RIP Gay Byrne

You can roll it there Colette

Ah poor aul Uncle Gaybo. That's a terrible shame.

Aw no. RIP!

RIP Gaybo..

Clareman wrote: »

After I think, you can tell someone's age by their goto roll it.

RIP

I’m 54

RIP Gaybo


Here he is, meeting a long-forgotten beat combo from Liverpool.

Sad news. Remember much merriment in school when he discussed pogs on one of the toy show years and kept pronouncing them 'pogues'.

Him and Dermot Morgan both gone now:

It surely is a sign I am getting old. Earlier this year my own Mother passed away and now to day I hear Gaybo has died. Like many of her generation she followed him faithfully on the Radio and TV.She often remarked that the late Late was useless after he left it. He was her companion in the morning as she did her house work and later when she retired and her family had moved on. My own earliest memory as a child is going to my Grandmothers with my Dad to watch the Late Late Show as we had no telly. Even though I was quite young I was facinated at the debates that took place I remember Ulick O Connor Dr Paddy Leahy and MIne Bean Ni Cribhin arguing fighting over the issues of the day. He was a focal point as Ireland changed during the 60's,70's and 80's .He helped broaden our minds and was never afraid to challenge the norms of the time. As I grew up I listened faithfully to him each morning and of course the Late Late Shown became a central part of my weekend. We live in a different Ireland to day I think Gay played his part in no small way in the Country we live in to day with all its good and bad.

Effects wrote: »

Ah no, when did Dermot Morgan go? Granted I hadn't seem him in anything since Fr. Ted, but just figured he became a bit of a recluse or something.

Seriously he died over 20 years ago

RIP Gay

I am not "exira' and delira'" to hear this news

Like others, my own mum did her housework to the background chat of Uncle Gaybo on the radio in the mornings, then settled down to the Late Late every Friday night