Marian Finucane’s funeral to be held on Tuesday
The iconic broadcaster died during the week at the age of 69. The funeral of veteran broadcaster Marian Finucane, who died suddenly on Thursday, will be held on Tuesday 7 January. Her funeral mass will take place at St Brigid’s Church in Kill, Kildare, at 12pm, before a private burial. The broadcaster, who worked for RTÉ […]
6 years ago
The Late Late Show’s tribute to Marian Finucane was extremely emotional
“She changed the face of Irish broadcasting” A fitting tribute. It was an emotional Late Late Show as friends, colleagues, and fans of Marian Finucane paid their respects to the broadcaster following the sad news that she passed away at the age of 69. During the discussion on Finucane’s career and legacy, Ryan Tubridy was was joined […]
6 years ago
RTÉ is planning special tributes to Marian Finucane this weekend
A tribute to a stellar career. RTÉ is planning special tributes to Marian Finucane on both TV and radio this weekend. The veteran RTÉ broadcaster passed away suddenly at her home on Thursday at the age of 69. A regular on Irish airwaves for the last 50 years, Finucane most recently presented her own prime […]
6 years ago
“No going back” on National Children’s Hospital project – Simon Harris
The Minister for Health also noted that protestors followed his wife and child to their home before last Sunday’s demonstration. Minister for Health Simon Harris has indicated that the government will not be re-tendering for the building of the National Children’s Hospital. In conversation on Saturday’s edition of The Marian Finucane Show on RTÉ Radio […]
7 years ago
Simon Coveney issues strong response to Theresa May’s Brexit stance, blasts Boris Johnson
“There’s a lot of tough talk that the UK can cope with a no deal, and that’s really bad news.” Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has vocalised fresh objections to the latest developments on Brexit, challenging UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s combative comments from earlier this week. In her remarks at Downing […]
8 years ago
Ireland unlikely to use Brexit veto, according to Leo Varadkar
Leo Varadkar faced another stern test following “an eventful week in politics” when he appeared on The Marian Finucane Show on Saturday afternoon. Less than 24 hours after EU President Donald Tusk declared that Dublin would be key to the UK’s future regarding Brexit negotiations, the Taoiseach said that he doesn’t expect Ireland to use […]
9 years ago