Spanish footballer Jesus de Miguel has been laid to rest two days after his tragic death. The 30-year-old striker suffered cardiac arrest following an on-field collision during a second-division game.
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The other memory Carney hopes proves ineradicable is the powerful feeling that accompanied carrying Sam onto Achill Island alongside team-mates Donnacha McHugh and Diarmuid O’Connor.
Carney has deep family roots on the island. His father and grandfather hail from there and both were present as Carney, McHugh and O’Connor – soundtracked by more than 100 bagpipers, including his father – carried the famous trophy across the Michael Davitt Bridge and onto the island.
Given his connection to Achill, the power and significance of the moment was not lost on Carney.
“According to my father and grandfather, that’s never happened before [bringing Sam Maguire on to the island], so I recognised the cultural importance of it – and you could feel it,” says Carney.
“That originally wasn’t on the calendar as a club until further down the line. The island empties when summer is over. People return to where they’re from originally, Dublin or Galway or wherever, and I really wanted to get the trophy down there while the island was vibrant and alive.
“My grandfather was the sergeant on Achill Island. My father grew up in the barracks and the GAA pitch was the back garden. They kind of claim me as half one of their own.”
Carney, whose two-point score launched Mayo’s All-Ireland final comeback against Kerry, added: “With no Achill player on the team, it was really important that both myself and Donnacha – both our fathers are from there – to get down there and show our appreciation for what they’ve done for us and our families.
“And Diarmuid O’Connor just has a sense of knowing when something will be good and when to be there.
“He came down with us and I’m delighted he was there because someone who didn’t really understand the weight of it all – when we were crossing the bridge, he could say he could just feel it, he said, ‘this is something different here’.”
OLIVIA Attwood has taken a swipe at her footballer ex Bradley Dack with a tongue-in-cheek new post.
The TV personality sparked engagement rumours with her new boyfriend Pete Wicks just last week, and has now dropped another hint that wedding bells are on the way.
Olivia and Pete have been dating since early this year, with the romance coming after she split from husband and partner of a decade Bradley Dack.
Now, Olivia has shared a new picture to Instagram which features a figure in a black cloak calling her – with the phrase: “Your ex the minute he sees you happy” written over the snap.
The swipe implies that Bradley may have gotten back in touch with Olivia after seeing her smitten with new man Pete.
Another snap in the post sees Olivia writing “Mrs Olivia Wicks” in a notepad – convincing fans that a wedding may not be as far off as they think.
“Stop right now Mrs Olivia Wicks ❤️🔥,” commented one fan.
Another said: “MRS OLIVIA WICKS does have a good ring to it though”.
Last week, Olivia put on a stunning display as she took to the Pride Of Britain Awards.
At the bash, she was seen sporting a sizeable ring on her left hand.
This had many curious whether she and Pete – despite only being together around 6 months – were preparing to tie the knot.
In June, while appearing on Celebrity Gogglebox, Olivia revealed she would like to get married.
The star was joined by her mother Jennifer when the topic of marriage came up – and it appeared she has given it some thought.
Olivia jokingly said: “I’ve decided now I am going to get married a few times, or engaged, because I like the ring.”
The star ‘married’ ex Bradley Dack in a ceremony that was televised, but it was revealed this year the couple never actually signed on the dotted line to make things legally binding.
Olivia later admitted she was worried the footballer would take half of her money if they had officially wed.
Olivia told Cosmopolitan: ‘”My sister said to me, ‘If it was a man who was skeptical about their partner’s honesty, and they didn’t legally bind themselves to a person, everyone would be like, good for you, because she would’ve taken half your money’.
“I did the same thing and they wanted to burn me at the f****** stake. Where would I be now [if we had signed?]”.
