Little or no coverage was given to the 2008 club championships or the All-Ireland Minor Championship final replay between Tyrone and Mayo on BBC TV or radio.
The Mortimer brothers Conor, Trevor and Kenneth have all appeared for the Mayo County Senior Football team.
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Cavan were aiming for three consecutive All-Ireland football titles, having beaten Kerry at America's Polo Grounds in 1947 and beaten Mayo at Croke Park in 1948.
In his managerial career he has had three stints managing Derry and has also managed Sligo, Donegal, Mayo and Leitrim.
A member of the Donegal panel that won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final against Mayo, he was an unused substitute in the final.