Ireland's bt loved and one of s most succsful broadsters, Gay Byrne, has left jt over €1.1m his will.
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- WT DONEGAL TD REMEMBERS GAY BYRNE AS ‘ONE OF OUR OWN’
- BROLLY REVEALS HIS ‘BRIEF’ ENUNTER WH GAY BYRNE ON DONEGAL BEACH!
- GREAT DONEGAL AMBASSADOR GAY BYRNE PASS AWAY
- GAY BYRNE ON DONEGAL: I REFED TO BUY HOLIDAY HOME DONEGAL FIVE TIM BEFORE FALLY GIVG
- GAY BYRNE LEAV €1.1M WILL MA 12 DAYS BEFORE HE DIED
WT DONEGAL TD REMEMBERS GAY BYRNE AS ‘ONE OF OUR OWN’
BROADCASTER Gay Byrne has revealed how he refed to buy a holiday home Donegal five tim before “fally givg ”. * gay byrne donegal *
Gay Byrne is beg remembered as the voice of RTÉ our lifetime, a pneer and a man of exceptnal talent today followg the sad news of his ath at the age of 85. Gay and his wife Kathleen bought a holiday home outsi Dungloe 40 years ago and enjoyed their summers the north wt. Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has exprsed his ep personal sadns on the ath of Gay Byrne today.
In the tribute, Deputy Gallagher hailed Gay as “the pneer of Irish broadstg phg the boundari out, breakg new ground and chartg new urs on otherwise uncharted terrory – some lled ntroversial but to Gay was jt breakg new ground and natural journalism.
Depury Gallagher also celebrated Gay’s nnectns to the unty: “A equent visor to Donegal, where he ma his send home Tubberkeen jt outsi my native hometown of Dungloe, overlookg Dungloe Bay. Gay drew great solace om the peace and quiet of wt Donegal where he was left to his own vic, and he me and went as one of our own. Deputy Gallagher ntued: “The passg of Gay is the end of an era of great Irish broadsters, a reer that spanned 60 years or more, a reer that was an active agent of change and challenge to Irish societal views.
BROLLY REVEALS HIS ‘BRIEF’ ENUNTER WH GAY BYRNE ON DONEGAL BEACH!
“Gay Byrne’s place broadstg history is guaranteed for eterny bee he was the origal of our time and the pneer that ed the medium of broadstg to change for the better a untry’s very social fabric and unrstandg of morn life. “Gay was a te champn of public service and his duty to the people of Ireland will be unequalled by any other, he voted his life to public service broadstg, his listenership or viewers were his lifetime iends and they turn viewed him as Uncle Gaybo. Joe Brolly has shared the story of an unexpected n- he once had wh the late Gay Byrne on a Co Donegal beach.
The pund was gog for a swim on his own one morng when he unexpectedly ran to Gay. Comg out of the water 20 mut later, he heard Gay’s ‘unmistakable voice’ sayg: “Young Joseph. Gay Byrne had been out for his morng walk on the beach when he happened across Joe Brolly emergg om his dip the sea.
The GAA pund scribed how Gay joked to him: ‘I see you are makg trouble aga.
GREAT DONEGAL AMBASSADOR GAY BYRNE PASS AWAY
One of Donegal’s greatt ambassadors, veteran RTÉ broadster Gay Byrne, has passed away this afternoon after a long battle wh illns. In a statement released his fay said: “It is wh sadns that Kathleen, Crona and Suzy wish to announce that their beloved Gay has died peacefully at home today. “We wish to thank everybody for their love and support durg Gay’s illns.
Gay also prented a long nng rad show on RTÉ Rad 1, first known as the ‘Gay Byrne Hour’ and then the ‘Gay Byrne Show’. The show had a close relatnship wh s listeners who were enuraged to wre and then phone Gay to ment on the issu of the day and wh their own stori. A native Dubler, Gay grew up Dubl 8.
GAY BYRNE ON DONEGAL: I REFED TO BUY HOLIDAY HOME DONEGAL FIVE TIM BEFORE FALLY GIVG
Gay has always spoken of the iendls of the people and how peaceful is. Gay is survived by his wife Kathleen, their dghters Crona and Suzy and their fai.
GAY BYRNE LEAV €1.1M WILL MA 12 DAYS BEFORE HE DIED
BROADCASTER Gay Byrne has revealed how he refed to buy a holiday home Donegal five tim before “fally givg ”. DEVOTED: Gay Byrne and wife Kathleen. Photo: David ConachyIreland's bt loved and one of s most succsful broadsters, Gay Byrne, has left jt over €1.