Career
He was from Moyasta in County Clare and joined the Dublin Metropolitan Police. He held the Irish record at 151 ft 6 1⁄2 in (4619 m) until 1939. He represented Ireland at the 1924 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the qualifying round of the discus competition.
His longest throw would have qualified for the final six but was discounted as a foul.
His best mark of 40.42 metres (132 ft 7 in) ranked him eleventh overall. He is recorded as having competed in the 1934 British Empire Games, though sources vary as to whether he represented the Irish Free State or Northern Ireland.
He finished outside the top seven. Bermingham also played once for the Ireland national football team, in 1934.
He is buried in Mount Jerome cemetery.
