'Marian was a broadcaster of immense capability; a household name, she was first and foremost a tenacious journalist with a zeal for breaking new ground.'
On Gay Byrne’s retirement in 1999, she took over his early morning radio slot to present The Marian Finucane Show, and then moving to the morning slots on Saturday and Sunday.
Joe Duffy, who took over the Liveline programme from Marian Finucane, said she had been a trailblazer in broadcasting. Duffy said Finucane had a fantastic sense of humour and a brilliant way of getting the truth out of her interview subjects.He said: “I spent many hours in the studio with Marian. She was thorough, courteous and professional. I’m very sad to think that we won’t hear her voice again on the radio.”
Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin said he was saddened by the news, citing Finucane’s “immense courtesy and professionalism as a broadcaster”.
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