Ronnie Whelan’s homecoming during the tumultuous summer of 1981
The young, former Home Farm midfielder was part of an eventful Dublin stay. By Kevin Brannigan Monday 28 Dec 2020, 8:00 AM Dec 28th 2020, 8:00 AM 20,871 Views 7 Comments
Ronnie Whelan in full flow for Liverpool in 1983.
Image: EMPICS Sport
Image: EMPICS Sport
WITH A HEADLINE screaming ‘HUNGER STRIKER NO. 10 DIES’, the Evening Herald hit the capital’s news stands just in time for the after-work rush.
It was Thursday, 20 August 1981 and having gone 60 days without food, Michael Devine, a 27-year-old member of the INLA, was the 10th and final of the H-Block Hunger Strikers to die.
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‘Did I regret resigning? No, I couldn’t survive in that environment’ - John Delaney s predecessor
In part one of our series on the legacy of the old FAI one year on from when the extent of its financial issues were revealed, we chat to ex-General Secretary Brendan Menton. By Paul Fennessy Monday 21 Dec 2020, 12:15 PM Dec 21st 2020, 12:15 PM 37,223 Views 4 Comments
Brendan Menton (file pic).
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N.B. The FAI’s financial accounts for 2019 were released after this interview was conducted (more details here).
ANYONE WHO HAS read ‘Champagne Football’ the acclaimed book by Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan on John Delaney’s rise and fall released earlier this year will know that the name Brendan Menton features prominently in its early pages.