This much I know: Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh

I DON’T really miss working for RTÉ. My passion always was going to see the matches themselves, being at the scene of the action and the excitement.

I’d miss the cessation of that way of life alright, though.

Being a sports commentator was a dream job for me. I gave up teaching in 1980 and went into it full-time. I had great fun doing it Sunday after Sunday and did not look upon it as a job at all. And I am privileged to have got to know some great players along the way.

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