Tributes pour in for RTE broadcaster Marian Finucane after sudden death

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Marian Finucane dead: RTE pays tribute after iconic presenter dies aged 69

Paying tribute, RTE Director General Dee Forbes said: “We learned today of the sudden passing of Marian Finucane with profound shock and sadness.

"From Women Today to Liveline to her weekday radio show on Radio 1 and, latterly, her enormously popular Saturday and Sunday radio programme, she tackled the big social issues of the day with command and insight. "Ireland has lost a unique voice. RTÉ has lost a beloved colleague. My sincere and heartfelt sympathies to her husband John and son Jack.”

"Marian was a pioneer in women’s broadcasting and was rightly renowned for her fearless yet human interview technique.

 

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