A Different View with Dave O’Connell

Good radio is the art of painting pictures for the mind – most of all when it comes to sports broadcasting. And for decades the voices of those iconic commentators brought to life events in places we could only dream on.

Whether it was the All-Ireland Final from Croke Park or the FA Cup Final from Wembley or the Olympic Games from some far-flung part of the planet, we were able to witness these events in our homes and to share the excitement – sometimes with pictures but often just through the wireless at a time when that was a big........

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