RENOWNED GAA writer Micheál McGeary was laid to rest in Co Armagh yesterday.
Mourners, including Tyrone manager Mickey Harte, attended Mr McGeary's funeral at Our Lady Queen of Peace in Maghery yesterday morning.
Mr McGeary died in Craigavon Area Hospital on Saturday morning following a brief illness. He was 68.
The respected journalist worked for The Irish News in the 1970s and 1980s before joining the Sunday Life following its launch in 1988. He also worked for the Belfast Telegraph and RTÉ.
One of the high points of his career came in 2002 when he reported on Armagh's All-Ireland final victory over Kerry
He retired from the Belfast Telegraph in 2009 but continued to work as a freelance reporter.
Mr McGeary was a founder member of the Gaelic Writers' Association and a former secretary of Maghery GAA club.
Chair of Ulster GAA, Martin McAviney, and BBC broadcaster, former Armagh captain Jimmy Smyth, were among those who paid their respects yesterday.
GAA writer Tony McGee, who wrote a moving tribute to Mr McGeary in yesterday's Irish News, attended the funeral.
Former Sunday Life editor Martin Lindsay, Irish News editor Noel Doran, Irish News sports editor Thomas Hawkins, broadcaster Adrian Logan and GAA writer John Campbell were also among the mourners.
Mr McGeary is survived by wife Olive, daughters Susan, Olive and Sarah, and the wider family circle.
