Mick McGinley

Mick McGinley (born 1940/1)[1] is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for St Eunan's and the Donegal county team.

Mick McGinley
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Born 1940/1
Club(s)
Years Club
19??–?
 St Eunan's
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] Sigma Wireless is the name of his telecommunications company.[6] 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "College backed by McGinleys". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 18 April 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
  4. "College Gaelic Team 1956 - 1957". 30 May 2019. Archived from [https:/twitter.com/SaintEunans/status/1134096816423809024 the original] on 22 September 2019. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. McNulty, Chris (26 May 2017). "Billionaire Celtic owner Dermot Desmond touches down in Donegal on private jet". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. McClintock, Jonny (24 February 2022). "Photographs catch the eye at Dunfanaghy GC". Donegal News. Retrieved 24 February 2022. Aside from being the father of professional golfer and Ryder Cup winning captain, Paul McGinley, Mick McGinley has been very successful, not only on the sports field, but also in business. He played football for Donegal, winning McCrory[sic] Cups with his school, along with captaining national amateur golf teams. His professional life has been notable for the success of his telecom's[sic] company, Sigma Wireless.
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