‘With Ireland, you see, they don’t give up their fucking heroes easily, so you’ve really got to show them.” – Jack Charlton During RTE’s coverage of the 1982 World Cup, the presenter Bill O’Herlihy directed a question to Eamon Dunphy, who was establishing himself on their football panel alongside the former manager of the Republic of Ireland team, Liam Tuohy. O’Herlihy’s question was framed in his usual style of arch bewilderment, a studied approach designed to draw the best from his guests. As Dunphy prepared to answer Bill’s question, the camera caught Tuohy’s reaction to O’Herlihy’s query. Tuohy’s eyes were…

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