Mick Ellard
Mick Ellard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Ellard 1946 |
| Died | 19 November 2022 (aged 76) Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | The North Monastery |
| Occupation | Sports journalist |
| Employer | Irish Examiner |
Michael Ellard (1946 – 19 November 2022) was an Irish sports journalist who wrote for the Irish Examiner.
Career[edit]
Ellard was educated at the North Monastery where he was included on the school's Harty Cup team.[1] He later joined the Na Piarsaigh club and won two City JFC titles before winning a Cork JFC title in 1965.[2] That same year, Ellard was part of the Cork under-21 football team that reached the All-Ireland final.[3] He won a Cork IFC with Na Piarsaigh in 1966.
Ellard's career as a journalist put an end to his playing career after he followed in his father's footsteps and joined the Cork Examiner.[4] He initially began writing about a variety of subjects before spending over 40 years as a Gaelic games correspondent. Ellard won a GAA McNamee Award for his tribute to Na Piarsaigh player Tony Hegarty in 2003.[5] His final submission came in the 10 May 2010 issue of the Irish Examiner.
Death[edit]
Ellard died at the Mater Private Hospital in Cork on 19 November 2022, at the age of 76.[6]
Honours[edit]
- Na Piarsaigh
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship: 1966
- Cork Junior Football Championship: 1965
- City Junior Football Championship: 1964, 1965
- Cork
References[edit]
- ^ "Best North Mon Hurling team part II". Diarmuid O'Donovan website. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Death of well-known Cork GAA reporter Michael Ellard". Hogan Stand. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "The late Echo/Examiner reporter Michael Ellard remembered as one of a kind". Echo Live. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "'Like walking with the lord mayor' - tributes for Examiner journalist Michael Ellard". Irish Examiner. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "'A wonderful dreamer of a wordsmith' - former Irish Examiner sportswriter Michael Ellard dies". Irish Examiner. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "The death has occurred of Michael Ellard". rip.ie. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.