Thanks Jack, for all the memories

Sir — Thanks Jack, for all the unforgettable days and nights — in Stuttgart, New York, Genoa, Dublin and so many other footballing arenas.

Thanks for giving the country a sense of self esteem that none of our public representatives could ever hope to offer.

And thanks for allowing Robert Emmet’s epitaph be written as Ireland took its place among the footballing nations of the world.

Now go and give eternity a lash Jack.

Tom Mc Grath

Dunbur Road, Wicklow