What is Bill O'Herlihy?
'''Bill O'Herlihy''' (26 September 1938 &ndash; 25 May 2015) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[television]] [[broadcaster]] and [[public relations]] executive. His career began in 1965. He worked for [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]] (RTÉ), and was best known for his work on [[RTÉ Sport]]. He presented for 10 [[FIFA World Cup]]s and 10 [[Summer Olympic Games]] before retiring in 2014. He also appeared in [[current affairs]] programs ''[[Newsbeat (Irish TV series)|Newsbeat]]'' and ''[[7 Days (Irish TV series)|7 Days]]''. O'Herlihy was born in [[Glasheen]], [[Cork (city)|Cork]]. He was married to Hilary and had two daughters, Jill and Sally. He had an operation in 2007 because of a [[colon cancer]] tumour. O'Herlihy died on 25 May 2015 in [[Dublin]], aged 76.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/former-rt%C3%A9-presenter-bill-o-herlihy-dies-aged-76-1.2225182|title=Former RTÉ presenter Bill O’Herlihy dies aged 76|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=25 May 2015|access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:O'Herlihy, Bill}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Association football broadcasters]] [[Category:Irish television presenters]] [[Category:Olympic Games broadcasters]] [[Category:People from Cork (city)]]