Michael O'Neill pays tribute to Ciara Mageean at funeral
Summarised from 3 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 3 Nov, 20:16 · Archive
Northern Ireland football manager Michael O'Neill has paid tribute to Olympian Ciara Mageean during her funeral. O'Neill described her as 'a finest example of sport being the most positive thing in Northern Ireland'. Mageean, from Portaferry, was laid to rest following the tribute.
How it is being reported
- Michael O'Neill hails Ciara Mageean as 'very best of Northern Ireland'“I think that sport in Northern Ireland shows the best side of Northern Ireland at a time when maybe we’ve not always shown the best side of ourselves in other areas."Belfast Live · 3 Nov, 21:57
- Michael O’Neill: Ciara Mageean was a finest positive example for Northern IrelandIrish Olympian Ciara Mageean was ‘a finest example of sport being the most positive thing in Northern Ireland’, according to the manager of the Province’s football team, Michael O’Neill.News Letter · 3 Nov, 20:06
- ‘Sport is always the most positive thing in NI. Ciara Mageean was an example of that at its finest’: Michael O’Neill pays tribute as Portaferry hero laid to restBelfast Telegraph · 3 Nov, 20:00
- Michael O’Neill: Ciara Mageean was a finest example positive example for Northern IrelandIrish Olympian Ciara Mageean was ‘a finest example of sport being the most positive thing in Northern Ireland’, according to the manager of the Province’s football team, Michael O’Neill.News Letter · 3 Nov, 17:31
In this story: Michael O'Neill · Ciara Mageean · Northern Ireland · Portaferry
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