Wt Donegal TD remembers Gay Byrne as 'one of our own' - Donegal Daily

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• PLAQUE MEMORY OF THE LATE GAY BYRNE SAYS HE WAS LOVED BEYOND WORDS
• PADDY CLANCY: REMEMBERG MY FAVOURE MEMORI OF GAY BYRNE"GAYBO HAD AN UNNNY KNACK OF READG THE MD OF HIS TERVIEWE"IRISHMIRRORBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYPADDY CLANCY09:54, 11 NOV 2019BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWGET DAILY HEADL AND BREAKG NEWS ALERTS FOR FREE BY SIGNG UP TO OUR NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET DAILY HEADL AND BREAKG NEWS ALERTS FOR FREE BY SIGNG UP TO OUR NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• GAY BYRNE MEMORIAL PLAQUE
• BOOK OF NDOLENC TO OPEN DUNGLOE FOR GAY BYRNE
• WT DONEGAL TD REMEMBERS GAY BYRNE AS ‘ONE OF OUR OWN’
• DONEGAL SENDS BT WISH TO GAY BYRNE AS HE REVEALS DOCTORS THK HE MAY HAVE NCER
• GAY BYRNE ON DONEGAL: I REFED TO BUY HOLIDAY HOME DONEGAL FIVE TIM BEFORE FALLY GIVG
• DONEGAL REMEMBERS THE LATE GAY BYRNE
• TRIBUT POUR FOR THE LATE GAY BYRNE WHO SPENT MANY SUMMERS DUNGLOE
• BOOK OF NDOLENCE OPENS DUNGLOE FOR THE LATE GAY BYRNE
• GAYBO CELEBRAT HIS 70TH DONEGAL
• GAY BYRNE SUFFERS HEART ATTACK
• GAY BYRNE’S PERFECT FAY SUMMER: ‘WE HAVE SUCH FOND MEMORI OF GOG OUT THE BOAT WH DAD’

PLAQUE MEMORY OF THE LATE GAY BYRNE SAYS HE WAS LOVED BEYOND WORDS

A memorative plaque memory of the RTÉ broadstg legend Gay Byrne which was unveiled on Sunday Dungloe scrib how he was ‘loved beyond words’ and ‘one of their own. ’ Gay Byrne would often be seen drivg down the ma street the Ross town, buyg the paper the lol newsagent and leang agast a wall discsg weather or polics wh lols. There was huge sadns the Ross muny on hearg that Gay Byrne had passed away November, 2019.

The plaque reads: “Dedited to the memory of Gay Byrne, who touched so many and was loved beyond words our town of Dungloe.

Many tribut have been wrten followg Gaybo’s ath, but I wish to rerd here one ocsn when he wh unsttg generosy troduced a fan who was not his, but me.

PADDY CLANCY: REMEMBERG MY FAVOURE MEMORI OF GAY BYRNE"GAYBO HAD AN UNNNY KNACK OF READG THE MD OF HIS TERVIEWE"IRISHMIRRORBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYPADDY CLANCY09:54, 11 NOV 2019BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWGET DAILY HEADL AND BREAKG NEWS ALERTS FOR FREE BY SIGNG UP TO OUR NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET DAILY HEADL AND BREAKG NEWS ALERTS FOR FREE BY SIGNG UP TO OUR NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

When I was planng to move om Dubl to Donegal a kd of semi-retirement, Gay Byrne exprsed some surprise. As was his way wh a few words, I knew exactly what Gaybo meant.

GAY BYRNE MEMORIAL PLAQUE

Gay Byrne a picture posted on his ath notice on. ” Gaybo had an unnny knack of readg the md of his terviewe.

BOOK OF NDOLENC TO OPEN DUNGLOE FOR GAY BYRNE

Gaybo was que right, of urse! But, as Gaybo rightly predicted, I returned to Dubl ocsnally to do a part-time stt on Morng Ireland’s It Says In The Papers, and also got close to enough of the major events of the north-wt to ntue to earn a livg as a “kda semi-retired” journalist. One of those ocsns me a few years ago when Gay and Kathleen took a drive om their holiday home of 40 years at Tubberkeen, overlookg betiful Dungloe Bay.

WT DONEGAL TD REMEMBERS GAY BYRNE AS ‘ONE OF OUR OWN’

Dungloe, and much of Wt Donegal, was like a home to Gay.

Anyway, one day Gay and Kathleen, and a neighbour om Dungloe whose name I unfortunately fet, travelled to Killybegs to vis one of the first cise-le ships to sail to the port. Gaybo, as was his wont, didn’t jo the throng and was happy to stay on land and chat to me after I spotted him.

