I suppose one of my claims to fame is i shared the same digs with Jack when his house was being built in Ballina, he used to fish the River Moy, unlike myself there were no cheap stretches of water for him he fished the world famous Ridge pool, I may have (quite by accident) *cough* taken some of his worms that he left in the garage too (sorry Jack).
I was in Ireland also in 90 the year Jack got them to the WC quarter finals, I had never seen such a sight the whole town (shops houses streets lamp posts) everywhere decked out in tri-Colours, no-one watched the games in their home, I mean _everyone_ went to the pub.
RIP. Jack