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02 Feb 2026

RIP: Longford and Ballymahon GAA mourns sad passing of 1960s goalkeeping star John Heneghan

Late John Heneghan, The Clover, Creevaghmore, Ballymahon, Longford will be laid to rest on Tuesday, February 3

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Caption: The Longford teams of 1966 and 1968, National League winners and Leinster Senior Football Champions, respectively, came together for a Silver Jubilee reunion and pictured are front row left to right; Jimmy Flynn, Sean Donnelly, Brendan Barden, Larry Gillen, Brendan Gilmore, John Heneghan, Jackie Devine and Mick Higgins (manager). Back; Peter Sheridan, Pat Burke, J P Reilly, Andy Tynan, Mickey Burns, John Fay, Terry McGovern, Niall Nally, Jimmy Hannify, Sean Ryan, Mick Hopkins, Tom Mulvihill, John Donlon, Frank McGann, Seamus Flynn, Jimmy Flynn, Jodie Sheridan, Bobby Burns, Pat Barden, Pat Scanlon, Dessie Kiernan and Fr Mickey Reilly.

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