WORLD CUP 1990 - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND FOOTBALL TEAM MEET POPE JOHN PAUL II - SAINT AND GREAVSIE SHOW

The Republic of Ireland football team meet Pope John Paul 11 in Rome prior to their Quarter Final match against Italy at the end of June 1990. This clip also include Irish supporters camping out in the grounds of the Collegio Irlandese plus an interview with Bishop Anthony Farquhar, This video clip was a special feature on the Republic of Ireland and part of a Saint and Greavsie World Cup Special show which recorded each week of the World Cup Italia 1990 tournament with the iconic Ian St John and Jimmy Greaves. This report features Tony Francis a roving reporter during the World Cup Italia. The Republic of Ireland team lost the quarter final against Italy 0-1 but overall had a great tournament with manager Jack Charlton becoming an Irish legend.