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# jack-charlton - Tuesday 28 July, 2020
'Big Jack being 6’6, with the peak cap and waving the flag. He felt he was part of Ballina'
Ex-Mayo player David Brady on his hometown Ballina’s connection with Jack Charlton.
# jack-charlton - Tuesday 21 July, 2020
Jack Charlton hailed as a ‘proud honorary Irishman’ as thousands pay tribute to football legend
Charlton’s grandchildren said they have been “overwhelmed” with kind messages from Ireland.
Famous Walkinstown Roundabout scenes recreated as Ireland remembers Big Jack
There were a number of events held around the country to mark the former Ireland manager’s funeral today.
'Large numbers' expected for Jack Charlton's funeral in England but people asked to 'follow the rules'
The former Republic of Ireland football manager died on 10 July.
# jack-charlton - Monday 20 July, 2020
Mick McCarthy to wear green again and radio stations to play iconic song in memory of Jack Charlton
The former Ireland manager and England World Cup winner died earlier this month at the age of 85. His funeral takes place tomorrow.
All mail across Ireland and England will be stamped with Jack Charlton's name for the next three weeks
It is the first time An Post and Royal Mail have come together on a collaboration.
# jack-charlton - Sunday 19 July, 2020
Remembering Jack and more of the week's best sportswriting
Stick on the kettle and give these pieces a read.
# jack-charlton - Saturday 18 July, 2020
Leeds owner pays tribute to Jack Charlton following promotion
Former Ireland manager and Leeds legend Norman Hunter both died shortly before the club secured a long-awaited Premier League return.
# jack-charlton - Friday 17 July, 2020
‘I put the phone down three times’: Crazy Gang at Wimbledon, Big Jack and Phelan's Ireland break
The ex-Premier League defender remembers the Charlton era and pays tribute to an Irish icon.
# jack-charlton - Tuesday 14 July, 2020
Making us dream while telling Pavarotti to 'Shut the f**k up' - Celebrating Jack Charlton's remarkable life
George Hamilton and Phillip Quinn joined us for a special edition of Behind the Lines.
# jack-charlton - Monday 13 July, 2020
'We didn't really perceive him as this famous person, he was just big Jack to us'
Former Galway player Alan Kerins on his family’s close links to Jack Charlton.
# jack-charlton - Sunday 12 July, 2020
How Ireland learned to stop worrying and love Jack Charlton
A look back at the troubled early days and the scepticism that greeted the Irish manager’s appointment.
The Irish teen sensation who joined Liverpool in their '80s pomp
Brian Mooney chats to The42 about his early days at Anfield, becoming a cult hero with Preston and why a big move to Sunderland didn’t work out.
‘Absolute disgrace’ that Jack Charlton wasn’t knighted – Ray Houghton
The former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland midfielder was among those to pay tribute to the manager.
The last summer of innocence and the legacy Jack Charlton left behind
He ruled with an iron fist – but the players loved his mischievous wit and winning mentality..
# jack-charlton - Saturday 11 July, 2020
Ireland's five greatest days under Jack Charlton
From Genoa to Giants Stadium, we look back on five days when Jackie’s Army shook up the world.
'A legacy of outstanding leadership': Tributes paid to Ireland legend Jack Charlton
The Englishman who guided Ireland to the quarter-finals of Italia 90 died yesterday aged 85.
'Jack's passing will be felt in Ireland more than anywhere else'
Mick McCarthy and Niall Quinn have paid tribute to Jack Charlton who passed away this morning.
Jack Charlton in 1994: 'Irish people are realistic, as am I. We like one another'
The legacy Jack Charlton left to Ireland.
A proper football man who brought the game into Irish hearts: Jack Charlton (1935-2020)
Charlton led the Irish football team for a decade.
# jack-charlton - Wednesday 25 March, 2020
Quiz: How well do you remember Ireland's play-offs of the past?
The Boys in Green were scheduled to meet Slovakia in Bratislava tomorrow evening.
