Only the Sky Above Me

Friends and family of the late Jim McKeever as well as many admirers and former students attended the launch of a new book on his sporting life, which was held in St Mary’s University College on Saturday 7^th December. The book launch was preceded by a series of tributes to Jim including readings from the book by some members of his family, audio visual presentations of former times, panel discussions with some of his past students and the playing of a video featuring a speech by the late Mick Gribben from 1995.

The book is edited by Seamus McRory and in essence it is a memoir of Jim McKeever. Many memorabilia of Jim’s sporting life were on display at the gathering including the painting entitled “The Catch” by the internationally renowned artist JB Vallely.