Mick McCarthy 1998-2000: War, last minute heartbreakers and the curse of TV3.

Part 2 of the McCarthy era sees the heartbreaking Euro 2000 campaign retold with even more off the field drama for big Mick. The complexities to fixtures due to the Kosovo War, death threats to Roy Keane and Denis Irwin and earthquake tremors in Turkey came amongst several late goals that denied Ireland a place in the European Championships.