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Gay Byrne RIP

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    #122
    DJIMI TRARORE
    Registered Users Posts: 3,559 ✭✭✭DJIMI TRARORE


    Rip to the man who put a condom on a banana, the Country was in uproar after it, church nearly exploded, simpler times. Mike Murphy as the French man winding him up will be long remembered


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    #123
    jimgoose
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    Ned Byrne (Gay's oul' fella) was a member of the Irish Volunteers, fought at Ypres and the Somme with the British 19th Hussars, and fought against the Brits in the War of Independence. So there would have been a good mix going on in that house. Gay sure did detest the Provos, though.


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    #124
    sligeach
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    Joe Duffy's tribute to Gay on Liveline was very nice.


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    #125
    Better Than Christ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,135 ✭✭✭Better Than Christ


    It's official now.

    https://twitter.com/DaftLimmy/status/1191381270170865668

    Very sad.


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    #126
    FrancieBrady
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    cameramonkey wrote: »
    You must not have watched the interview. Adams made mince meat of them and Gayo ended up looking foolish, as someone already commented Adams had the crowd on his side by the end. I think it showed on Gaybos part a lack of generosity and a failure to see the tide of violence was turning and that peace needed to be made with all sides. Gaybo wanted to continue to marginalise Republicans and keep them out of the political space where peace could be nurtured. I believe that some of Gabos family were British army and he was bitter about how they were treated when they returned to Dublin after their service, he could not keep that bitterness out of that show. It was a pity.

    A lunatic could ring up and threaten Gayo, I doubt the provos did. It was probably good for publicity for Gay.

    It's a funny but true thing. What you say is totally correct, but we here on the border anyhow, expected that of Dublin broadcasters and RTE back in the day.
    It was almost as if they were a part of the problem.


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    #127
    freshpopcorn
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    They'll be a special Late Late Show on Tomorrow night at 21:35.


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    #128
    WestWicklow1
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    RIP Gay...


    ...was it a vaz, vauze or vaze?


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    #129
    is_that_so
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    The Nal wrote: »
    Widowkiller did ok but embarrassed is a bit much.
    Don't feed the newly minted troll!


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    #130
    pgj2015
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    171170 wrote: »
    Pat Kenny replaced him on the LLS.




    it should have been gerry ryan but he didnt get the job because he was from the northside:pac:


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    #131
    Nerdlingr
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    As someone else said on here, he let people talk and didn't feel the need to inject every two seconds like we have most presenters nowadays!(looking at you tubbs!)
    The power the late show held over a 2 TV channel Ireland was something else.
    It was a rite of passage that on Friday nights in 80's Ireland 99% of families would sit down to watch "Uncle Gaybo" and whatever panel discussion/guest/entertainer he had in store. He was a huge part of thousands of people's childhood. An omnipresent character that was in the middle of, and gave a voice to, a changing Irish society. Sure he had his snotty moments and had a face like a slapped @rse on a few occasions, but cliche as it is to say it, we'll never see his like again.
    RIP.


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    #132
    fluke
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    With Gaybo now dead, it's a reminder of a part of my childhood (friday nights followed by Hill Street Blues, or Brian Reddin introducing movies).


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    #133
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
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    The Nal wrote: »
    The most cringing (and sad) piece of TV I've ever seen

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11881733

    I didn’t find that cringeworthy. I think he mostly handled it well after being initially flustered. I’ve seen a longer clip which is better.


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    #134
    topper75
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    Nerdlingr wrote: »
    As someone else said on here, he let people talk and didn't feel the need to inject every two seconds like we have most presenters nowadays!(looking at you tubbs!)
    ...
    It's hard not to resist the Tubridy contrast alright. Just as P.Flynn was about to launch into his now-famous crazy rant, Ryan would have drummed his palms on the table and interjected with the next question on his checklist.

    Byrne had eloquence and intelligence but his genius was knowing when to turn that eloquence on and off. He gave great service. Unique.


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    #135
    Invisibleman
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    pgj2015 wrote: »
    it should have been gerry ryan but he didnt get the job because he was from the northside:pac:

    and a raging cocaine addict


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    #136
    B.A._Baracus
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    Kimbot wrote: »
    source?

    Why do people say source?!
    Gay Byrne is quite the Irish Celeb. Opening up Google and you will find out it's true. In fact, the amount of time it took you to write that you would have found out.

    It's like you just wanted to be a jerk and really say "i don't believe you.. prove it to me" - google the bloody thing!


    RIP.


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    #137
    Edgware
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    jimgoose wrote: »
    Ned Byrne (Gay's oul' fella) was a member of the Irish Volunteers, fought at Ypres and the Somme with the British 19th Hussars, and fought against the Brits in the War of Independence. So there would have been a good mix going on in that house. Gay sure did detest the Provos, though.
    "Gay sure did detest the Provos, though"

    Could have somthing to do with them murdering innocent people across these islands.


