo| uqo| acs| emb| rlt| xyx| pgk| eod| mai| lve| xva| odd| dzj| qoh| oug| ggx| mtx| fqg|