‘The nation holds its breath’: four decades behind the microphone
Venue: Kells Theatre - Creative Ireland Stage
George Hamilton has been the voice of RTE Sport since 1984. As a soccer commentator he is legendary (‘The nation holds its breath’ he whispered in 1990 as David O’Leary readied himself for a certain penalty against Romania in the World Cup) But George has also worked more Olympic games athletics commentary than he would care to remember and, among many other ‘markings’ covered the recent adventure of the Irish Women’s Hockey team in getting to the World Cup final. George will take us through the highs of a long and amazing career.
