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Byrne has featured on radio occasionally during his retirement; in 2006{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} he began presenting a weekly Sunday afternoon show entitled ''Sunday Serenade'' on [[RTÉ lyric fm]]. In 2010 he can be heard playing [[Jazz]] on Sunday afternoons on lyric fm.<ref name="The chameleon of Montrose"/> This show began after an encounter with Head of lyric fm [[Aodán Ó Dubhghaill]] at the [[National Concert Hall]].<ref name="The chameleon of Montrose"/> ''Sunday with Gay Byrne'' attracted 55,000 listeners through "word of mouth": no advertising and no mention in the ''[[RTÉ Guide]]''.<ref name="The chameleon of Montrose"/> Byrne once commented on the emptiness of RTÉ at this time of the week: {{cquote|As soon as [[Marian Finucane|Marion]] finishes at one [o' clock], there is a clear-out. There are a couple of fellas down the corridor doing sport, and that is about it. You have the place to yourself and it is wonderful".<ref name="The chameleon of Montrose"/>}}
Byrne has featured on radio occasionally during his retirement; in 2006{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} he began presenting a weekly Sunday afternoon show entitled ''Sunday Serenade'' on [[RTÉ lyric fm]]. In 2010 he can be heard playing [[Jazz]] on Sunday afternoons on lyric fm.<ref name="The chameleon of Montrose"/> This show began after an encounter with Head of lyric fm [[Aodán Ó Dubhghaill]] at the [[National Concert Hall]].<ref name="The chameleon of Montrose"/> ''Sunday with Gay Byrne'' attracted 55,000 listeners through "word of mouth": no advertising and no mention in the ''[[RTÉ Guide]]''.<ref name="The chameleon of Montrose"/> Byrne once commented on the emptiness of RTÉ at this time of the week: {{cquote|As soon as [[Marian Finucane|Marion]] finishes at one [o' clock], there is a clear-out. There are a couple of fellas down the corridor doing sport, and that is about it. You have the place to yourself and it is wonderful".<ref name="The chameleon of Montrose"/>}}


In August 2011, Byrne was approached<ref>[http://www.independent.ie/opinion/editorial/decision-time-gaybo-2846554.html Decision time, Gaybo]</ref> by the once dominant political party [[Fianna Fáil]] as a possible independent nominnee<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0805/president.html|title= Fianna Fáil not commenting on Gay Byrne|author= |date= 5 August 2011|work= [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]]|publisher= |accessdate=9 August 2011}}</ref> for the Irish presedential election of 2011. The media advised Byrne, who having enjoyed an avuncular relationship with the public as a performer over many decades, editorialised against such a move. An editorial in the [[Irish Independent]] said that <br> ''This isn't some sort of a reality TV show but a contest for the highest office in the land.''</br>
The [[Irish Times]] queried the distinction between Byrne as a performer versus Byrne as an individual.<br>''But who is it that the Irish people really love? Is it Gaybo or Gabriel Byrne? Given they don’t really know the man himself – a man who has retained his privacy throughout a lifetime of fame – the love is surely for the persona rather than the person.''</br> <ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2011/0812/1224302299557.html?via=mr Gaybo's crafted persona and the man named Byrne]</ref>


On 13 August 2011, Byrne announced that he would not be a candidate for the Presidency.<ref>[http://www.independent.ie/national-news/i-dont-want-to-be-president-gay-byrne-pulls-out-of-race-2847752.html


In August 2011, Byrne failed to confirm or deny rumours that he was being sought to run as the [[Fianna Fáil]] presidential candidate in the forthcoming [[Irish presidential election, 2011|presidential election]] <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0805/president.html|title= Fianna Fáil not commenting on Gay Byrne|author= |date= 5 August 2011|work= [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]]|publisher= |accessdate=9 August 2011}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 22:26, 17 September 2011

