Marian Finucane’s singular voice had the ear of the whole country
It would be wrong to remember Finucane simply as a women’s broadcaster: she held forth for the entire nation, and wielded her power with easy authority
Marian Finucane was one of the greatest broadcasters this country has ever produced, and we have produced broadcasters to a very high level. Like most spectacularly successful people, she staked out her own professional territory.
She was a feminist and, at the beginning of her career, she specialised in women’s issues. She received the Prix Italia in 1980 for her documentary Abortion: The Lonely Crisis. This was unforgettable radio, as Marian travelled with the anonymous ...
