Back to Jack: Irish Football Chronicles

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Journey back to the golden era of Irish football - match by match!

  1. S2 Ep6: Belgium vs. Ireland ECQ 1986

    02/16/2023

    S2 Ep6: Belgium vs. Ireland ECQ 1986

    Join us as we watch Jack's first competitive outing on the road to Euro '88. Can Ireland exorcise the ghosts of 1981 in Brussels? Is Paul McCartney having a mid-life crisis? And what happened to Billo's accent?

    56 min
  2. S2 Ep5: Mexico '86 - Part 2

    11/17/2022

    S2 Ep5: Mexico '86 - Part 2

    Qatar sticking in your craw? Travel back to the golden summer of 1986 for the second part of our Mexico '86 special. Maradona vs. Shilton, Dunphy vs. Morgan, McGuigan vs. Cruz and Beckenbauer vs. a can of Knorr. It's all here!

    1h 8m
  3. S2 Ep4: Mexico '86 - Part I

    08/29/2022

    S2 Ep4: Mexico '86 - Part I

    Jet back to the sun-kissed Mundial of Mexico '86, for our team-by-team, game-by-game guide to a memorable tournament, through an Irish lens. Maradona, Eamonn Dunphy, Julie Andrews and Gay Byrne - who could resist that line-up? Also featuring: The Clery's Ghost Ireland's first divorce court (on the Late Late) The Reluctant Orangeman and much much more! Please listen, share, review and subscribe. Find us at @100IrishGames on Twitte or 100IrishGames@gmail.com

    55 min
  4. S2 Ep3: The Reykjavik 200 Tournament, May 1986

    02/22/2022

    S2 Ep3: The Reykjavik 200 Tournament, May 1986

    Can Jack clinch the Republic's first-ever trophy, just month into the job? Ireland take on Iceland and Czechoslovakia in the land of no beer. Dave O'Leary goes AWOL Self-Aid rocks the RDS Liverpool and Rovers clinch the double Dublin's bowling barmaid wins the World Cup

    1h 6m
  5. S2 Ep2: Back to Jack - Ireland vs. Uruguay (23/04/1986)

    01/17/2022

    S2 Ep2: Back to Jack - Ireland vs. Uruguay (23/04/1986)

    Jack's lads take on the champions of South America, Brian Kerr hands in his badge, Clint Eastwood takes charge in California, and US TV goes in search of Al Capone's hidden treasure! Journey back to 1986 for the second episode of Back to Jack!

    55 min
  6. S2 Ep1: Back to Jack - Ireland vs. Wales (26/03/1986)

    01/05/2022

    S2 Ep1: Back to Jack - Ireland vs. Wales (26/03/1986)

    Back to Jack will cover the Jack Charlton era game-by-game, starting with Jack's first game in charge against Wales in March 1986. We're joined by Dave Donnelly and John Breslin to explore how Jack got the job and to plunge into the snowy, smoggy Ireland of spring 1986.

    56 min
  7. S1 Ep8: Irish Free State vs. Belgium (WCQ 1934)

    10/05/2021

    S1 Ep8: Irish Free State vs. Belgium (WCQ 1934)

    In this unique comeback episode of IFC, experience the sounds of 1930s Dublin, as we travel back in time to witness one of Ireland's greatest games.

    46 min
  8. S1 Ep7: IFC Special - The Finglas Poltergeist and the Leinster Senior Cup 1957/58

    12/28/2020

    S1 Ep7: IFC Special - The Finglas Poltergeist and the Leinster Senior Cup 1957/58

    In this seasonal special, we look at the extraordinary story of the poltergeist that terrorised Finglas in 1957/58, as well as the chaos that surrounded the 57/58 Leinster Senior Cup Final. You can read my obit of the great Jack Charlton here: Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Goodbye to a Legend: Thanks for everything Jack Library music used in this episode is Shoreline by Junior85, released under Creative Commons.

    1 min
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