"Gaybo" redirects here. For other uses, see Gaybo (disambiguation).
For the Irish actor, see Gabriel Byrne.
Gay Byrne
Gay Byrne speaking into a microphone in 2008
Gay Byrne in 2008.
Born (1934-08-05) 5 August 1934 (age 90)[1]
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Other namesGaybo[2]
Uncle Gaybo[1]
EducationRialto National School,
Synge Street CBS,
Honorary doctorate in literature from Trinity College Dublin (1988)[1]
Occupation(s)Broadcaster of radio and television
Years active1958–present
EmployerRTÉ
Notable workThe Late Late Show,
The Gay Byrne Show,
The Meaning of Life, For One Nigght Only
Board member ofChairman of the Road Safety Authority (2006–)
SpouseKathleen Watkins (1964–present)
ChildrenSuzy, Crona[1]

Gabriel Mary "Gay" Byrne (born 5 August 1934; affectionately known as "Gaybo"[2] or "Uncle Gaybo"[1]) is a veteran Irish presenter of radio and television. His most notable role was first host of The Late Late Show over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999.[3] His time working in Britain with Granada Television saw him become the first person to introduce The Beatles on screen.

From 1973 until 1998, Byrne presented The Gay Byrne Hour—later The Gay Byrne Show when it expanded to two hours—on RTÉ Radio 1 each weekday morning. Since "retiring" from his long-running radio and television shows Byrne has presented several other shows, including Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Big Class Reunion, The Gay Byrne Music Show, Make 'Em Laugh, Gaybo's Grumpy Men and The Meaning of Life on RTÉ One and Sunday Serenade/Sunday with Gay Byrne on RTÉ lyric fm. In 2006 he was elected Chairman of Ireland's Road Safety Authority. Since retiring he has become the "Elder Lemon of Irish broadcasting".[4]

Byrne is credited with being a catalyst in the transformation of Irish society since the 1960s.[5] He has broken several Irish social taboos by discussing topics like contraception, homosexuality, and abortion and is considered "a catalyst for social change".[6] When Barry Galvin, then as Cork's state solicitor, appeared on The Late Late Show with Gay Byrne in 1992 to speak of the increasing problems Ireland was experiencing with the illegal drug trade, he was subsequently given the post of first ever head of the important Criminal Assets Bureau.[6] Byrne is, alongside Terry Wogan, one of Ireland's two most notable broadcasters,[7] but also described as "the most famous Irish broadcaster in history",[2] lauded by the media as "the man who changed Ireland".[6]

According to the Irish Examiner, Gay Byrne has "had more influence on changing life in this country than any of the political leaders", including Taoisigh W. T. Cosgrave, Éamon de Valera and John A. Costello as well as Ruairi O Bradaigh, John Charles McQuaid, the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland for over 30 years.[6] A 1998 poll found Byrne level with notorious former Taoiseach Charles Haughey as the most hated public figure in Ireland but Byrne was also named the most popular public figure in the same poll.[6] In 2010 The Irish Times said Byrne was "unquestionably the most influential radio and television man in the history of the Irish State".[1]

Background and early life

Byrne is the son of Edward Byrne. Edward Byrne joined the Irish volunteers in 1912[citation needed], and subsequently joined the 19th Hussars, Infantry Division, when World War I (1914–1918) broke out. He later fought during the Irish War of Independence. He fought throughout most of the War, including at O'Connell Street.[8] Shortly after the War, Edward Byrne was employed by Guinness' St. James's Gate Brewery where he worked for most of the rest of his life. He worked on the barges that operated on the river Liffey, transporting wooden casks from St. James's Gate Brewery to ships at the North Wall, Dublin.[9] Edward Byrne was the son of Alexander Byrne, a coachman to the Earl of Meath, who lived at a lodge on the Earl's estate near Kilruddery, County Wicklow.[8]

Byrne's father, Edward, married his mother, Annie Carroll (from Bray), at Belfast, in 1917, when briefly home on leave from the War. The two had met near Bray just before the War began. Gay Byrne is the youngest of six children from that marriage. However, one child, his brother Joseph, died as a one-week old infant. Listed in descending order (according to age), the other children are Edward, Al, Ernest, and Mary.

