They have been named locally as 50-year-old Desmond Byrne, a married father of two, and his 62-year-old sister Muriel Eriksson. Gardaí (Irish police) were alerted at 18:00 local time after the ...
Desmond Byrne explains how he made the replica chalice ... while the new cup will be handed over to the next All-Ireland champions. An RTÉ News report broadcast on 18 August 1988.