Grand Slam: Action, Reaction, Analysis & Interviews
Tuesday, 24 March 2009 16:01
Highlights of RTÉ's coverage of Ireland's Grand Slam.
- Trophy Presentation (TV): Ireland celebrate after winning the Grand Slam as Paul O'Connell and Brian O'Driscoll are presented with the Triple Crown and RBS 6 Nations trophies.
- Match Highlights Ireland-only (TV): Joanne Cantwell presents extended highlights of Ireland's Grand Slam victory in the Millennium Stadium.
- Match Highlights Ireland-only (TV): Highlights of Ireland's 17-15 win over Wales at the Millennium Stadium which secured the Grand Slam for Ireland.
- Interview (TV): Ronan O'Gara tells RTÉ's Tracey Piggott that Ireland deserved to win the match.
- Interview (TV): David Wallace tells Tracey Piggott that the team were in the right mental frame of mind going in to the match.
- Interview (TV): Irish captain and RBS 6 Nations man of the match Brian O'Driscoll shares his thoughts with the BBC.
- Interview (TV): President of Ireland Mary McAleese tells RTÉ's Tracey Piggott that the Irish team have done the country proud.
- Interview (TV): Jack Kyle, member of the Grand Slam team of 1948, tells Tracey Piggott he is delighted to witness Ireland's second Grand Slam win.
- Interview (TV): Irish try scorer Tommy Bowe talks to Tracey Piggott
- Interview (TV): Irish coach Declan Kidney is lost for words.
- Interview (TV): An overjoyed Paul O'Connell talks to Tracey Piggott.
- Analysis (TV): A look back at the nearly years where Ireland came up just short of the Grand Slam.
- Match Analysis Ireland-only (TV): George, Brent, Conor and Tom analyse Ireland's Grand Slam win with Trophy Presentation, Interviews and Reaction.
- Analysis (TV): Tom, George and Brent discuss the emotion of the day in Cardiff, the achievement of Declan Kidney and the future of Irish Rugby.
- Analysis (TV): George Hook picks his combined side from 1948 and 2009.
- Analysis (TV): George, Brent, Conor and Tom summarise the achievement of Declan Kidney's Irish team.
- Lions Tour (TV): In the wake of Ireland's triumphant homecoming George and Brent pick their Lions selections for the trip to South Africa.
- Reaction (TV): Jacqui Hurley samples the atmosphere at Young Munster Rugby Club following Ireland's Grand Slam win.
- Reaction (TV): Famous rugby schools CBC and PBC in Cork reflect with pride on their past pupils' contribution to Ireland's Grand Slam win.
- Homecoming (TV): Adrian Lydon and Justin Treacy report on the welcome for the Irish Rugby Team at Dublin Airport and the Mansion House as thousands turned out for the homecoming.
- Homecoming (TV): Tom, George and Brent are in studio as the victorious Irish Rugby Team are welcomed home by thousands of fans in Dublin.
- Pre-Match (Radio): Frank O'Driscoll, father of Brian, and Cork hurling legend Seánie O'Leary, father of Tomás, talk to Marian Finucane about following their sons and Ireland.
- Pre-Match (Radio): Aidan Moran, Professor of Cognitive Psychology at UCD, gives Marian Finucane an insight into the pressures of sporting performance at the highest level and how players cope with that.
- Commentary (Radio): Listen to highlights of Michael Corcoran's RTÉ Radio commentary on Ireland's Grand Slam win.
- Highlights (Radio): Listen to some of the highlights from the match against Wales
- Interview (Radio): Irish wing Luke Fitzgerald tells Robbie Irwin of his 'absolute elation' at the end of the match.
- Interview (Radio): Ronan O'Gara and Brian O'Driscoll try to explain the feeling of winning the Grand Slam to RTÉ's Michael Corcoran.
- Interview (Radio): Michael Corcoran and Declan Kidney swap roles briefly as Declan tries to get Michael to answer his questions!
- Interview (Radio): Rob Kearney and backs coach Alan Gaffney talk to Con Murphy and Jacqui Hurley.
- Interview (Radio): Irish Rugby captain Brian O'Driscoll tells Marian Finucane that the hard work over the last number of years has finally paid off, and Declan Kidney declines to put his name forward for Taoiseach.
- Agallamh (Radio): Louise Beamish, ball de foireann rugbaí na mban na hÉireann a bhí ag iomaíocht i Chomórtas na Sé Náisiún na mban, ag caint le Aogán Ó Muircheartaigh.
- Celebrations (Radio): Michael Corcoran reports that the celebrations after the 17-15 win went on into the early hours of this morning in Cardiff
- Reaction (Radio): Trevor Brennan, JJ Williams and Billy Mulvanney joins Pat Kenny to reflect on a famous day in Irish sport.
- Reaction (Radio): Des Fitzgerald, former Irish rugby international & father of Grand Slam hero Luke, discusses the win with Darren Frehill
- Reaction (Radio): Billy Strickland of Inpho Photography, who was in the Irish dressing-room after the win, explains the players were exhausted
- Reaction (Radio): Mary Davis, Chairperson of the Task Force on Active Citizenship, says lessons can be learned from the inspirational win
- Reaction (Radio): Tony Ward, Martin Cullen, Jim McCarthy, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh and Frank O'Driscoll join Robbie Irwin on Sportsbag to discuss a magical day in Irish Rugby and Paul O'Connell talks to Michael Corcoran.
- Reaction (Radio): Former Irish prop Reggie Corcoran tells Robbie Irwin that the Grand Slam will will be good for the moral of the country.
- Reaction (Radio): John Murray, Liam Griffin and Pearse Flannery analyse what the Grand Slam Rugby Team and Bernard Dunne can teach us in terms of leadership and achieving goals.
- Homecoming (Radio): Tommy Bowe entertains the crowds at the homecoming with a stirring rendition of 'The Black Velvet Band'!!!
- Drivetime Sport (Radio): Des Cahill reflects on a great weekend of Irish sport in the company of Vincent Hogan, Marcus Horan, Packie Bonner, Ruby Walsh, Mick O'Dwyer and Darren Clarke.
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