JP Cushen - almost 30 years following the Irish soccer team around Europe

JP Cushen can vividly recall the first time he ever watched the Ireland soccer team in the flesh. He was a primary school student in Stradbally and it was a friendly against Wales in the old Lansdowne Road, a midweek afternoon kick off as the stadium then didn't have floodlights. It was ahead of the 1990 World Cup. Ireland won 1-0 thanks to a penalty from Bernie Slaven. Cushen was hooked and has followed Ireland all over the continent ever since. He is a season ticket holder with the FAI and was a founding member of the Laois branch of the Republic of Ireland Supporters club. As he prepares to head to Prague this week for the World Cup qualifier against Czechia, he joins us to chat about his various experiences over the years, including trips to Euro 2012 and 2016 in Poland and France and trips to the likes of Bulgaria, Armenia, Malta, Italy and, of course, Hungary for that famous win last November.