Tommie Gorman, a renowned RTÉ reporter, dedicated his final days to supporting Sligo Rovers' redevelopment efforts. His unwavering commitment and guidance proved crucial in securing funding for the project.
David Sneyd TOMMIE GORMAN’S final days sum up a life of devotion. The legendary RTÉ reporter passed away in June and, right until his death, remained one of the driving forces behind Sligo Rovers ’ redevelopment plans for The Showgrounds. It was Gorman who paid a visit to a bank in the town with club chairman Tommy Higgins to help finalise some of the figures required for their application to the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund.
Afterwards, along with another co-ordinator on the project, Tom Kelly, they went for a sandwich together to pore over more details. The three men also spoke about past battles and imagined a future that would only be more hopeful should the redevelopment be confirmed. Planning permission for the €17 million proposal had been granted by the county council last year. Now they just needed the money. Gorman died one week later and his funeral took place 48 hours before the club made their final LSSIF submission. “Tommie was the one giving us all the instructions. Do this, do that, get this, get that. He was the life and soul of it. He was going to the hospital the next day but he was still texting everybody that day asking how we were doing,” Higgins recalled earlier this year. “Tommie always made sure things were done right, having everything in place to leave the club in a better place 50 years from now. He was the one who said about getting the stadium sorted because if we don’t the club would slide back the way, we had to do this for the good of the club. It was always about the good of the club for Tommie.” Gorman had a higher profile than most but around the League of Ireland there are countless others who commit so much of their life to simply ensuring that their club survives. What 2024 has maybe started to change is the belief that survival is the sole goal. On 4 November, it was confirmed that Sligo would receive €16.4m from the LSSIF schem
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