Austin Garvin
Austin Garvin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Austin P. Garvin 1945[1] |
| Died | (aged 76) Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation(s) | Sports journalist, broadcaster and Gaelic football manager |
Austin P. Garvin (1945 – 16 November 2022) was an Irish Gaelic football manager who had success with the Mayo minor football team. He later worked as a sports journalist and broadcaster.
Career
Garvin played Gaelic football to a high level with Claremorris but was forced to retire in his mid-twenties.[2] He later took on roles as a coach, trainer and manager and guided the Mayo minor football team to the All-Ireland MFC title in 1971.[3] Garvin was again in charge when the Mayo minors won a second title in 1978.[4] His other managerial honours include seven Connacht MFC titles between 1971 and 1980.[5]
After retiring from his career with Eircom, Garvin became a freelance journalist.[6] His largest body of work was as a Gaelic games correspondent with the Western People and the Mayo News; however, he also covered Claremorris Municipal District meetings and other events across south Mayo. Garvin also worked as a Gaelic games broadcaster with MidWest Radio.
Death
Garvin died at the Mayo Hospice in Castlebar on 16 November 2022, at the age of 76.[7]
Honours
- Mayo
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: 1971, 1978
- Connacht Minor Football Championship: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
References
- ^ "Austin P Garvin in 1945". Find My Past website. Retrieved 22 November 2022.(subscription required)
- ^ "Austin Garvin's death mourned in sporting circles as legendary broadcaster and journalist remembered". Galway Beo. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "The Mayo boys of summer 1971". The Mayo News. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Minors of 1978 meet up for reunion". The Mayo News. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Thirteen reasons why Mayo failed to end the famine". Irish Times. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Mayo mourns passing of much-loved GAA personality Austin Garvin". The Connaught Telegraph. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "The death has occurred of Austin GARVIN". rip.ie. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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