Gay Byrne, TV star who 'challenged Irish society', di aged 85 | Ireland | The Guardian

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• GAY BYRNE, TV STAR WHO 'CHALLENGED IRISH SOCIETY', DI AGED 85
• 48 FACTS ABOUT GAY BYRNE
• RTE'S GAY BYRNE'S LEGACY LIV ON HIS GRANDCHILDREN AS THEY KEEP HIM ALIVE TWO YEARS AFTER HIS ATHTHE FORMER LATE LATE SHOW PRENTER WAS NSIRED A NATNAL TREASURE AND TOUCHED THE LIV OF MANY DURG HIS 85 YEAR LIFE, RECEIVG MANY AWARDS AND ACLAS THAT SHOWED HE WAS ADORED ALL OVER IRELANDRSVPBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYERI CARTER09:54, 4 NOV 2021UPDATED12:21, 4 NOV 2021BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWGET THE LATT SHOWBIZ NEWS AND GOSSIP EVERY DAY BY SIGNG UP TO OUR FREE 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 THE LATT SHOWBIZ NEWS AND GOSSIP EVERY DAY BY SIGNG UP TO OUR FREE 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 WAS A LOYAL, IF QUTNG CATHOLIC ALL HIS LIFE
• GAY BYRNE OBUARY
• GAY BYRNE FACTS FOR KIDS
• GAY BYRNE: ‘I AM NO DIFFERENT TO HUNDREDS OF THOANDS OF PEOPLE WHO LOST MONEY’
• GAY BYRNE
• GAY BYRNE'S FT MOMENTS ON THE LATE LATE SHOW

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

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. ”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.

48 FACTS ABOUT GAY BYRNE

“Gay brought two unique gifts. Most importantly Gay was a listener.

Gabriel Mary "Gay" Byrne was an Irish prenter and host of rad and televisn. Gay Byrne's time workg Bra wh Granada Televisn saw him bee the first person to troduce The Beatl on-screen, and Byrne was later the first to troduce Boyzone on screen 1993. Gay Byrne was approached to n the 2011 Irish printial electn but cled to n, spe toppg early opn polls.

Gay Byrne was the son of Edward Gay Byrne, who joed the Irish Volunteers 1912. In 1913, Edward Gay Byrne enlisted as a profsnal trooper wh the Brish Army's 19th Hsars valry regiment, given a background as a horseman om his father's employment by the Earl of Meath as a achman County Wicklow.

RTE'S GAY BYRNE'S LEGACY LIV ON HIS GRANDCHILDREN AS THEY KEEP HIM ALIVE TWO YEARS AFTER HIS ATHTHE FORMER LATE LATE SHOW PRENTER WAS NSIRED A NATNAL TREASURE AND TOUCHED THE LIV OF MANY DURG HIS 85 YEAR LIFE, RECEIVG MANY AWARDS AND ACLAS THAT SHOWED HE WAS ADORED ALL OVER IRELANDRSVPBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYERI CARTER09:54, 4 NOV 2021UPDATED12:21, 4 NOV 2021BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWGET THE LATT SHOWBIZ NEWS AND GOSSIP EVERY DAY BY SIGNG UP TO OUR FREE 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 THE LATT SHOWBIZ NEWS AND GOSSIP EVERY DAY BY SIGNG UP TO OUR FREE 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 was discharged om the Brish Army at the war's end 1919.

GAY BYRNE WAS A LOYAL, IF QUTNG CATHOLIC ALL HIS LIFE

Gay Byrne later took part the Irish War of Inpennce.

Gay Byrne's siblgs were Ray, Al, Ernt and Mary; all but Mary preceased him.

GAY BYRNE OBUARY

Gay Byrne was born on 5 Augt 1934 and grew up The Liberti Dubl. Gay Byrne first lived wh his fay at 17 Rialto Street, Rialto, Dubl, before his parents moved to 124 South Circular Road, Dubl, 1944.

GAY BYRNE FACTS FOR KIDS

Gay Byrne attend Rialto Natnal School and a number of other schools for short perds.

In December 2009, Gay Byrne returned to his old primary school on Synge Street to lnch an onle children's book club, and read an extract om Mara Conlon-McKenna's storybook In Deep Dark Wood. When he was young, Gay Byrne was spired by the broadster Eamonn Andrews, who had a succsful reer on Brish televisn, and "wanted to be what he was".

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

Gay Byrne worked wh Granada Televisn and the BBC England.

GAY BYRNE

At Granada, Gay Byrne beme the first person to troduce the Beatl on televisn when they ma their small-screen but on lol news programme People and Plac.

Gay Byrne fally worked exclively for the new Irish service after 1969.

GAY BYRNE'S FT MOMENTS ON THE LATE LATE SHOW

Gay Byrne troduced many popular programm, wh his most popular and succsful programme beg The Late Late Show.

Sunday wh Gay Byrne attracted 55, 000 listeners through "word of mouth": no advertisg and no mentn the RTE Gui. Gay Byrne once mented on the empts of RTE at this time of the week:. Gay Byrne was noted for wearg a "Bg Crosby sweater" when prentg The Late Late Toy Show.