Byrne was born and grew up in Dublin. He was born 5 August 1934.[10][11] He first lived with his family at 17 Rialto Street, Rialto, Dublin, before his parents moved to 124 (later renumbered 512) South Circular Road, Dublin, in 1944.

Byrne attended Rialto National School (since closed) and a number of other schools for short periods. Subsequently, he was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers at Synge Street CBS.[12] He and two classmates bought a jazz record when Byrne was fourteen years old in January 1948, at a time when Radio Éireann refused to play it because of its "licentious" content.[1]

After attending Synge Street CBS he worked at the North Strand cinema.[citation needed] He subsequently became a clerk in an insurance company.[citation needed] He then worked as a sales representative.[citation needed] He also met foreign dignitaries at Dublin Airport and welcomed them to Ireland.[citation needed] In 2009, whilst celebrating the 250th anniversary of Guinness, he revealed that he had once tried unsuccessfully to earn a job in the brewery near his childhood home.[13]

Byrne's mother, Annie, died in late 1964.[14]

Career

Early career

Whilst young, Byrne was inspired by the broadcaster Eamonn Andrews, who had a successful career on British television, and "wanted to be what he was".[15] Andrews was friendly with Byrne's eldest brother.[2] In 1958 he moved over to broadcasting when he became a presenter on Radio Éireann. He also worked with Granada Television and the BBC in England. Whilst at Granada, Byrne became the first person to introduce The Beatles on television when they made their small screen debut on local news programme People and Places.[1]

In 1961, Telefís Éireann (later Radio Telefís Éireann and now Raidió Teilifís Éireann) was set up. He finally worked exclusively for the new Irish service after 1969. He introduced many popular programmes, with his most popular and successful programme being The Late Late Show.

Radio career

Main article: The Gay Byrne Show

Byrne began his broadcasting career on radio.

Radio Éireann gave him a 15-minute slot on Monday nights which he used to play Jazz, his first broadcast for the station being in 1958.[1]

He is now best remembered for his two hour morning show, The Gay Byrne Hour, which was later renamed The Gay Byrne Show (1972–1999). For many years the show was produced by John Caden. Joe Duffy was a reporter on The Gay Byrne Show and subsequently succeeded him as presenter.

He continues to play jazz on radio during his retirement.[1]

Television career

The Late Late Show

Main article: The Late Late Show

“Anonymous, private people to whom something extraordinary had happened whether it was falling out of an aeroplane or escaping from a burning building or a sinking ship and who had the capacity to tell the story and that was always a sure-fire recipe for arresting people's attention.”

Byrne on the effect ordinary people had when appearing on The Late Late Show.[16]

On 5 July 1962, the first episode of The Late Late Show was aired on Irish television.[1] Originally the show was scheduled as an eight-week summer filler. The programme, which is still broadcast, has become the world's longest running chat show. The show became a forum where controversial topics such as the influence of the Roman Catholic Church, contraception,[1] AIDS, unemployment, homosexuality,[1] abortion, divorce, and other hitherto taboo subjects were discussed openly in Ireland, alongside book reviews, celebrity visits, and music acts like The Boomtown Rats, U2, Sinéad O'Connor, Elkie Brooks, Boyzone, and Noel Gallagher. Other guests included Presidents of Ireland, successive Archbishops of Armagh, minor members of the British Royal Family, politicians, actors, authors and countless others.

