Ronnie Delany: Irish Olympic hero and cultural icon (original) (raw)

Sir, - As a young teenager at boarding school, I had the privilege of listening to a live, early-morning radio broadcast of Ronnie Delany’s magnificent run to victory in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. I never met the great man, but I did get a treasured congratulatory tap on the shoulder from him in College Green...read full story

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