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’.

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.