Roddy Doyle pays moving ’Two Pints’ style tribute to Bill O’Herlihy

The death of Bill O’Herlihy has seen tributes flood in for the legendary broadcaster.

The latest, from Roddy Doyle, is in his classic 'Two Pints' style and is as thoughtful and moving as you would expect.

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Posted to Facebook, it reads:

-See Bill O’Herlihy died.

-I can’t believe it.

-I know – . Same here.

-I can’t - . He was brilliant.

-The best – him and the other lads. The best thing on telly.

-He was one o’ those people - . Did yeh ever meet him?

-No, but I know wha’ yeh mean. It was like we knew him.

-An’ liked him.

-Loved him.

-He took the football seriously.

-Like politics.

-Exactly. He took us seriously.

-He’d have the lads riled up an’ you’d flick across to ITV an’ there’d be ads, and yeh’d flick back to Bill an’ the lads would still be shoutin’ –

an’ yeh’d flick to BBC an’ they’d be analysin’ Thierry Henry’s fuckin’ cardigan. An’ back to RTE an’ Bill an’ the lads would still be talkin’ abou’ football.

-No shite or fashion statements.

-Except Bill’s ties.

-D’yeh know what it is - ? He made me happy.

-Yep.

-After watchin’ him. I might be shoutin’ at the telly. But I was always happy.

-You can’t say more abou’ the man, really, can yeh? He made us happy.

-Okey doke.

-Good night an’ God bless.

You're right Roddy, he did make us happy, and you really can't say more than that.

We'll leave it there so.

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