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Contents:
- IN PICS: GAY BYRNE’S FAL LATE LATE SHOW AFTER 37 YEARS AS HOST
- GAY BYRNE'S FT MOMENTS ON THE LATE LATE SHOW
- HOW GAY BYRNE MA THE LATE LATE TOY SHOW AN 'ACCINTAL H'
- BEHD THE SCEN OF GAY BYRNE’S LATE LATE SHOW
- GAY BYRNE
- GAY BYRNE - THE LATE LATE SHOW
- WHO WAS GAY BYRNE? LATE LATE SHOW HOST AND RTE NEWS BROADSTER
- GAY BYRNE'S LAST LATE LATE SHOW
IN PICS: GAY BYRNE’S FAL LATE LATE SHOW AFTER 37 YEARS AS HOST
Gay Byrne prented his fal Late Late Show on May 21, 1999, after almost 37 years at the helm of the inic show. * gay byrne last late late show *
As Ryan Tubridy prepar for his swan song as Late Late Show host, is takg a look back at Gay Byrne’s fal show as host. Gay Byrne prented the show for almost 37 years.
Gay Byrne prents his fal Late Late Show after almost 37 years as host. On May 21, 1999, Gay hosted his fal show. Gay Byrne was joed by Print Mary McAlee.
Gay Byrne’s fal Late Late Show saw him joed by the lik of Christie Moore, Mary McAlee, Mike Murphy, Val Doonin and many more. However, the show will be famoly remembered for the gift which was given to Gaybo by U2 members Larry Mullen and Bono. Bono and Larry Mullen prented Gay Byrne wh a Harley Davidson.
GAY BYRNE'S FT MOMENTS ON THE LATE LATE SHOW
Followg his ath aged 85, we have round up some of Gay Byrne's ft moments on The Late Late Show om over the years. * gay byrne last late late show *
Much to Gay’s surprise, Bono and Larry prented the Harley Davidson to him as a gift. 'From U2 to you', Larry Mullen and Bono surprise Late Late Show host Gay Byrne wh a special gift.
Gay Byrne shar a lgh wh sger Val Doonin. Gay Byrne chats to Christy Moore after a performance. Gaybo talks to edian Billy Connolly via satelle om Ameri.
Gay Byrne alongsi his long-time special assistant Mra Connolly.
HOW GAY BYRNE MA THE LATE LATE TOY SHOW AN 'ACCINTAL H'
Gay Byrne prents his fal 'Late Late Show' after almost 37 years as the show's host. * gay byrne last late late show *
Bono and Larry Mullen prent Gay Byrne wh a Harley Davidson.
Gay Byrne signs off for the fal time as Late Late Show host.
Gay and his wife Kathleen relax after the show. Gay Byrne wh members of the media after his fal show.
BEHD THE SCEN OF GAY BYRNE’S LATE LATE SHOW
Gay Byrne was many thgs durg his long reer - father nfsor, voice of a natn, and master of rad and televisn - but perhaps his most unlikely role was as the man who helped dream up the natnal stutn that is The Late Late Toy Show * gay byrne last late late show *
Gaybo chats to his wife Kathleen alongsi Mike Murphy.
Gay Byrne wh his wife Kathleen, his dghter Crona and special assistant Mra Connolly at the end of the show. Gay Byrne prents his fal 'Late Late Show' after almost 37 years as the show's host. In this extract om Gay Byrne's fal 'Late Late Show' U2 members, Bono and Larry prent Gay wh a Harley Davidson.
Bono tells a story of llg out to Gay Byrne's hoe to try and get the young U2 on 'The Late Late Show'.
GAY BYRNE
Pat Kenny replaced Gay Byrne as prenter 1999 and remaed that posn for 10 years. The prenter is Gay Byrne. As a young man of 29, producg The Late Late Show wh Gay Byrne was one of those for me.
GAY BYRNE - THE LATE LATE SHOW
Public service televisn to Gay was televisn that would serve all the Monday, he and I would pore over the ratgs. Gay sat and typed a letter to the head of Channel 4, Michael Gra, askg him to rchle se might damage our numbers, such was his passn for ratgs. On Fridays before the show, Gay had a route.
Gay would then go for a nap one of the drsg rooms down by the stud. The Gay who went to the room was a gmpy, bad-tempered worried fellow, the Gay that me out 45 mut later was the epome of lm, rolve and steely prence.
WHO WAS GAY BYRNE? LATE LATE SHOW HOST AND RTE NEWS BROADSTER
I ed to thk that Gay had left his body so that he uld effectively be a vsel or a channel for the next few hours. And Gay did thatHe regard the talk show as an art form where each of the elements, om the wele to the goodnight, were like pearls on a necklace. They all knew about Gay – this legend who sisted on gog live for two hours every week, whout tocue or earpiece and get dience shar of 75 per cent regularly.
And Gay did that. Photograph: David Sleator Gay left The Late Late Show stage 1999. Although we no longer had our Friday nights, Gay ntued to be my loyal and loveable iend.
GAY BYRNE'S LAST LATE LATE SHOW
We had many walks, lunch and dners sce, where we gossiped, griped and talked boats, relign and whatever else was the flavour of the everythg Gay Byrne gave me, and so many others, his iendship was his most valuable gift. Sce 1999, every Christmas whout fail, Gay, his wife Kathleen and their dghters Crona and Sie would host the annual long, languid, love-filled lunch where about 20 of his broadstg lleagu would meet to nnect, remember and re-live.
Gay Byrne (1934-2019) a rad and televisn broadster was born Dubl and he joed Rad Éireann 1958. From 1973 to 1998, he prented 'The Gay Byrne Hour' on Rad 1. The show beme a fom where ntroversial topics such as the fluence of the Roman Catholic Church, ntraceptn, AIDS, unemployment, homosexualy, abortn, divorce, and other hherto taboo subjects were discsed openly Ireland, alongsi book reviews, celebry viss, and mic acts like The Boomtown Rats, U2, Séad O'Connor, Elkie Brooks, Boyzone, and Noel Gallagher.
Gabriel "Gay" Byrne beme the biggt name Irish broadstg, hostg RTE's The Late Late Show for more than 30 years.