 He only covered three TV Grand Nationals (1967, 1968 and 1969), afterwards he would continue to cover the race for BBC Radio until 1981.In addition to horseracing O'Hehir also covered showjumping, including the Dublin Horse Show at the RDS in Ballsbridge.In 1961 Ireland's first national television station, Telefís Éireann, was founded and O'Hehir was appointed head of sports programmes.