The show had much to do in shaping the new Ireland that was emerging from the 1960s. Indeed it was famously said by politician and Papal Knight, Oliver J. Flanagan that, "there was no sex[17] in Ireland until Teilifís Éireann went on the air".[18] Bishop of Galway Michael Browne called him "a purveyor of filth" after he asked a woman what colour nightie she wore on her wedding night and she had replied that she believed she'd worn nothing.[1][19] However, Byrne saw himself as a presenter, not a radical social reformer, though his style was more challenging and less deferential than the style of his successor as presenter of The Late Late Show, Pat Kenny.[20][failed verification]

More than a decade after departing his role as host of The Late Late Show Byrne is remembered for conducting memorable interviews with former politician Pádraig Flynn and then Bishop of Galway Eamon Casey's lover Annie Murphy, among others.[1] Another memorable moment to occur on The Late Late Show was when he called the winner of a prize car live on air only to discover the woman's daughter had died since she had entered.[1]

During the early years of Byrne's time hosting The Late Late Show, prior to about 1978 when the second national Irish TV channel was launched, he was employed by RTÉ on a continuously renewing 3-month contract, lest his employer might want to fire him any time they choose.[21]

Byrne and The Late Late Show were central to the development of the careers of figures such as Mary Coughlan.[22]

He was noted for wearing a "Bing Crosby sweater" when presenting The Late Late Toy Show.[1]

On 21 May 1999, Byrne presented his last edition of The Late Late Show. He was presented with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle by Bono and Larry Mullen, Jr.[1] Pat Kenny succeeded Byrne as presenter in September 1999, subsequently succeeded by Ryan Tubridy in September 2009. He gave Tubridy his blessing upon taking over the role, saying: "He has all the qualities required, the light deft touch together with a serious mind. I think it's a great adventure that he's setting off on".[16] Byrne returned to The Late Late Show as a guest twice during Tubridy's first season as presenter, the latter appearance on the day of Gerry Ryan's death.[23][24]

Other television work

Byrne compered the finals of the Castlebar Song Contest in 1966 and 1967. He also presented The Rose of Tralee festival for 17 years until 1994. Between 1988 and 2001, Byrne hosted the RTÉ People in Need Telethon several times.

Byrne was involved in a famous television moment with colleague Mike Murphy when a disguised Murphy conned him into believing he was a French tourist.[1]

Retirement

Byrne published his autobiography co-written with Deirdre Purcell.[25]

Byrne has not completely retired and continues to feature occasionally on radio and television. He hosted for one season, the Irish version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He also hosted The Gay Byrne Music Show and Make 'Em Laugh, a series about comedy in Ireland, Gaybo's Grumpy Men, Class Reunion and For One Night Only.

In the summer season of 2000, Byrne hosted The Gay Byrne Music Show, which was a studio-based show aired on Saturday nights as a summer "filler" between 8 July and 19 August 2000 and showcased all genres of music in the company of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

In April 2009, RTÉ One began broadcasting a series called The Meaning of Life during which Gay Byrne interviewed public figures about issues of meaning and life.[26] He prefers not to discuss his own faith:

I am not going to say, because it would compromise me in terms of the show if people knew I had a position. What you find is that they are all searching. No one has the truth.[1]

In March 2006, Byrne was appointed as the Chairman of the Irish Road Safety Authority,[27][28][29] a public body given the task of improving road safety in the Republic of Ireland. The role has seen him visit hospitalised survivors alongside President of Ireland Mary McAleese.[30] In retirement Byrne has continued to make his political views known, including questioning Brian Cowen and "whether you can be Taoiseach and still sit up and have a pint in the local pub. You have to dignify the office".[31] Bookmakers suggested he might become Mayor of Dublin.[32]

In December 2009, Byrne returned to his old primary school on Dublin's Synge Street to launch an online children's book club.[12] He read an extract from Marita Conlon-McKenna's storybook In Deep Dark Wood.[12]

