There wasn’t a dry eye in the house.
Jim McGuinness was on the Late Late Show tonight, speaking about his life after leading Donegal to All-Ireland glory and his own personal journey from Glenties to coaching at Celtic.
McGuinness told Ryan Tubridy the tragic story behind the deaths of two of his brothers. Charles was just 16 when he died, and Mark, who Jim called his ‘best friend’, died in a car accident while dropping the future All-Ireland winning manager to the airport.
The 42 year old’s powerful, tragic stories also drew a strong reaction from Twitter users.
Fair play to Jim McGuinness..never realised he went through so much in his life. #rte
— Jer McCarthy (@JerMcCarthy) October 30, 2015
Jim McGuinness. What an individual. #respect #latelateshow #thelatelateshow
— Conor Keightley (@ckeightley10) October 30, 2015
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Jesus, Jim McGuinness is some man. Genuine, humble & gracious. To have overcome such tragedy & achieve such success is inspiring. #latelate
— Niall McGarry (@MrNiallMcGarry) October 30, 2015
Fantastic interview Jim McGuinness #LateLateShow
— Alan Cawley (@alancaw) October 30, 2015
That was some interview with Jim McGuinness, never knew he went through that personal tragedy, a great man
— Brian Farrell (@Brian_farrell11) October 30, 2015
Would sit and listen to Jim McGuinness talking all night! From heartbreaks to triumphs I'd say he has some stories #legend 👍
— AussieGleeson (@AussieGleeson) October 30, 2015
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