Kieran Cunningham

@KCsixtyseven

Journalist

Dublin via Donegal Joined October 2010

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Kieran Cunningham @KCsixtyseven Jun 30

Been thinking a lot about Ciara Mageean and it pushed me to write this personal essay on life, loss, illness, grief and survivors' guilt.
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theblackpoolsentinel.com 96 TEARS In a contemplative guest post, Kieran Cunningham reflects on his personal journey following major life changes, including open-heart surgery and a cancer diagnosis. He expresses deep grief over the…

Kieran Cunningham @KCsixtyseven Oct 17

Went down to Ennis to see the great Loughnane. He and his family have been through a lot.

Ger Loughnane: ‘I was on the verge of a massive heart attack, and there’d have been no coming back’ – The Irish Times share.google/M0seY4ZEAjUbSV…

www.irishtimes.com Ger Loughnane: ‘I was on the verge of a massive heart attack, and there’d have been no coming back’ The 73-year-old still has an athlete’s ranginess and cleanliness, and he shakes hands with a hurler’s grip

Kieran Cunningham @KCsixtyseven Sep 26

Ireland players wore black armbands too when Princess Diana died.
The galactico of meaningless gestures.

Kieran Cunningham @KCsixtyseven Aug 29

Pat Gilroy let his name go forward for the position of GAA Director General on the proviso of confidentiality. Then his candidature was leaked.
"That was where my trust was damaged. It says a lot about an Association that would put my career at jeopardy.''
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www.irishtimes.com ‘Why are we so wedded to the county system – a British system?’: Pat Gilroy on the GAA’s future For the first time in 50 years, Gilroy is not involved in anything in the GAA. He is concerned the association is heading in a professional direction

Kieran Cunningham @KCsixtyseven Aug 29

My first byline in The Irish Times was in 1992.
My second byline in The Irish Times was today.
Strongly suspect 34 years is a record.