Like many others across West Waterford and beyond I was
shocked and saddened to hear this evening of the untimely death of Danny
McGrath after a tragic accident.
Danny was one of life’s gentlemen, who was the centre of
many events and celebrations held in Dungarvan and across West Waterford, where
he captured what was happening with his Camera be it a Saint Patrick’s Day
Parade in Dungarvan or Cappoquin, the turning-on of the Christmas Lights in
Dungarvan, the homecoming of a successful team, to an event planned by the
McGrath Clan which Danny was heavily involved with and the reporting of
activities in Dungarvan and beyond in his Munster Express Column over the past
few years.
While to me I knew Danny best through my attendance of
Ladies Football Games in Dungarvan or any other venue that Waterford would be
playing. Danny at some stage would be a caller into the press box at these
games where he would have a word with whoever was reporting on the game taking
place. Danny knowing that I had a blog and reporting on Ladies Football on it
would often email me after games with a team photo or with photo’s of the
players and would give me his full permission to use the same when reporting on
the games.
But it was not Ladies Football that Danny had an interest in
when it comes to sport. Anybody that knows me that my interest in Rugby is
practically nil but it was a sport that Danny loved and I know from those that
have an interest in the game that Danny was a regular attendee Musgrave Park in
Cork, Thomand Park in Limerick, the Aviva in Dublin or other venues where
Munster or Ireland were playing along with his camera.
Also a fan of Athletics down the years he was someone that
attended many Athletic meetings from a local level right up to elite level
where the very best athletes took part in the Olympic Games.
Sadly over the years a number of those that I have worked
alongside when it comes to the media are no longer with us. Men like Seamus O’Brien,
Johnny Murphy, Tony Mansfield and Rory Wyley were absolute gentlemen in my eyes.
Now sadly Danny has joined them.
To Danny’s partner Lijana, his daughter Olivia who Danny
adored, his extended family so many of us are thinking of you at this difficult
time for you, especially at this time of the year when ye are told there is so
much to be joyful and happy about.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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