Tyrone GAA pay tribute to the late Jim Curran
August 28, 2020
Tyrone manager Mickey Harte celebrates with Jim Curran (left, RIP) and Michael McGoldrick after the 2008 All-Ireland SFC final. ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan.
The death has taken place of much loved and respected Tyrone Gael Jim Curran, who sadly passed away at the age of 67 following a battle with cancer.
A member of O’Donovan Rossa GAC in Ardboe with whom he served as club chairman, Jim was deeply involved with Tyrone GAA, most notably as a member of Mickey Harte's county management team for their three All-Ireland SFC wins.
After his playing career came to an end, Jim took up refereeing and was honoured with officiating many major matches at club and inter-county levels including the 1993 All-Ireland club SFC final and 1998 Ulster SFC final. He also served on the Tyrone County Executive and represented the county at Ulster Council.
Tyrone GAA have paid a fitting tribute to the late Jim Curran:
The Officers and Members of Tyrone GAA, together with the players and management of the County’s senior football panel learn with deep regret of the death of Jim Curran.
Jim was a former playing member of the O’Donovan Rossa GAC, Ardboe, who later became Club Chairman, and was probably best known as the Club’s former referee. As one of the country’s top referees Jim officiated, with distiction, at all club and county levels, highlighted with his taking charge of the Ulster SFC final in 1998, and the All-Ireland SFC Club final in 1993.
Jim was elected as the first Chairman of the newly-formed Tyrone Games Administration Committee (which replaced the Activities Board), in 1990, where he served a three-year period.He was a member of the Tyrone County Executive and the county’s Ulster Council representative from 1995 to 2001.
In 2003, Jim was invited by Mickey Harte to join the Tyrone senior football management team where he played a very significant logistics role for a period of fifteen years, and of course enjoying most of all, the All-Ireland successes in 2003, 2005 and 2008.
Sincere sympathy is extended to Jim’s wife Glenda, sons Paul and Declan, daughters Nuala, Roisin, Abigail, Madison, Teresa, and Jessica, his brothers, sisters and the wider family circle on their very sad loss.
Ar lamh Dheis Dé go raibh sé.
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