Book review: Ireland as told to Uncle Gaybo

Gay Byrne knew that 'people wanted to listen to each other, not to him' so frequently he would read out letters without comment
Book review: Ireland as told to Uncle Gaybo

Gay Byrne presenting his radio show from Dublin in 1997: first broadcast in 1973 it was the first show on Irish radio to invite listeners to contribute interactively. 

Sat, 30 Dec, 2023 - 02:00
Tina Neylon

  • Dear Gay: Letters to The Gay Byrne Show – a handwritten history of Ireland 
  • Compiled by Suzy Byrne 
  • Gill Books, €25 

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