Liam Brady

The beautiful film An Irishman Abroad, screened on RTÉ Monday night, told us a few things we never knew about one of the country's greatest footballers, ...

“I hope next time we meet you will still have a little time for me, and we might find time to repair some of the damage. The great joy in turning pro was a wage of £75 that allowed him to buy an LP every week. They turned out to be from Birmingham and I became the subject of their temper over what had happened in Birmingham. That 20 pounds was me talking to my family, so thank you for that.” It was very unusual." Luke Kelly was the main man.

The sports pundit and legendary footballer met his wife Sarah Hiller DBase when she worked at the theatre festival in County Dublin, with the couple sharing ...

He later transferred to RTE and covered the 1998 World Cup. While he is known as Liam, he was born with the name William. Liam had worked as a sports pundit since the early 90s. Liam has been married to his wife Sarah Hiller DBase for many years. He was raised in Dublin and surrounded by a footballing family. His great uncle Frank Brady Sr.

Liam Brady is one of the greatest footballers Ireland ever produced, but he was once expelled from a Dublin school for choosing the sport over GAA.

Liam has now enrolled in the Plunkett Technical School in Whitehall, but may never sit the Intermediate. "This has caused the school a lot of embarrassment and trouble. He simply told me that, if I did not play for the school, I need not bother coming back," said Liam. "If the boy comes to the school we will consider re-admitting him." He was also a talented GAA player in his youth. First brought in in 1905, it remained in place all the way up until 1971.

THE life and career of Liam Brady will be chronicled in the documentary 'Liam Brady: The Irishman Abroad' - set to air on RTE One this evening.The 67-

"This is just a quick note I felt I had to send you. I think I played on the Saturday. They didn’t understand the politics that their government had put in place. All the best Liam, I hope things work out for you. They had no interest in it either.” I think it was a Thursday night or a Friday night, and these guys are getting a bit forward with the girl I was with. They recognised my Irish accent and they happened to be from But I managed to get out unscathed. "I just told them to leave it out. [ Birmingham](https://www.thesun.ie/where/birmingham/) and I became the subject of their temper over what had happened in Birmingham.” [London](https://www.thesun.ie/where/london/): “I was on the Tube. [he was beaten for his Irish accent](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/10214069/liam-brady-arsenal-beaten-irish-accent-birmingham/) during his days in England in the 1970s.

A documentary on former Republic of Ireland footballer Liam Brady is airing on RTÉ tonight. An Arsenal legend is celebrating his birthday today - an...

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Ahead of Monday's documentary about Liam Brady and his life in football, John Giles spoke to Nathan Murphy on Off The Ball about what made Brady a ...

Brady had a unique career and is regarded as one of Ireland's greatest players ever and spent seven years in Italy. Brady would move from Arsenal to Juventus ...

"It was a bad time, so much happening in Northern Ireland. While another said: "Brilliant watch, Brady was one of a kind." "I was on the Tube one night and these guys were getting a bit forward with the girl I was with. And Brady was hailed after the documentary aired. And Brady even lifted the lid of what it was like to be in England in the 1970s. And Brady recounted his time in Italy in the doc as well as his entire playing career.

Former Ireland midfielder Liam Brady has revealed that Jack Charlton sent him a heartfelt letter after he retired from international football in 1989.

“I remember when we won the FA cup in 1979 there was a tri colour on the bus. “I hope the next time we meet you will still have a little time for me and we might find time to repair some of the damage. I got a four game suspension, we appealed and it was reduced to three. There were a few jokes about the fact that I was Irish. “The three best players I ever played with were Zico, Platini and Maradona. “Jack said he’d take me and I could be involved in the last game. To beat Brazil is good, but to get the goal was great. It was what dreams were made of to make a debut like that. I wish to thank you for what you did during my time with the Republic. So I decided there and then that was it, I retired.” I knew walking across the pitch that this was the end. “I think I had a way I thought football should be played and he had his way.