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August 20, 2008

Former Irish Times boxing correspondent dies

By Rachael

Former Irish Times sports journalist, Seán Kilfeather, died in Dublin on  Tuesday.

Kilfeather, 70, was boxing correspondent for the paper and also had a weekly sports column, Fifth Column.

During his career he also worked at the Evening Mail, Sunday Review and RTE in Dublin.

He was an active member of the NUJ and was made a life member in 2002.

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