There was a time when sport on Irish television was a simple affair.
There was the Six Nations – or Five Nations as it was then and the odd Irish soccer match which would as often as not end in a moral victory but an actual loss. We had the Aga Khan Cup, and Wimbledon, big race meetings from Ireland and the UK, the FA Cup Final and the occasional snooker tournament.
On Saturday afternoons there was an omnibus called Sports Stadium which carried a pretty eclectic mix of random sports and a whole lot of horse racing. It always climaxed with the results from the English and Scottish leagues.
Then there was the Olympics, the World Cup and the European Championships. And that was pretty much that at least for those in one and two…