A social animal: Gay Byrne's life and legacy
Gay Byrne was the epitome of showbusiness, weaving a thousand different threads into a one-of-a-kind chat show that was the social media of its day
Gay Byrne was a fastidious man in a careless country. That made him lonely, but it made us lucky. We could rely on him. His death reminds of us of what broadcasting once meant in this country – freedom – and of what it has now become. He can truly be said ...