As part of the Morning Ireland sporting moment series, Darren Frehill dips into the archives for radio coverage of the famous summer of 1988, when the Republic of Ireland made their first appearance in a major championship.
The entry-bar for these shindigs was fairly high back then. They didn't let any old riff-raff into major championships in the 1980s. Only eight teams allowed.
As legend has it, Ireland won the game they should have lost, drew the game they should have won, and lost the game they should have drawn.
Only that skittery late goal from Wim Kieft denied Ireland a place in the semi-finals and allowed eventual winners Holland to progress.
Today's clip features then Taoiseach Charlie Haughey advising Jack Charlton on the team's mindset, Des Cahil reporting from the team celebrations following the England game, and Gabriel Egan's Radio 1 commentary of all four goals scored across Ireland's three matches.
Each week on RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland, Darren will be delving into the archives to relive the nation's favourite sporting memories.
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