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The First Sports Commentary in Europe | Cork News
One hundred years ago, Ireland’s Paddy Mehigan—known as “Carbery”—shook the world of sports broadcasting by delivering the very first live sports commentary in Europe, calling the 1926 All-Ireland hurling semi-final on 2RN (now RTÉ), six months before the BBC even attempted it. A GAA legend and former hurler who’d won an Irish championship in hop, skip, and jump, Mehigan didn’t just pioneer the microphone—he set the gold standard for vivid, passionate sports narration, covering over 100 games and later becoming The Irish Times’ first Gaelic Games correspondent. His legacy will be honored with…
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