Those Were The Days With Des Cahill

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• Those Were The Days With Des Cahill - Episode 6

  October 30, 2026 · 52 min

  Des continues his trawl through the RTÉ archives as part of RTÉ 100. There are some great memories to re-live like Italia 90, Ireland’s Rugby Grand Slam from 2009, Shane Lowry’s Open win at Royal Portrush in 2019, Leitrim’s Connacht title…

• Those Were The Days With Des Cahill - Episode 5

  October 30, 2026 · 56 min

  Des dusts off the old Saipan tapes and takes us back to the sporting civil war that erupted in 2002 when Roy Keane was sent home from the World Cup by Mick McCarthy.  Manchester United’s Harry Gregg talks about the 1957 Munich air…

• Those Were The Days With Des Cahill - Episode 4

  October 29, 2026 · 54 min

  In this episode of Those Were the Days, Des recalls sporting memories such as Rachael Blackmore's brilliant Aintree Grand National win and Ireland against Italy at Giants Stadium in 1994 with Ray Houghton’s winning goal.  We spool the…

• Those Were The Days With Des Cahill - Episode 3

  October 28, 2026 · 53 min

  As part of RTÉ 100, Des Cahill has immersed himself in the RTÉ archives to find some sporting radio gems from the last 100 years of RTÉ, or 2RN as it was in 1926. In this episode, we re-live moments such as Katie Taylor’s super gold medal…

• Those Were The Days With Des Cahill - Episode 2

  October 27, 2026 · 54 min

  Des Cahill has been getting down and dusty in the RTÉ sporting archives, picking out some of the highs and lows of the last 100 years. Among those featuring in this episode are Ronnie Delaney on his 1956 Melbourne gold medal, Mícheál Ó…

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