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Cathal Dunne sings Happy Man on The Late Late Show in 1979. Picture courtesy of RTÉ 

Cathal Dunne was in the RTÉ green room surrounded by well-wishers when he felt a tap on his shoulder.

“We were having a celebration when suddenly the suits pulled me away. It was Jack Lynch on the phone. Speaking in Irish he said, 'fair play to ya boy'.”