The late Jimmy Gray has been remembered as the “Godfather of Dublin GAA” following his passing on Tuesday.
Mr Gray, who was 93, played both senior hurling and football for Dublin and was in goal for the 1961 All-Ireland hurling final defeat to Tipperary, the last time they reached the decider.
He later served as county board chairman from 1970-81 and masterminded the appointment of Kevin Heffernan as senior football manager, ushering in a transformational era for the game in the capital from 1974 on, while he also refereed at senior inter-county level.
