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Paula Lambert, the voice of Bosco, has said that hearing of the closure of the Lambert Puppet Theatre, the almost five-decades-old home of such beloved children’s characters as Bosco, Judge and Mr Crow, has made her feel her father had died all over again.

There has been a mixed reaction to the news that RTÉ is outsourcing all of its TV programming for young people to independent production companies.

IRELAND’S master puppeteer Eugene Lambert – the creator of unforgettable characters like Judge, Mr Crow, Sneaky Snake and Foxy Loxy – will be sadly missed by all who knew him, Arts Minister Martin Cullen has said.

Puppeteer Eugene Lambert has died at the age of 82.