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.
Contents:
- 48 FACTS ABOUT GAY BYRNE
- GAY BYRNE
- GAY BYRNE, TV STAR WHO 'CHALLENGED IRISH SOCIETY', DI AGED 85
- GAY BYRNE'S FT MOMENTS ON THE LATE LATE SHOW
- GAY BYRNE WAS A LOYAL, IF QUTNG CATHOLIC ALL HIS LIFE
- GAY BYRNE
- GAY BYRNE FACTS FOR KIDS
- GAY BYRNE: ‘I AM NO DIFFERENT TO HUNDREDS OF THOANDS OF PEOPLE WHO LOST MONEY’
- GAY BYRNE
- GAY BYRNE OBUARY
48 FACTS ABOUT GAY BYRNE
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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.
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Gay Byrne facts. Gabriel Mary "Gay" Byrne (5 Augt 1934 – 4 November 2019), affectnately known as Uncle Gay, Gaybo or Uncle Gaybo,[1] was a veteran Irish prenter of rad and televisn for several s. His most known role was first host of The Late Late Show over a 37-year perd spanng 1962 until 1999. * gay byrne facts *
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. Gay Byrne was discharged om the Brish Army at the war's end 1919.
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 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, TV STAR WHO 'CHALLENGED IRISH SOCIETY', DI AGED 85
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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.
GAY BYRNE'S FT MOMENTS ON THE LATE LATE SHOW
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 worked wh Granada Televisn and the BBC England.
GAY BYRNE WAS A LOYAL, IF QUTNG CATHOLIC ALL HIS LIFE
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 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. On 21 May 1999, Gay Byrne prented his last edn of The Late Late Show.
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Gay Byrne was prented wh a Harley-Davidson motorcycle by Bono and Larry Mullen, Jr.
GAY BYRNE FACTS FOR KIDS
Gay Byrne returned to The Late Late Show as a gut twice durg Tubridy's first season as prenter, the latter appearance on the day of Gerry Ryan's ath. Gay Byrne pered the fals of the Castlebar Song Contt 1966 and 1967.
GAY BYRNE: ‘I AM NO DIFFERENT TO HUNDREDS OF THOANDS OF PEOPLE WHO LOST MONEY’
Gay Byrne prented the Rose of Tralee ftival for 17 years until 1994. Between 1989 and 2001, Gay Byrne hosted the RTE People Need Telethon several tim.
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Gay Byrne hosted The Gay Byrne Mic Show and Make 'Em Lgh, a seri about edy Ireland, Gaybo's Gmpy Men and Class Rnn.
GAY BYRNE OBUARY
Gay Byrne lnched Joe Duffy's tobgraphy Jt Joe Harry's Bar October 2011. In March 2006, Gay Byrne was appoted as the chairman of the Irish Road Safety Authory, a public body given the task of improvg road safety the Republic of Ireland. The media advised Gay Byrne, who had enjoyed an avuncular relatnship wh the public as a performer over many s, agast such a move.
On 13 Augt 2011, Gay Byrne announced that he would not be a ndidate for the Princy. Gay Byrne performed a one-man show ont of a sold-out dience at the Gate Theatre on 18 September 2011.
Gay Byrne was married to Kathleen Watks, formerly a well-known harpist.