Those Were The Days With Des Cahill

Des continues his trawl through the RTÉ archives as part of RTÉ 100. There are some great memories to re-live like Italia 90, Ireland’s Rugby Grand Slam from 2009, Shane Lowry’s Open win at Royal Portrush in 2019, Leitrim’s Connacht title win in 1994 and Don Givens’ hat trick against the USSR in the seventies. Michael O’Hehir speaks of his famous Grand National commentary when Foinavon sensationally won the Aintree Grand National in 1967. 

Produced by Adrian Eames.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Des dusts off the old Saipan tapes and takes us back to the sporting civil war that erupted in 2002 when Roy Keane was sent home from the World Cup by Mick McCarthy. 

Manchester United’s Harry Gregg talks about the 1957 Munich air disaster. Kellie Harrington's gold medal in Paris and a poignant Six Nations win for Ireland in 2007 when they faced England at the home of Gaelic games, Croke Park, also feature. 

Produced by Adrian Eames.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Those Were the Days, Des recalls sporting memories such as Rachael Blackmore's brilliant Aintree Grand National win and Ireland against Italy at Giants Stadium in 1994 with Ray Houghton’s winning goal. 

We spool the tapes back to the mid 1980s to hear from Barry McGuigan, while Paidi O’Sé and David Hickey discuss the great Dublin/Kerry rivalry of the seventies. 

Produced by Adrian Eames.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As part of RTÉ 100, Des Cahill has immersed himself in the RTÉ archives to find some sporting radio gems from the last 100 years of RTÉ, or 2RN as it was in 1926. In this episode, we re-live moments such as Katie Taylor’s super gold medal win at the London Olympics in 2012. One of the great sports commentators on RTÉ, Micheál O’Hehir, tells how he had to pass an audition to become a GAA commentator and we hear an interview with hurling legend Christy Ring. Des locates the tapes from the 1987 Tour De France when he himself roared Stephen Roche on to victory in Paris. 

Produced by Adrian Eames.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Des Cahill has been getting down and dusty in the RTÉ sporting archives, picking out some of the highs and lows of the last 100 years. Among those featuring in this episode are Ronnie Delaney on his 1956 Melbourne gold medal, Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh on Clare’s 1995 All-Ireland win, showjumping legend Eddie Macken on his Aga Khan success and Cora Staunton on her sporting prowess. We hear from two men who were at the centre of a great rugby debate, Ollie Campbell and Tony Ward.

Produced by Adrian Eames.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As part of the RTÉ 100 celebrations, Des Cahill heads to the sporting archives and unearths some sporting gems. Along with the trials faced by broadcasters in the early years of RTÉ, this episode also features such gems as Ray Houghton’s goal against England in Stuttgart in 1988 and Sonia O’Sullivan’s Olympic silver medal. Des recalls one of the great days for Irish racing when Dawn Run lit up Cheltenham. The featured year is 1989 when Tipperary won the All-Ireland Hurling title, Cork beat Mayo to win the All-Ireland Football Final and Noel Mannion scored a memorable try against Wales. 

Produced by Adrian Eames.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.