I can’t remember exactly the first time I met Ronnie Delany in person, but I’ll never forget the first time I spoke to him. With that she turned around to me, her hand over the mouthpiece so the caller couldn’t hear, and half-whispered, “it’s Ronnie Delany on the phone asking for you!”Of course my mother knew all about Ronnie Delany. Ken Egan, Ronnie Delany, John Treacy and Sonia O'SullivanI think more than anything he just had this aura about what an Olympic champion should be. One of the things he often spoke about was that winning an Olympic gold medal was his destiny. Ronnie Delany, John Treacy and Sonia O'Sullivan in BakuA few years back when then president Micheal D Higgins came to Melbourne, I made sure he got to see Ronnie’s name on that wall.

Source: The Irish Times March 12, 2026 19:54 UTC