Winning is not everything - not for anything would I part from my Leitrim team mates” - Packie McGarty
The late great Galway defender Jack Mahon penned this tribute to his former opponent Packie McGarty in 1993, describing him as “irrepressible, a born footballer”
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14 Apr 2021
A picture of Leitrim s Columba Cryan, Packie McGarty & Cathal Flynn on the Connacht Railway Cup winning team of 1958 );
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It s a dangerous game naming anyone as the greatest ever. A writer can only cover what he saw himself, his own lifetime.
Leitrim won the county s only Connacht Senior Football Championship title in 1927 and that was five years before I was born.
The greatest Leitrim footballer of them all - Legendary Packy McGarty passes away
April 06, 2021
Leitrim legend Packy McGarty (RIP).
Packy McGarty was hailed as one of the greatest footballers of all time as the passing of the legendary Leitrim footballer drew widespread sadness across the GAA community.
The proud Mohill clubman, who died this morning at the age of 87, is widely regarded as the best player ever to wear the Leitrim jersey.
Making his Leitrim senior debut at the tender age of 16, Packy went on to win Railway Cup medals on two different occasions and played in six Connacht SFC finals, including four-in-a-row against Galway, during an inter-county career which spanned from 1949 to 1971.
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Rep Mosley honors retiring Town Manager Bernie Doyle
By KEVIN NEVERS
Chesterton Town Manager Bernie Doyle, retiring on Dec. 31 after nearly 12 years of honorable service, has been honored by the Indiana House.
At the Town Council’s final meeting of 2020, President Sharon Darnell, D-4th, read a proclamation introduced in the House by State Rep. Chuck Moseley, D-Portage.
The proclamation in full:
“Whereas, Bernie Doyle has faithfully served the people of the Town of Chesterton. His service began in 2009 when he became Town Manager.
“Whereas, Bernie Doyle has collaborated with the Town Council, department heads, and other employees to substantially improve Chesterton. Bernie was instrumental in