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    #138
    TheValeyard
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    RIP Gaybo

    He was great on the radio and the toy show. Definitely a key personality of late 20th century Irish history.

    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



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    #139
    jimgoose
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    Edgware wrote: »
    "Gay sure did detest the Provos, though"

    Could have somthing to do with them murdering innocent people across these islands.

    It could have been Chief, yes. I'm just reporting, though. :D


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    #140
    PIORUN
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    Letwin_Larry wrote: »
    One of the greatest examples of giving a fella enough rope ever witnessed on live TV
    Tubridy or Darcy would have cut this tool off before he got going.


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    #141
    blueshade
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 428 ✭✭blueshade


    The Nal wrote: »
    The term "west Brit" too. Cringe.

    ''west Brit'', always know when someone uses that term that they are an absolute mouthbreathing muck savage.


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    #142
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
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    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    The incident in question was posted earlier:
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertain...ectid=11881733

    There was a panel of a nun and a celebrated poet.

    That doesn’t show the whole clip. The whole thing used to be YouTube.


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    #143
    donegal_man
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    A genuine legend of Irish broadcasting who helped to bring the country into the modern era, an exceptional on air personality.


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    #144
    BeerWolf
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    The heavens are crying.


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    #145
    Robert_Beach
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    RTE will be rubbing their hands. They can clog the airwaves with the following junk and continue to play up their narrative of them being indispensable and worth poor old people being put to jail for not funding them

    - A half hour of Mike Murphy telling us of the "hilarious" prank he played by getting in the way of the camera 4 decades ago.

    - One of the nobody Boyzone lads telling all about how great he was and they owe him everything.

    - Some FairCity nobodies singing a song in his honour.

    - Playing old interviews and the likes.

    All told, throw in the Father Ted Special and you have the entire RTE Christmas lineup sorted.


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    #146
    Edgware
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    Doctors room ghost wrote: »
    I’ll tell ye one thing.
    If gaybo was around the late late these days he wouldn’t be entertaining the idea of interviewing that fcukin idiot blindboy boatclub wearing a tracksuit,woolly hat and fcukin plastic bag on his head on live tv.
    Gaybo wouldn’t suffer that nonsense.
    That was a time when R.T.E. could attract real stars like David Niven, Parinson, Billy Connolly etc not z list illiterate "celebrities" from Holyoaks or Emmerdale.
    Byrne was a snob though who would still have his Communion money except Russell Murphy riped him off and some other chancers hit him a secnd time


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    #147
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,003 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Nerdlingr wrote: »
    As someone else said on here, he let people talk and didn't feel the need to inject every two seconds like we have most presenters nowadays!(looking at you tubbs!)
    The power the late show held over a 2 TV channel Ireland was something else.
    It was a rite of passage that on Friday nights in 80's Ireland 99% of families would sit down to watch "Uncle Gaybo" and whatever panel discussion/guest/entertainer he had in store. He was a huge part of thousands of people's childhood. An omnipresent character that was in the middle of, and gave a voice to, a changing Irish society. Sure he had his snotty moments and had a face like a slapped @rse on a few occasions, but cliche as it is to say it, we'll never see his like again.
    RIP.

    In fact, it goes further than that. The Late Late Show started with Gay back in 1962. It was definitely a rite of passage by the end of the 1960s when Ireland was a 1 TV Channel Land, as it was for the 1970s. Originally, the Late Late Show was on Saturday nights. It switched to Fridays during the '80s.
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    #148
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    I can’t remember the year, but at the greyhound derby final, Bertie Ahern was to present the trophy for the final and Gaybo for the consolation final. The reception Gaybo got was amazing. Kathleen was trying to get him back inside the stadium but he was in his element meeting and greeting. There was so much affection shown him that night.
    Rest In Peace


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    #149
    [Deleted User]
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    Did he ever get to sit a driving test?


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    #150
    partyguinness
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    blueshade wrote: »
    ''west Brit'', always know when someone uses that term that they are an absolute mouthbreathing muck savage.


    TBH it's an easy way to wind people up. It's an open goal and you are two yards out.


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    #151
    Robert_Beach
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    The funniest thing I ever saw of him was a clip from one of the Toy Shows. It's in the leadup to Star Wars returning (seriously young'uns, this was such a big deal. Liam Neeson appears on the Toy Show as a dropin guest and gets the audience so excited by mentioning hints of the movie. gaybo immediately cuts him off and asks about a rumoured version of Les Miserable! Yeah, know your audience.


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