Byrne has featured on radio occasionally during his retirement; in 2006[citation needed] he began presenting a weekly Sunday afternoon show entitled Sunday Serenade on RTÉ lyric fm. In 2010 he can be heard playing Jazz on Sunday afternoons on lyric fm.[1] This show began after an encounter with Head of lyric fm Aodán Ó Dubhghaill at the National Concert Hall.[1] Sunday with Gay Byrne attracted 55,000 listeners through "word of mouth": no advertising and no mention in the RTÉ Guide.[1] Byrne once commented on the emptiness of RTÉ at this time of the week:

As soon as Marion finishes at one [o' clock], there is a clear-out. There are a couple of fellas down the corridor doing sport, and that is about it. You have the place to yourself and it is wonderful".[1]


In August 2011, Byrne was approached[33] by the once dominant political party Fianna Fáil as a possible independent nominnee[34] for the Irish presedential election of 2011. The media advised Byrne, who having enjoyed an avuncular relationship with the public as a performer over many decades, editorialised against such a move. An editorial in the Irish Independent said that
This isn't some sort of a reality TV show but a contest for the highest office in the land.
The Irish Times queried the distinction between Byrne as a performer versus Byrne as an individual.
But who is it that the Irish people really love? Is it Gaybo or Gabriel Byrne? Given they don’t really know the man himself – a man who has retained his privacy throughout a lifetime of fame – the love is surely for the persona rather than the person.
[35]

On 13 August 2011, Byrne announced that he would not be a candidate for the Presidency.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).[36] formerly a well-known harpist. Byrne first met Kathleen Watkins in 1957. They married in 1964.[1][37] The couple have two daughters (both adopted).[38] They are called Suzy and Crona.[1] The Byrne family lived on Howth Head in Dublin but have, in recent years, lived in Sandymount in Dublin.

Byrne relied on an accountant friend, Russell Murphy, to manage his finances, and was personally distraught when upon the accountant's death in 1986, it was found that most of his savings had been squandered, and this had been hidden from him.[39]

His interests include jazz.[1] He is a qualified private pilot.[40]

