Sarah Madden
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109 appearances
3 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 6 Sep
Sarah Madden’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And then in terms of music, I know there was some hope amongst uh the younger members of the crowd that Kingfisher would make an appearance, but when Westlife finally took the stage dressed all in white, it seemed like the perfect musical act to sing her in.
But I guess there were probably members of the crowd yesterday who were probably too young to know who Westlife even are.
Because Croke Park really did have a family feel, you know, I was kind of most happy to see so many children there with their parents, particularly young girls, teenage girls, who were physically buzzing to see Katie Taylor, a hero who has obviously inspired the next generation of Irish female athnes and much more besides.
Oh yeah, absolutely.
And it was it was really emotional, you know, you could kind of feel it.
Um I think the press box in these sort of events can be kind of a cold place in comparison to the stands, but I think everyone was really caught by the emotion of the moment.
And look, if it's not clear to listeners already, I'm not a huge sports fan, you know, I don't follow these things uh like the likes of of John and his friends and Off the Bull.
It was my second time ever in Croke Park yesterday, so I was really experiencing this as an outsider.
And for me it really felt like I was kind of witnessing the close of an epic love story, you know, between this character of mythic proportions and the people she took along on her monumental journey.
So when the fans eventually did start to filter out, there was a real sense of satisfaction about them.
You know, it seemed like
I suppose the rightful end to a fairy tale career of so many firsts.
Ah God, we were getting up to midnight, I think, and there were still stragglers there.
So
No, no.
They really needed encouragement.
I think everyone just wanted to get that final glimpse of Katie Taylor.
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