One Gerry and two Johnnies in Durty Nelly’s bar in Prague last night. For the uninitiated, the words were a malapropistic play on the venues of Big Jack’s troops’ three match venues i.e. Two years on from the Euros, in 1990, came an even more momentous occasion with our World Cup debut. I had met popular Mullingar businessman Eddie Casey a couple of hours before the kick-off, and he was glowing after unexpectedly securing match tickets that afternoon. FootnoteIt’s not a word of exaggeration to say that the gut-wrenching – and did I mention totally avoidable?

Source: Irish Independent March 27, 2026 10:01 UTC