He was one of those guys who got old quickly. Basically done for Ireland before he was 30. I remember the goal against Belgium at Lansdowne and a very nice one against Switzerland in a 3-0 in the Euro 84 campaign. Just shocked he is gone - with so many of that era like McCarthy, Whelan, Brady, Lawrenson still so visible. Like with Davie Langan, the Irish crowd of that era knew and appreciated whole hearted commitment.