A look back on the life of RTE legend Gay Byrne two years after his ath - Dubl Live

picture of gay byrne's house in howth

As the rtège rryg Gay Byrne on his fal journey crted the hill of Howth and scend to the village wh the sun at s back, several hundred people led the street and appld.

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ON GAY BYRNE'S FAL JOURNEY OM HIS BELOVED HOWTH, TOWN FALLS SILENT REMEMBERG ONE OF S OWN

As the rtege rryg Gay Byrne on his fal journey crted the hill of Howth and scend to the village wh the sun at s back, several hundred people led the street and appld as the hearse and four mourng rs passed the imposg Catholic Church and scend towards the harbour. * picture of gay byrne's house in howth *

The ff of broadster Gay Byrne is brought to St Ftan’s Cemetery after his funeral mass. Picture: Mark CondrenAs the rtege rryg Gay Byrne on his fal journey crted the hill of Howth and scend to the village wh the sun at s back, several hundred people led the street and appld as the hearse and four mourng rs passed the imposg Catholic Church and scend towards the harbour.

Photos: Mark Condren; Gerry Mooney; David Conachy and Col KeeganAs the rtège rryg Gay Byrne on his fal journey crted the hill of Howth and scend to the village wh the sun at s back, several hundred people led the street and appld. The hoe on the right is the former fay home of Gay Byrne and Kathleen Watks, and 's due to be replaced shortly wh another flat-roofed 5, 000-pl sq ft property. Apparently the builrs told Gay Byrne next door that the McDonalds mt be load bee the new bathroom had his and hers toilets.

It has been two years sce the ath of RTE legend Gay Byrne.

HOWTH WAS GAYBO'S REFUGE - HE ULD 'PE THE DIENCE'

At the age of 23, Gay met Kathleen Watks, whom he scribed as a “geo girl wh red hair who played the harp and sang”. 11/5/98 GAY BYRNE WITH HIS WIFE KATHLEEN WATKINS AND THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS, CRONA (LEFT) AND SUZY (RIGHT)AT THEIR HOME IN HOWTH IN THE 1970'S. Gaybo me om a most upbrgg.

Gay was known for verg taboo topics cludg ntraceptn, lbians and the historic 'Bishop and the Nightie'. The ntroversy didn’t stop there, as Gay refed to shake hands wh Gerry Adams on air back 1994. 11/5/99 GAY BYRNE AT RTE IN DUBLIN.

Gay relled: “In the middle of the sound check Pl McCartney me to me and said, ‘Would you like to be our agent? ” Gay also prented a long-nng rad show on RTE Rad One, The Gay Byrne Show. Over his long reer Gay prented The Rose of Tralee, The Calor Hoewife of the Year petn, as well as a range of special programm.

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Gaybo prented The Rose of Tralee for many years. In 1988, Gay was award an honorary doctorate letters om Try College Dubl, and the same year a poll named him most-loved public figure. 'Uncle Gaybo' prented his fal daily rad show 1998 and his fal episo of The Late Late Show the followg summer where he was prented wh a Harley-Davidson motorcycle by Bono and Larry Mullen Jr.

25/5/'99 PICTURED ON HIS NEW HARLEY DAVIDSON MACHINE, GAY BYRNE AND MAURA CONNOLLY RIDES OUT IN STYLE AT THE PHOTOCALL TO PROMOTE THE LARGEST LOTTO JACKPOT SO FAR IN 1999. He ntued hostg wh The Gay Byrne Mic Show, a stud-based show aired on Saturday nights as a summer filler July and Augt the pany of the RTE Concert Orchtra back 2000. Gay Byrne and Brendan O'Carroll.

In March 2006, the Irish Road Safety Authory appoted Gay as their chairman and a year later he received a Lifetime Achievement Award om Irish Film and Televisn Network. 11/5/'99 EARLY PHOTO OF GAY BYRNE AT THE RTE STUDIO IN DUBLIN. Gay performed a one-man show ont of a sold-out dience at The Gate Theatre as part of a benef night to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* PICTURE OF GAY BYRNE'S HOUSE IN HOWTH

A look back on the life of RTE legend Gay Byrne two years after his ath - Dubl Live.

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