Veteran Bill O’Herlihy flourished in journalism

Journalist and author Vincent Power recalls interviewing Bill O’Herlihy in 1997 for his book, ‘Voices of Cork’.

Veteran Bill O’Herlihy flourished in journalism

Peel away the ‘okey-dokey’ TV image of Bill O’Herlihy, the veteran sports anchorman, and you found a newspaperman at heart.

My indelible memory is of his boyish enthusiasm recounting the fun and mischief of his earlier career as a sub-editor and reporter with the then Cork Examiner and Evening Echo.

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