RTÉ Group Soccer Correspondent Tony O’Donoghue remembers his friend and colleague Pat McAuliffe and how the player, referee, and broadcaster always brought joy on and off the pitch. A weekend away was painstakingly arranged and once Pat McAuliffe was persuaded onto the Local Organising Committee the entire affair ran like clockwork with time added on for stoppages and injuries. We stayed in the wonderful Moores’ Hotel on Morrison’s Island and was it a coincidence that ‘Ian Moores’ was once Pat McAuliffe’s D.J. Instead of playing on a soggy strip of wasteland this junior club from Templeogue got to play in Turner’s Cross, a place where Pat McAuliffe could almost call home. When RTÉ Cork Local radio closed down, it was a tough time for people like Pat, who faced a future of uncertainty.

Source: Irish Examiner April 01, 2019 17:03 UTC