TRIBUTES ARE BEING paid today to Pat Geraghty, the former media and communications manager for both Munster and Leinster Rugby.
After a long battle with illness, the Kildare native has died at the age of 62.
Munster expressed “great sadness” at the passing of Geraghty, who worked for the province from 2000 until 2013, having previously spent a decade in the role with Leinster.
“A hugely popular member of the Munster backroom team, for over a decade he was an ever-present figure in the province’s greatest successes including Celtic Cup and League wins in ’03 and ’05, Heineken Cup success in ’06 and ’08, and Magners League titles in ’09 and ’11,” reads a statement issued by Munster this afternoon.
When his time with Munster concluded, Geraghty returned to North Kildare Rugby Club, where he served as director of rugby.
In a statement posted on their Facebook page, the club said: “Pat achieved great success in the rugby world but most importantly, was a true gentleman, a great friend and will forever be remembered at The Maws.”
The extent of the tributes which have been paid to Geraghty from the Irish rugby community today is a reflection of his popularity and the esteem in which he was held.
Former Munster hooker Frankie Sheahan tweeted that Geraghty was a “legend off the pitch”, while ex-Munster forwards coach Laurie Fisher described him as “a wonderful person, the quintessential Irishman”.
Sad news today with the passing of our Director of Rugby & @NKRFC legend Pat Geraghty. Everyone's thoughts are with Kathy, Sarah & Mary-Kate pic.twitter.com/hDVaLdzSGt
— North Kildare RFC (@NKRFC) September 19, 2017
Sad to hear of the passing of @patgeraghty54 - our thoughts & prayers are with his family at this time. Rest In Peace pic.twitter.com/KMFjt4ZRzD
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) September 19, 2017
Really sad news about @patgeraghty54 who passsed today. Munster had legends on and off the field and he was a legend off it ! RIP Pat
— Frankie Sheahan (@FrankieSheahan) September 19, 2017
So sad to hear the passing of Pat Geraghty. Such a wonderful person, the quintessential Irishman. One of the great characters @Munsterrugby
— Laurie Fisher (@LordLaurie58) September 19, 2017
Very sad to hear of the passing of the great @patgeraghty54 absolute gent of a man. Huge part of @Munsterrugby over the years #RIP
— James Downey (@jamesdowney23) September 19, 2017
Saddened by Pat Geraghty's death, RIP.
— Alan English (@AlanEnglish9) September 19, 2017
Story here from my book Our Road to Glory which kind of sums up what he brought to Munster's set-up pic.twitter.com/HEr7flqN1j
Saddened to hear this news earlier. Pat became a friend over many years. Deepest sympathy to Kathy, Sarah and Mary-Kate @Limerick_Leader https://t.co/eNGoYjuxVD
— Michael Corcoran (@MichaelC_RTE) September 19, 2017
Almost wish my team, Arsenal, were completely out of it so I could enjoy Leicesters run in and support them. One of the best things to happen to football in recent years.
They are.
West Ham will beat Arsenal next week, so just enjoy it.
In all probability yes but stranger things have happened. I think 2nd place is more likely though comparing Arsenals run of games to Spurs. Leicester will have to capitulate and Arsenal take the guts of the 21 points to win it. I still wouldn’t be scoffing just yet though.
How many more games do Leicester need to win now?
4 out of 6. In reality, possibly as little as 2 wins and a draw…
Let’s go Leicester!
Leicester 1-0 mahrez
Leicester to go 7 points clear
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1-0 Leicester probably was a tip in itself ..but it’s great to see them marching on ..great for football ..
Let’s do it lads
Leicester drift out of these games for large spells, keep getting the results thou that’s all that matters
The league is over
Mobdro and uktvnow are letting me down, anyone recommend another streaming app?
Kodi. Kodi. Kodi.
What device u using to stream?
Cheers Nigel, using a Minix Neo U1 android box. This scene is still new to me so haven’t really tried out the whole Kodi thing yet.
Download Kodi from play store, Google tp build and follow instructions. Or just google live mix add on for Kodi. Has all the sports channels.
Sounds good Nigel, I’ll check it out now! Cheers again!
Which add on do you use on kodi Nigel?
Money sports or live mix.
I’ve installed Kodi and all the live channels but when I select Sky Sports 1 it just says Working down the bottom right corner for a few seconds then boots me back to the menu, any ideas?
Njm is the best app for football
Wot addon are u using? I find live mix very reliable.
I started using castaway seems ok so far
Using Live Mix, there’s a huge amount of channels but none work right now, I’ll try it again some other time, nice one Nigel.
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