
Magee, 1916, and Return of the Mac
Ahead of Ireland’s Euro 2016 last 16 clash, goalkeeping coach Seamus McDonagh is aiming to rewrite his own history with France.

Ahead of Ireland’s Euro 2016 last 16 clash, goalkeeping coach Seamus McDonagh is aiming to rewrite his own history with France.

There’s an Irish sporting myth that broadcasting legend Jimmy Magee can claim some small credit for Edson Arantes do Nascimento becoming known as Pelé. Similarly the Memory Man also had a part to play in the rechristening of Ireland’s new keeper of the faith.