{"podcast":{"title":"It's There! An Irish Sports Podcast","slug":"it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730","podcast_index_feed_id":7705730,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/COMG7967785272","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/812dd4ac-0758-11f1-9503-4bfbe1595d22/image/38edbd32713d2e21db4ae56e730a686d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Connor Phillips","episode_count":44,"summary":"'It's There!' An Irish sporting podcast with the voice of Irish sport! Presented by legendary commentator George Hamilton and presenter Connor Phillips, 'It's There!' helps you relive the best moments in Irish sport and looks ahead to the next generation of greatness. With some help from the biggest names in Irish sport, George and Connor get into the untold stories, careers and lives of the greatest to do it in green - and with George's dulcet tones - they recreate those big moments again in podcast form! Each week you’ll get two episodes: George and Connor breaking down the biggest Irish sports stories. A deep‑dive interview with one of Ireland’s sporting (or occasional entertainment) greats, where they'll discuss their life, career and iconic sporting moments (sometimes more than one!). Follow the show on socials: Facebook Instagram X YouTube Contact the show via itsthere@fiocar.com For commercial enquiries, email sales@sport-social.co.uk","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:21:14.536618+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 20: The Jack Charlton Story Part 2","slug":"episode-20-the-jack-charlton-story-part-2","published_at":"2026-04-30T12:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730/episode-20-the-jack-charlton-story-part-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG7168810257.mp3?updated=1777554558","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG7168810257.mp3?updated=1777554558","summary":"Part 2 in the story of one of Ireland's greatest managers. George Hamilton brings his memories and experiences to help us relive the first bit of success Ireland had on the international tournament front. George and Connor discuss how the Irish fans began to take Jack Charlton to their heart and how the term 'Union Jack' was becoming a distant memory. Find out how Euro '88 was the benchmark to which Irish sporting success is still measured and how Jack was starting to make a bif of habit of being the thorn in the side of the country of his birth. The 'Granny' rule started to become a thing and we hear how it was received in 1986. Also - keep an ear out for a story about the Irish team hotel and how a large selection of German nudists got Jack Charlton excited for the wrong reasons! Part 3 coming next week! Contact: ItsThere@Fiocar.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Part 2 in the story of one of Ireland's greatest managers. George Hamilton brings his memories and experiences to help us relive the first bit of success…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3604,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730/episodes/episode-20-the-jack-charlton-story-part-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730/episode-20-the-jack-charlton-story-part-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}