Every Four Years, He Gives Ireland a Reason to Watch Basketball
Briefly

Every four years, the Summer Olympics brings forth a collective fever dream of strange, communal treasures... the lyrical lilt of Timmy McCarthy returns to the Irish airwaves to commentate at loud, joyous volume on basketball.
In a crowded field of feel-good Olympic quirks, Mr. McCarthy... may be one of the longest-running... uniquely Olympian and uniquely Irish.
Read at www.nytimes.com
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