GREYHOUND racing and horse racing have lost one of their foremost journalistic experts, following the death after a short illness of Michael Fortune, aged 70. GREYHOUND racing and horse racing have lost one of their foremost journalistic experts, following the death after a short illness of Michael Fortune, aged 70. He edited the Irish Greyhound Review annual for over 40 years. Born in Bree, Co.Wexford, he started in sports journalism with the Irish Press Group in the late 1960s, working mainly in greyhound and horse racing and GAA. He was appointed Group Sports Editor in 1982 and remained in the position until 1990, when he left to set up his own specialist agency, providing greyhound and horse racing coverage and commentaries.

Source: Irish Independent July 16, 2019 07:41 UTC