Dunphy…the quiet man

Last Post was rooting through some back issues of Magill and sawsome interesting writing by the then editor of the magazine, veteran broadcaster and journalist Vincent Browne.

Last Post was rooting through some back issues of Magill and sawsome interesting writing by the then editor of the magazine, veteran broadcaster and journalist Vincent Browne.

In November 1977 this nugget appeared about one Eamon Dunphy.

“A quiet, thoughtful man, he has strong views on the role of sport in Irish society,” read the introduction to a general Dunphy article about sport in Ireland.

The article appeared in one of the first ...