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Eamon Dunphy startled after light explodes in RTE studio

Published 07:27 18 Jun 2018 BST

Jack O'Toole
Eamon Dunphy startled after light explodes in RTE studio

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RTE World Cup pundit Eamon Dunphy thought he was having a 'JR moment' when a light exploded in the RTE studios following the post-match analysis of the draw between Brazil and Switzerland.

Host Darragh Moloney was discussing a potential penalty incident with Dunphy when a light in the background of the studio blew which caused a quick jump from the former Ireland international. Quick to react, Dunphy said that he thought he was having a 'JR moment' making reference to the shooting of fictional character  J.R. Ewing in the American prime time television soap opera Dallas. https://twitter.com/RTEsoccer/status/1008445493309915136 It was an eventful day for Dunphy who also drew the ire of the increasingly Irish conscious official As Roma English Twitter account. Dunphy said that Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker could be in line for a move to Europe just a matter of weeks after RTE covered the Champions League semi-final between Becker's Roma and eventual finalists Liverpool. https://twitter.com/ASRomaEN/status/1008411338606104576 It was a regrettable faux pas for Dunphy but that's show business as he so often likes to highlight.

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