Liam Brady has recalled the "nasty atmosphere" in the RTE studio following the infamous Saipan incident involving Roy Keane ahead of the 2002 World Cup.
The 67-year-old will step down from his role as an RTE pundit after the Republic of Ireland's clash with Gibraltar on Monday night.
Ahead of the match at the Aviva Stadium, Brady was shown a video of moments from his career as both a player and a pundit.
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When asked to pick one moment on the pitch that he cherished from his role as a pundit, Brady said: "I think the goal here by Jason McAteer against Netherlands when we won 1-0 and guaranteed us a playoff place.
"That for me was the best performance of an Irish team that I've seen. To split the Netherlands and Portugal was a fantastic achievement and the place went mad that day, completely crazy.
"That, as I said, guaranteed us a playoff which we duly won. Unfortunately it led to... and may I say that Roy Keane was immense that day. Absolutely immense, but we didn't have the team we expected to have when we went to Japan and Korea.
"It was terrible to see Roy Keane not there, but it did cause some real arguments in the studio. I felt that Mick McCarthy was in the right, Eamon felt that Roy Keane was in the right so it made for fireworks."
He added: "Eamon wouldn't speak to us. He wouldn't speak to John (Giles) or I because we took Mick McCarthy's side. It really was a nasty atmosphere in the studio and Bill (O'Herlihy) had to control it all. It wasn't an easy job."
When asked when they started talking again, Brady explained: "I think once the Champions League started the next season and the World Cup was forgotten about, we buried the hatchet."