# jack-charlton - Monday 16 March, 2020
5 highlights from the concluding part of RTÉ's The Boys in Green
What were your favourite memories of this much-needed reflection on the glory years?
# jack-charlton - Wednesday 16 October, 2019
Ireland get another reminder that football from the Charlton era no longer works in the modern game
The Boys in Green were well beaten by Switzerland in Geneva last night.
# jack-charlton - Monday 8 July, 2019
New feature-length film about Jack Charlton to mark 30 years since Italia '90
Former Ireland captain Andy Townsend is an executive producer on the film, which will be released in 2020.
# jack-charlton - Friday 21 June, 2019
'I'm trying to come to terms with being unemployed' - The last days of Jack Charlton's Ireland
The iconic coach stepped down in 1995, but the end of the World Cup was the start of his troubles.
# jack-charlton - Monday 17 June, 2019
Roy Keane, Jack Charlton and Eamon Dunphy feature in our World Cup '94 newspaper review
A look back at how Ireland were covered before, during and after the competition.
# jack-charlton - Sunday 14 October, 2018
'Boredom leads to a lot of things and we ended up going to the pub and wasting ourselves'
Remembered best for scoring two goals in the Old Firm derby, ex-Celtic midfielder Paul Byrne has more than his fair share of regrets.
# jack-charlton - Saturday 13 October, 2018
'When Jack left me out of the squad for the Euros, I was devastated… I wasn’t the same player or person'
Ex-Ireland international Dave Langan opens up about the highs and lows of his career.
# jack-charlton - Monday 24 September, 2018
Jack's Army get together for a reunion 30 years on from Euro '88
Members of Ireland’s famous team are taking part in a special golf tournament at The K Club today.
# jack-charlton - Tuesday 4 September, 2018
A brief history of Irish players falling out with the national team's management
Harry Arter is not the first Ireland player to step away from international football.
# jack-charlton - Sunday 29 July, 2018
Irish football’s love-hate relationship with Eamon Dunphy highlights a deeper generational divide
The veteran pundit announced his departure from RTÉ during the week.
# jack-charlton - Thursday 28 June, 2018
How Irish football's 'age of innocence' came back from the dead after World Cup tiebreaker oddity
Atmosphere was fraught at Italia ’90 but two different kinds of draws changed football history.
# jack-charlton - Thursday 10 May, 2018
Third Charlton brother poised for England debut, aged 72
The grandfather of six is preparing to compete in the first walking football international match.
# jack-charlton - Sunday 22 April, 2018
'Most remarkably of all, this was him at his peak': When the Pearl shone brightest
It’s 25 years since the icon was crowned the PFA Player of the Year.
# jack-charlton - Friday 23 March, 2018
'The biggest f**king mistake I ever made': how a friendly with Turkey changed everything
Full of confidence and looking forward to playing at a World Cup, there was a shock in store for Gary Waddock.
# jack-charlton - Thursday 28 December, 2017
‘They don’t give a f**k about you. After 15 years that was it. I was crying all the way home’
Liverpool legend Ronnie Whelan speaks to The42 about his time in one of the most successful periods of the club’s history.
# jack-charlton - Tuesday 26 December, 2017
'Some of the Irish team were spat on as they made their way to the team bus'
In an extract from his book, Eoin Hand recalls the difficult end to his reign as Ireland manager.
# jack-charlton - Saturday 11 November, 2017
Martin O'Neill on the cusp of becoming Ireland's most successful manager since Jack Charlton
The upcoming games with Denmark will have a huge impact on the manager’s legacy.
# jack-charlton - Saturday 10 June, 2017
'Irish people were not as comfortable with the English as they are today'
Journalist and author Colin Young chats to The42 about Jack Charlton’s place in Irish football’s history.
# jack-charlton - Tuesday 25 April, 2017
'Where's Cork?' How a Liverpool legend ended up in the League of Ireland
Terry McDermott, a three-time European Cup winner, had a short stint with the Rebel Army in 1985.
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