Jerry Kiernan: in Voices of Kerry he wrote: 'I had two ambitions in life. Because there, among the treasure of self-penned conversations including Brendan Kennelly, Ogie Moran, Margaret Dwyer and Bryan McMahon, is that unmistakable voice of Jerry Kiernan. Kiernan’s old school, St Brigid’s in Foxrock, without any request, raised a small contribution towards Kiernan’s Olympic preparations in 1984. It afforded him the chance to travel to Los Angeles well in advance and complete the acclimatisation process. Coghlan and Treacy would have realised the increasing importance of embracing the running science of the years.

Source: The Irish Times September 09, 2023 15:53 UTC