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Dec 2023
44m 38s

Suzy Byrne : My Dad, Gay Byrne

Síle Seoige
About this episode

Topics covered : Gay Byrne, nostalgia and memories, the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s in Ireland, love and grief.


In the penultimate episode of the year, I speak to Suzy Byrne about her Dad, legendary broadcaster, Gay Byrne.

Suzy is married to Ronan and they have three children Cia, Sadhbh and Saoirse.

Being the daughter of one of our best-known broadcasters, this conversation gives us an insight into the man Gay Byrne was at home, from one of the people who knew him best.

She also talks about a book she has complied called

‘Dear Gay- letters to the Gay Byrne show, a handwritten history of Ireland’.

Available in all good bookshops.


If you’re a fan of my pod, please follow, rate and review in all the usual places. And thanks, as always, for your support of Ready to be Real.



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