The sound of silence

IN a recent RTÉ radio interview Esther Rantzen said, “I’ve got plenty of people to do something with ... but nobody to do nothing with”.

The award-winning journalist and broadcaster was on an information mission to meet Third Age, a national voluntary organisation for older people, with a view to setting up a similar programme in the UK.

A household name on both sides of the Irish sea, Esther Rantzen was absolutely candid about the surprise she got in recent years: