Tony Keady

[Jinxy]

This is one of the best articles I've read in a long time.
Your heart would break for his family, when you see how incredibly close they were.
I was always a big fan of Joe Canning's but the kindness he showed towards Shannon Keady after Galway won the All-Ireland is my abiding memory of the day.

https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/tony-keadys-final-day-there-was-no-sign-no-ache-nothing-36878126.html

[seafoid]

This is one of the best articles I've read in a long time.
Your heart would break for his family, when you see how incredibly close they were.
I was always a big fan of Joe Canning's but the kindness he showed towards Shannon Keady after Galway won the All-Ireland is my abiding memory of the day.

https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/tony-keadys-final-day-there-was-no-sign-no-ache-nothing-36878126.html

This bit was lovely and said so much about the man

"He'd be doing maths homework with us at the table, right here," Shannon adds, "and he'd say... 'Gerry Aherne taught it to me like this!'

"But then they changed the maths curriculum," says Shannon.

Tony hit a brick wall.

But he instantly decided to find a way around the same wall.

Whenever he came across one of the maths teachers in the school and he thought them free for a little while perhaps, he'd request some personal tuition.

"Tony would ask," explains Margaret, "and he'd say... 'Can I have ten minutes?'

"Tony wanted to get ahead of our own children."

It worked.

Whenever Shannon found herself stuck in her homework, her father would be on hand with his own copybook.

Tony Keady!

Yes, Tony Keady would produce his own copybook!

"He'd get his own copybook out,' says Shannon, "and make sure I got through it, and make sure I was a step ahead of the class the next day."

[Itchy]

Heart breaking stuff on the late late show too. Reminds us never to take our kids our Health and our lives for granted.

[Jinxy]

I never knew he made hurleys for Joe Canning when he was a boy.
Joe didn't sound like the easiest customer to deal with. 

[Asal Mor]

Cheers for posting that Jinxy. Most moving thing I've read in a long time.

[BennyCake]

The notes his lads wrote to their dad for the book was heartbreaking to hear. Tubridy read them out.

[Therealdonald]

That's a great article. Best ive read in ages.