The Tyrone legend was speaking on RTE’s League Sunday when he made the joke about his son Darragh’s trip to Australia
Peter Canavan had RTE viewers in stitches last night after cracking a joke at his son Darragh’s expense.
Darragh is stepping away from the Tyrone squad for several weeks, with an expected stint in Australia for the next portion of the campaign.
During League Sunday, presenter Joanne Cantwell questioned Peter about Darragh’s Australian journey.
“Malachy O’Rourke told us something that you refused to tell us Peter, your Darragh is gone to Australia for a month,” the host remarked, to which Canavan responded “That’s news to me. Malachy made it clear that he was going to Australia, I thought it was Turkey he was going to actually,” the former All-Ireland champion quipped, in a nod to the well-known Canavan hairline.
The gag drew considerable laughter from the RTE studio audience, whilst numerous social media users also found the comment highly amusing, reports the Irish Mirror.
“That Peter Canavan Turkey joke was a zinger, absolutely wasted on the panel!” commented one supporter, with several others echoing the sentiment.
Humour aside, Canavan’s unavailability represents a significant setback for Tyrone. The attacker scored 0-9 on Sunday as the Ulster outfit defeated Cavan to secure their opening victory of the campaign.
Whilst a mid-season break might concern most supporters, father Peter was eager to emphasise this was a pre-arranged commitment made some time ago.
“It’s been a longstanding arrangement. I think he’s ok for next week, but after that he will be away for a few league games.”
Tyrone are set to visit Louth next weekend, followed by a home game against Offaly on the 28th, as they aim to pave their way towards what they hope will be an elevation to Division One.