A master broadster whose work challenged Irish society: Gay Byrne (1934-2019)

Contents:

• GAY BYRNE FUNERAL: REP AS RTE LEGEND IS LAID TO RT DUBL
• GAY BYRNE, TV STAR WHO 'CHALLENGED IRISH SOCIETY', DI AGED 85
• GAY BYRNE HAS DIED AT AGE 85
• GAY BYRNE RIP – A LEGEND HIS OWN LIFETIME
• RIP GAY BYRNE
• GAY BYRNE RIP
• YOUR MEMORI OF GAY BYRNE: ‘I FEEL LIKE PART OF MY CHILDHOOD HAS DIED’
• GAY BYRNE OBUARY: THE LEADG IRISH BROADSTER OF HIS ERA
• GAY BYRNE: ‘I AM NO DIFFERENT TO HUNDREDS OF THOANDS OF PEOPLE WHO LOST MONEY’
• LEGENDARY BROADSTER GAY BYRNE DI AGED 85
• GAY BYRNE OBUARY
• VETERAN RTÉ BROADSTER GAY BYRNE DI AGED 85

GAY BYRNE FUNERAL: REP AS RTE LEGEND IS LAID TO RT DUBL

Vio LoadgVio UnavailableBroadstg legend Gay Byrne will be laid to rt his native Dubl today followg his ath earlier this week.

Key Events14:02Mourners appld as Gay Byrne's ff leav the Pro Cathedral Dubl13:59KEY EVENTGay Byrne's ff leav the Pro Cathedral Dubl13:30Gay had jt two 'dyg wish', dghter Suzy revealsGay Byrne’s dghter Suzy has revealed her father had accepted his ath, and had only two wish before he add: “Dad had no fear of ath.

GAY BYRNE, TV STAR WHO 'CHALLENGED IRISH SOCIETY', DI AGED 85

”13:24Book of ndolenc passed to mourners the crowds outsi the funeral13:04“Gay certaly knew all about payg attentn. ”13:04“Gay began each of the terviews his ‘Meang of Life’ seri wh this lany of qutns, and then he listened attentively as his terviewe strove to articulate what life meant to them. When you’re 60 that’s when you start beg aware of ath and that you are the fal n-”’ 12:58Gaybo's grandchildren are now readg Prayers Of The Fahful12:56Fr Leonard Moloney addrs the ngregatn“For as long as most of n remember Gay was a remarkable prence Irish life a nsummate broadster and a verable choirmaster of the natnal nversatn.

”12:53Gay Byrne's dghter said he had no fear of ath but two fal wish - to be his beloved Howth and not to Byrne’s dghter said he had no fear of ath but two fal wish - to be his beloved Howth and not to suffer. Today our farewell is one of thanks' says Gay Byrne's dghter Suzy, and she quot poet Brendan Kennelly — RTÉ News (@rtenews) November 8, 2019 12:23Suzy receiv a thunro round of applse om the ngregatn12:21Suzy is thankg all those who supported and helped her father durg his long battle wh ncerGay Byrne wh wife Kathleen Watks and their two dghters, Crona, left and Suzy, right, at their home Howth, Dubl the 1970s (Image: Charlie Colls/Colls)12:19Suzy Byrne is now addrsg the ngregatn12:11Gay's remas are beg rried to the church12:08Print Michael D Higgs is shakg hands and offerg his ndolenc to Gaybo's wife Kathleen and two dghters Crona and Suzy12:05KEY EVENTGay Byrne's remas has arrived at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral on Marlborough Street, Dubl11:39Print Michael D Higgs arriv at funeral of Gay Byrne11:37Gay Byrne funeral mass booklet (Image: Pat Flanagan) (Image: Pat Flanagan) (Image: Pat Flanagan)11:23Ryan Tubridy arriv and greets mournersCurrent Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy spent time shakg hands of mourners and thankg them for g to see off legendary broadster Gay Byrne. 11:19Mourners gather outsi the Cathedral DublAlice Dunne and her dghter Mairead Dunne Fosk om Killter, Dubl were among the hundreds who qued up outsi the Pro Cathedral to pay the rpects to Gay.

GAY BYRNE HAS DIED AT AGE 85

”Alice Dunne and her dghter Mairead Dunne Fosk om Killter, Dubl were among the hundreds who qued up outsi the Pro Cathedral to pay the rpects to Gay.

(Image: Pat Flanagan)11:17People beg to make their way to the St Mary's Pro Cathedral to pay their rpects at the funeral of Gay Byrne. It was said there was no sex Ireland until the The Late Late Show, and for that a natn owed thanks to Gay Byrne. Generatns grew up watchg the host of RTÉ’s long-nng chatshow blend light entertament wh current affairs and taboo-shatterg moments, a cultural renzvo that domated Friday night viewg and praged a new Gay Byrne era officially end on Monday when he died at home Dubl, surround by fay, aged 85.

GAY BYRNE RIP – A LEGEND HIS OWN LIFETIME

”Ireland had braced for the ath of Uncle Gaybo, as many lled him, sce he revealed he had prostate ncer hosted The Late Late Show om 1962 to 1999, one of the world’s longt chatshow ns, as well as a rad show and other gigs such as the Rose of Byrne 1962.

RIP GAY BYRNE

BROADCASTER GAY BYRNE, the host of RTÉ’s The Late Late Show for almost four s and one of the untry’s bt-known broadsters, has died aged 85.