Honours and awards

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Gay Byrne (February 13, 2010). "The chameleon of Montrose". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e Jason O'Brien (2009-10-02). "Radio Veteran Gay is walking on air". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2009-10-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ RTÉ Television - The Late Late Show
  4. ^ Kevin Courtney (January 23, 2010). "In God, we curry flavour". The Irish Times. Retrieved February 14, 2010. There's no special trick to Gay's interview technique – it's his status as the Elder Lemon of Irish broadcasting that elicits your trust. You can't imagine this format working with anyone who isn't already familiar with Gay's paternal persona. If he asked an American to talk about their faith, he might get the answer: "Well, Jay, in my new movie, coming to a cinema near you, my character is very much on a spiritual journey." {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "The Impact of RTÉ 1962-1972". ScoilNet. Retrieved 2006-12-17.
  6. ^ a b c d e Ryle Dwyer (2009-05-16). "Tubridy gets his chance to match the man who changed Ireland". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2009-09-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Rob Brown (1999-05-16). "Why Sinead O'Connor proved a mixed blessing for Ireland's chat show". Sunday Herald. Retrieved 2009-09-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ a b Byrne, The Time of My Life, p. 5
  9. ^ Byrne, The Time of My Life, pp 6 - 7, & pp 11 - 12.
  10. ^ Byrne, The Time of My Life, p. 18
  11. ^ Irish Examiner, 5 August 2004 (The Irish Examiner is an Irish newspaper).
  12. ^ a b c Shane Hickey (2009-12-02). "Gay top of class as he launches online children's book club". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2009-12-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Gay remembers life in the Liberties". Dublin People. 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2009-12-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Byrne, The Time of My Life, p. 89
  15. ^ "Gay Byrne, this is not quite your life". The Sunday Business Post. 2005-02-06. Retrieved 2009-07-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ a b "Gay Byrne talks Tubridy and Late Late Show". RTÉ. 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  17. ^ Public discussion of.
  18. ^ Kim Bielenberg (2001-12-29). "From polygamy and orgies to the Late, Late 'scandals'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2009-09-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "The Sex Factor". The Irish Independent. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  20. ^ RTÉ Television - The Late Late Show
  21. ^ RTÉ television documentary aired in March 2007
  22. ^ Kevin Mcguire (2009-12-10). "The longest journey home". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 2009-12-11. Coughlan leaped ahead of her contemporaries when she was invited to appear on The Late Late Show. After a memorable television debut she was ready to take on the world. "Shay Healy and Siobhan McHugh had done a show called Sounds Promising and I recorded three songs for that," she says. "When they were mixing it in the studio Gay Byrne heard my voice and a few days later booked me to appear on The Late Late Show. Back then it meant so much more than it does now because we only really had one channel in Ireland. [...] On the back of her slot on the show Mary's debut release, Tired and Emotional, shot to the top of Irish album charts. Within a few short years she was also enjoying success in Britain and across Europe. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ "Late Late Show guests are revealed". RTÉ. 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  24. ^ Sweeney, Ken (5 May 2010). "Record numbers tuned in for the 'Late Late' tribute". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  25. ^ The Time of My Life: An Autobiography Author: Byrne, Gay & Deirdre Purcell, Published by Gill & Macmillan Dublin 1989, ISBN 0-7171-1615-8
  26. ^ The Meaning Of Life with Gay Byrne, RTE.ie
  27. ^ NSC
  28. ^ Paul Melia (2009-11-26). "Christmas road carnage has claimed 500 lives in 10 years". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2009-12-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  29. ^ "Call for 'extra care on roads this Christmas' from McEntee". Meath Chronicle. 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2009-12-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  30. ^ Tim O'Brien (2009-11-26). "President urges road users to give each other gift of safe Christmas". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2009-12-11. The article has the following photograph caption: President Mary McAleese with motorcycle crash patient Derek Dooley and Gay Byrne at the National Rehabilitation Hospital yesterday. Photograph: Robbie Reynolds/CPR {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  31. ^ Jerome Reilly (February 14, 2010). "Gay finds Cowen's social habits difficult to swallow". Sunday Independent. Retrieved February 14, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  32. ^ Cormac Byrne (February 5, 2010). "City needs a mayor with track record". Evening Herald. Retrieved February 14, 2010. Celebrities such as Bono, Bob Geldof, Gerry Ryan and Gay Byrne have appeared in the betting for the coveted role. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  33. ^ Decision time, Gaybo
  34. ^ "Fianna Fáil not commenting on Gay Byrne". RTÉ. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  35. ^ Gaybo's crafted persona and the man named Byrne
  36. ^ Dubliner's Diary (February 9, 2010). "Dunphy goes on a Haunted date night". Evening Herald. Retrieved February 14, 2010. Meanwhile, veteran Montrose star Gay Byrne told the Diary how he was flying solo for the evening, given that his wife Kathleen Watkins was enjoying a getaway to Paris. "She was meant to be here but she abandoned me for Paris. It was a tough contest but I obviously lost so I'm here alone," he laughed. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  37. ^ Byrne, The Time of My Life, p. 99
  38. ^ CU Educational Trust - board of trustees
  39. ^ (This is referenced on the Irish Independent website at http://www.independent.ie/national-news/the-day-a-cheque-for-pound1m--was-left-on-gays-table-372932.html , search Google for more references - http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q=%22Russell+Murphy%22+%2B+%22gay+byrne%22&btnG=Google+Search&meta= )
  40. ^ http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/waking-hours-gay-byrne-1566459.html
  41. ^ The Irish Times, "TCD to honour leading Dubliners for millennium", 30 October 1987
  42. ^ The Irish Times, "Dublin honours one of its favourite sons with freedom of the city", 12 May 1999
  43. ^ "Lifetime award for TV's Gay Byrne". BBC News. 10 February 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
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