“Gay”, I rpond. ” Gaybo had explaed to his neighbour who I was and that I ed to do It Says The Papers.

DONEGAL SENDS BT WISH TO GAY BYRNE AS HE REVEALS DOCTORS THK HE MAY HAVE NCER

Rt peace, Gaybo! ’Gay Byrne would often be seen drivg down the ma street the Ross town, buyg the paper the lol newsagent and leang agast a wall discsg weather or polics wh was huge sadns the Ross muny on hearg that Gay Byrne had passed away November, manager of Ionad Teampall Chróe, Helena McClafferty, said was clear om the outset that somethg would to be done to memorate the broadster but the panmic stck and all discsn and anisatn had to be McClafferty said the broadstg legend was a huge part of the ftival: “He was very much the ftival père for years before Daniel’s time.

She also spoke about how he loved spendg time Dungloe, his send home, ” she plaque reads: “Dedited to the memory of Gay Byrne, who touched so many and was loved beyond words our town of Dungloe. A book of ndolence has opened for late broadster Gay Byrne at the Dungloe Ionad Teampall Chrne. Gay had a keen fondns for Co.

In a statement yterday (Mon), 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, surround by his fay.

GAY BYRNE ON DONEGAL: I REFED TO BUY HOLIDAY HOME DONEGAL FIVE TIM BEFORE FALLY GIVG

“We wish to thank everybody for their love and support durg Gay’s illns. 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.

DONEGAL REMEMBERS THE LATE GAY BYRNE

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.

TRIBUT POUR FOR THE LATE GAY BYRNE WHO SPENT MANY SUMMERS DUNGLOE

“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.

BOOK OF NDOLENCE OPENS DUNGLOE FOR THE LATE GAY BYRNE

“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. Legendary broadster Gay Byrne, who spent so much of his ee time Donegal, has revealed he may have been diagnosed wh ncer. Gay and his wife Kathleen Watks, have had a life-long love affair wh Donegal which has been well documented.

Gay and Kathleen would be spotted regularly out walkg and enjoyg the lol scenery and for many he was regard as 'one of the lols' such was his relatnship wh the area and the muny. Earlier today at the end of his Lyric FM programme, Gay told fellow prenter Evelyn Grant that doctors “thk they may have disvered a b of ncer the prostate and they’re aaid that may have moved up to the small of the back. As social media went to overdrive wh thoands mentg on the news and wishg him good health, we're que certa the people of Donegal are very keen to sendtheir bt wish to Gay tonight.

BROADCASTER Gay Byrne has revealed how he refed to buy a holiday home Donegal five tim before “fally givg ” and his wife Kathleen were at Glenveagh Castle today for the lnch of a new Donegal tourism App and uple have had a holiday home near Dungloe the wt of the unty for the past 40 Byrne revealed took five years for him to make up his md. ”Donegal County Council Chief Executive and Chairman of Donegal Tourism Seam Neely said Gaybo had bee one of the unty’s greatt said 20, 000 new brochur for the unty had been published and distributed worldwi via Tourism the brochure is also add: “The new app will serve to assist visors by providg a first class mobile iendly terface wh. The legendary broadster Gay Byrne who died yterday after a long illns, hosted The Late Late Show for 37 years and, beg a equent visor to Donegal, was nsired to be a loyal adopted Dungloe man.

GAYBO CELEBRAT HIS 70TH DONEGAL

Gay Byrne's love for Donegal, and particular Dungloe, has been relled followg the ath of the veteran RTÉ broadster. On Rad One, he prented the Gay Byrne Hour and the Gay Byrne had been ill for a perd of time, and his passg has evoked a sense of great sense of loss across the unty and natn. It is wh great sadns that we nfirm the passg of Gay Byrne.

GAY BYRNE SUFFERS HEART ATTACK

'For over six s, he was a towerg figure Irish broadstg' RTÉ Arts and Media Corrponnt @SeadCrowley on broadstg legend Gay Byrne, who has died at the age of 85 | — RTÉ News (@rtenews).

The former director general of RTÉ, Joe Mullholland said Gay Byrne leav a “huge legacy and a huge standard to reach broadstg.

"Gay was a fantastic walker and loved walkg Donegal.

GAY BYRNE’S PERFECT FAY SUMMER: ‘WE HAVE SUCH FOND MEMORI OF GOG OUT THE BOAT WH DAD’

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