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4 unusual facts about Tom Humphries


All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1998

Tom Humphries wrote in the Irish Times: A crowd of about 3,500 made the journey to the tiny village of Ballingarry to see two sides with formidable CVs.

Tom Humphries

His received international attention in May 2002 for his interview of Irish football player Roy Keane on the island of Saipan while the Irish football team were preparing to take part in the 2002 football World Cup.

He was the ghost writer of Irish football player Niall Quinn's autobiography, Niall Quinn – The Autobiography, published in 2002.

The resulting furore caused Keane, the outstanding Irish player of his generation, to resign from the squad before the tournament started, and he was also dismissed by the team manager, Mick McCarthy.



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