There were moving scenes on RTÉ as the revered former jockey brought the curtain down on his four decades as an analyst.
SIBLINGS RUBY AND Katie Walsh paid emotional tributes to their father, Ted Walsh, as the former jockey and racing analyst brought down the curtain on his legendary broadcasting career live on RTÉ.
Walsh paid his own tribute to RTÉ’s former head of sport Tim O’Connor, who brought him into the fold four decades ago, before adding: “Forty years is a long time to be doing anything and I’ve enjoyed every day of it.”“Before I go off the air completely”, he added, “I want to thank my family as well too. They’ve been great supporters of mine throughout.
"It's not that it's sad. It's just the end of something... that's all." - Ruby and Katie pay tribute to dad Ted as he brings the curtain down on a 40-year career #RTEracing pic.twitter.com/SLjv5hZJYrWalsh’s son, racing legend Ruby, said that for as long as he could remember, “Dad was on television.”
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