Alongsi the Late Late, the veteran broadster also prented the weekday Gay Byrne Show on RTÉ rad for almost three s. In a statement, 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 RIP

“A man of great charisma, Gay Byrne was someone who exud warmth and prence, who was posssed of effortls w, charm and who had a flair for broadstg. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said Gay Byrne was a “much-loved figure who changed Ireland for the better so many ways”. For generatns of Irish people he was Uncle Gaybo, a wele prence every home, someone who led change bee he listened and he red.

YOUR MEMORI OF GAY BYRNE: ‘I FEEL LIKE PART OF MY CHILDHOOD HAS DIED’

Gay Byrne was the most fluential broadster the history of the State, a much-loved figure who changed Ireland for the better so many ways. RTÉ Director General Dee Forb said a statement: “We are all greatly sadned by the passg of Gay Byrne who has been a hoehold name this untry for so many years.

Gay was an exceptnal broadster whose unique and ground-breakg style ntributed so much to the velopment of rad and televisn this untry.

Gay’s journalistic legacy is as lossal as the man himself – he not only fed generatns, but he ftly arbrated the growth and velopment of a natn. Ryan Tubridy, the current host of the Late Late, said the RTÉ statement that he had heard the news of Gay’s ath wh enormo and profound sadns.

GAY BYRNE OBUARY: THE LEADG IRISH BROADSTER OF HIS ERA

Livele prenter Joe Duffy, a protégé of Byrne, add: “More so than any one dividual, Gay Byrne reprented morn Ireland and through his daily broadstg on rad and televisn he propelled this untry and s people forward. Livele prenter Joe Duffy, a protégé of Byrne, meanwhile, said "Gay Byrne reprented morn Ireland" more than any one person.

Culture Mister Josepha Madigan said the impact that Gay Byrne had on Irish society was “phenomenal” and “Ireland is a better place thanks to him”.

“Gay has left an enormo and very proud legacy to his fay wh whom I exprs my ept ndolenc on his ath, ” she said a statement. Through those eight and a half s on this earth, Byrne, Uncle Gaybo or whatever you lled him at home, beme the quasi father of the natn.

GAY BYRNE: ‘I AM NO DIFFERENT TO HUNDREDS OF THOANDS OF PEOPLE WHO LOST MONEY’

But through those nearly four s, Gaybo had guid the show, and sentially the natn, through s formative years and to adulthood. Speakg to, she said: “I thk all the greatt dramas were staged on the Late Late Show and the Gay Byrne Show, he was like a very sort of like a nvivial rgmaster.

I remember beg told by an RTÉ producer that Gay was worth £8 ln a year ad revenue to RTÉ, and that was s ago so you n multiply that a few tim today’s money. But they also took notice of the fact that Gay was terrible at negotiatg new ntracts wh management, much to the annoyance of his lleagu who themselv were lookg for rais and uldn’t dare ask for more than what Byrne was on. They were all sayg ‘Gay, for God’s sake go get a proper ntract’ and he’d turn around and say ‘ah you wouldn’t know wh management – ah they n turn around and say you’re gone’ so there was that secury wh him as well.

LEGENDARY BROADSTER GAY BYRNE DI AGED 85

In a statement, 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. "A man of great charisma, Gay Byrne was someone who exud warmth and prence, who was posssed of effortls w, charm and who had a flair for broadstg. "Gay’s journalistic legacy is as lossal as the man himself – he not only fed generatns, but he ftly arbrated the growth and velopment of a natn.

After leavg The Late Late Show Gay Byrne prented several different shows on TV and rad cludg Who Wants to Be a Millnaire?

"A broadster of urage, vison and boundls energy Gay Byrne helped shape morn Ireland and ed his talents to help create a more rg, passnate and clive society. "He was often furiatg, annoyg and provotive but Gay was never dull and his reer he brought light, lghter and humany to televisn and rad bat. '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 |.

GAY BYRNE OBUARY

A broadster on RTE, our natnal TV and Rad, Gay’s prentg fluenced the shape and speed of Irish social, polil and relig change a untry that was firmly trapped the power of an outdated church and an unf for purpose social orr. Gay Byrne was himself an unknown, he kept his own opns private and acted as vils advote and nfidante as the suatn prented self.

If you’re not yet 40 or not faiar wh Gaybo bee you haven’t lived here, @PantiBliss explaed how big an fluence he had on Ireland this tweet.

Gay Byrne, revered Irish talk-show host who built a close rapport wh his dience and ftly handled ntent issu – obuary. Gay Byrne, who has died aged 85, was Ireland’s foremost broadster for more than three s; although primarily an entertaer, he brought bat on abortn, Aids, ntraceptn, ath, divorce and suici to the natn’s hom. Byrne, or “Gaybo”, was fact a mted Catholic who found himself at the centre of a natnal bate that challenged the tocratic thory of Church and State.

VETERAN RTÉ BROADSTER GAY BYRNE DI AGED 85

On RTE Rad 1 The Gay Byrne Hour (later Show) first went on air, five days a week, 1972 and was an immediate succs. Gay Byrne, who published an tobgraphy, The Time of My Life, 1989, prented many other televisn shows, among them The Rose of Tralee and The Hoewife of the Year.

– Avril Ingram LondonBack the 1980s my late father wrote to Gay Byrne about the trials and tribulatns of tryg to n a small engeerg and nstctn bs. He tly was a pneer; as a man he ma empathy the normal rponse my lifeGay Byrne, then 43, pere of The Late Late show sce 1962, photographed 1979 at RTÉ.