“Tommie Gorman has so many families. A political family. His own family. A football family. A media family. He was an extraordinary man.”
Just days after his sad passing, Tommie Gorman’s beloved Sligo Rovers formally submitted its funding application for the redevelopment of the Showgrounds. If completed, the plan will transform it into a 6,200-capacity stadium with state-of-the art facilities. Gorman was a key player in the plan. So too is Tommy Higgins, the former head of Ticketmaster in Europe and now the chairman of Sligo Rovers. In his podcast with Sam Smyth, Higgins talks about his lifelong friendship with the journalist and why redeveloping the stadium would be a tremendous legacy for Gorman’s efforts.
