Mick McGinley
Mick McGinley (born 1940/1)[1] is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Naomh Adhamhnáin and the Donegal county team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Born | 1940/1 | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
19??–? | Naomh Adhamhnáin | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1959–1961 | Donegal | ||
McGinley is from Dunfanaghy.[2] He attended St Eunan's College, where he played for the school team and was part of the 1956 MacRory Cup-winning team.[3][4] He also won a Rannafast Cup with the College in 1956.[2]
McGinley won an Ulster Minor Football Championship with Donegal in 1956.[2] He played for the Donegal county football team at a senior level between 1959 and 1961.[2] At this time he joined the British Merchant Navy.[2]
McGinley introduced Dermot Desmond and Jim McGuinness to each other.[5]
McGinley has played in amateur golf tournaments in Ireland, Spain and Portugal.[1][2] Married to Julia from Rathmullan, the couple live in Rathfarnham and McGinley worked in telecommunications.[2] Their son, Paul, is a professional golfer.[3] The couple also have a daughter who is a midwife.[1]
One day, after having often experienced pains in his chest, he had a minor heart attack on the golf course.[1]
References
- Kearney, Liz (29 May 2013). "McGinley Sr: 'I had a heart attack on the golf course'". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- Foley, Alan (5 August 2015). "Mick McGinley will be special guest at Golf Classic for Caolan Melaugh Fund and Clodagh Daly Trust". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- "College backed by McGinleys". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 18 April 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
- "College Gaelic Team 1956 - 1957". 30 May 2019.
- McNulty, Chris (26 May 2017). "Billionaire Celtic owner Dermot Desmond touches down in Donegal on private jet". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 26 May 2017.