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# george hamilton

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# Looking Back
'Everybody was having a laugh. Those were indeed the days when you could enjoy yourself with the players'
George Hamilton recalls a trip to Bulgaria in his early days as a commentator.
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Dec 31st 2021, 7:00 PM
# BTL
When George Hamilton wrote Irish newspaper columns under a fake name...and how it duped Ronnie Whelan
George Hamilton – or Michael Henry as he was known to Sunday Independent readers – is our latest guest on Behind the Lines.
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Nov 9th 2021, 8:26 AM
# We'll leave it there so
'He wrote me a lovely letter when I was in hospital. It's with my illness scrap book'
George Hamilton remembers his old colleague Bill O’Herlihy on the fifth anniversary of his death.
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May 31st 2020, 8:00 AM
# MAN WITH THE MIC
From Dortmund to Dalyer: George Hamilton walks through his love affair with football
“I could never walk away from this, I love it too much. The League of Ireland, it’s like a family, there is a connection there and I want to maintain it. That’s important to me.”
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Feb 14th 2020, 8:00 AM
# Chief Constable
Interviews to be held today for the top job in the PSNI
Whoever is chosen will succeed George Hamilton, who’s been chief constable since 2014.
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May 23rd 2019, 8:11 AM
# george hamilton
'It has been a huge honour': PSNI chief constable George Hamilton to retire in June
Hamilton will have served five years in the post of chief constable and almost 34 years in the police service.
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Jan 28th 2019, 1:41 PM
# The Voice
George Hamilton's RTE commentary after Iceland's remarkable win was an absolute joy
There was even a reference to Bjørge Lillelien’s spectacular monologue after England’s humiliation against Norway in 1981.
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Jun 28th 2016, 3:38 PM
# italia 90 week
‘The nation holds its breath!’ – George Hamilton recalls his iconic commentary
The famous words, uttered during the Ireland-Romania game, have since become immortalised in the annals of Irish sport.
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Jun 18th 2015, 8:00 AM
# danger here
The definitive ranking of George Hamilton's best pieces of commentary
What other way is there to celebrate St. George’s Day?
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Apr 23rd 2015, 11:14 AM
# on the run
95 people with 'On the Run' letters are linked to 300 murders
A report into the so-called ‘On The Runs’ letters was published today
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Mar 24th 2015, 3:49 PM
# ireeng
The Lansdowne Road Riot of 1995: an oral history
When Ireland and England faced off on a football pitch in 1995 we didn’t make it to half-time. This is what happened on an infamous night in Dublin 4 in the words of players, media and fans.
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Feb 15th 2015, 1:30 PM
# The Mighty Steph
Danger here! Stephanie Roche's goal gets the George Hamilton treatment
The RTÉ commentator adds his dulcet tones to the grainy footage.
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Dec 4th 2014, 6:18 PM
# Top Job
New PSNI chief constable George Hamilton 'greatly admired'
He is currently head of rural policing in Northern Ireland.
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May 30th 2014, 9:01 AM
# retro
Twitter was amused by George Hamilton's odd-sounding commentary tonight
Many of the site’s users questioned whether he was commentating from the moon.
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Mar 12th 2014, 10:09 PM
# RTÉ
Tubridy, Finucane and Duffy take pay cuts as RTÉ reveals stars' salaries
Ryan Tubridy was paid €723,000 in 2011, according to figures released by the State broadcaster this evening.
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Mar 27th 2013, 5:47 PM
# Tribute
It's Saturday, so here are our favourite George Hamilton quotes
Featuring “if that’s not offside, I’m a Chinaman” and several other gems.
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Nov 24th 2012, 12:00 PM
# King of the Mic
Power ranking Irish commentators
We take a look at the people behind the mic to bring you the top Irish sporting commentators.
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Oct 29th 2012, 2:00 PM
# Nostalgia
‘The nation holds its breath’ – The story behind that famous quote
RTÉ commentator George Hamilton gives an account of Ireland’s quarter-final penalty shootout with Romania and David O’Leary’s historic spot-kick in 1990.
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Jun 6th 2012, 8:55 AM
# Interview
Danger here… TheScore meets George Hamilton
RTE’s best-loved commentator sat down for a nostalgic look back at his distinguished career and fond memories behind the mic earlier this week.
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Jun 3rd 2012, 8:48 AM
# swiss roll
Caption time: what's George Hamilton saying to his new friend in Basle?
The legendary RTE commentator met this character ahead of tonight’s Champions League action in Switzerland.
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Feb 22nd 2012, 1:28 PM
# Shop Talk
Stop me if you've heard this one before: here are our 30 favourite soccer clichés
Don’t you just hate it when a commentator utters a phrase you’ve heard a zillion times before? Well, here’s some of the worst offenders for your sins.
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Nov 26th 2011, 8:00 AM
# RTÉ
RTÉ stars could have salaries cut by 30 per cent
Director General Noel Curran says RTÉ prepared for possibility of some presenters moving to rival broadcasters. We look at what those cuts would do to the top earners’ pay packets…
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Oct 18th 2011, 10:59 AM
# george hamilton
'Get-well' wishes flood in for George Hamilton
RTE broadcaster’s fans show their support after he has emergency heart bypass surgery.
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Aug 20th 2011, 2:52 PM