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Mick Ellard

1946 – 2022

Irish sports journalist

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About Mick Ellard

Lived 1946 – 2022 (aged 75–76). Mick Ellard was a journalist.

Michael Ellard (1946 – 19 November 2022) was an Irish sports journalist who wrote for the Irish Examiner.

Career

Ellard was educated at the North Monastery where he was included on the school's Harty Cup team. He later joined the Na Piarsaigh club and won two City JFC titles before winning a Cork JFC title in 1965. That same year, Ellard was part of the Cork under-21 football team that reached the All-Ireland final. 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. 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. His final submission came in the 10 May 2010 issue of the Irish Examiner.

Death

Ellard died at the Mater Private Hospital in Cork on 19 November 2022, at the age of 76.

Honours

Na Piarsaigh Cork Intermediate Football Championship: 1966 Cork Junior Football Championship: 1965 City Junior Football Championship: 1964, 1965

Cork Munster Under-21 Football Championship: 1965

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Important facts

Born
1946, Cork (city), Republic of Ireland
Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Irish people
Education
The North Monastery
Employers
Irish Examiner

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Mick Ellard's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Mick Ellard?

Irish sports journalist

When was Mick Ellard born?

Mick Ellard was born in 1946 in Cork (city), Republic of Ireland.

When did Mick Ellard die?

Mick Ellard died on 19 November 2022 in Cork (city), Republic of Ireland.

What was Mick Ellard's occupation?

Mick Ellard was a journalist.

What nationality was Mick Ellard?

Mick Ellard's recorded nationality: Irish people.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mick Ellard

· Wikidata: Q115331824

· DBpedia: Mick Ellard

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