Day 17 - That Perfect Moment - Italia ’90 - One Day at a Time.
Ireland’s greatest day. David O’Leary, plucked from the fringes of the drama and brought straight to the coalface, ready and to take on the responsibility, as a nation held its breath. Relive the day in all its glory with today's podcast. After all we’ve gone through to get here, over 16 previous podcasts, the story is all the more enthralling. Joining us on the show today are two special guest, first up Vincent Hogan of the Irish Independent who travelled the length and breadth of Italy covering Ireland’s exploits under Jack Charlton in an unforgettable tournament. He takes us into the press rooms and stadiums and gives us some insight into the moment that we’ve never heard. Then we hear from Padraig Burns, an Irish fan watching the penalties from behind the goal, a football man with years of playing and managing under his belt and a perspective on following the sport in Ireland that would be hard to rival. On the show today, Rob Murphy, Ciaran O’Hara, Mick Foley and Colin Sheridan. Oh and Italy won 2-0 against Uruguay thanks in part to that man Schillaci, who hammered home one of the goals of the tournament.