Childhood friend recalls fun in RTÉ with a ‘larger-than-life character’

Colm Murray’s passing was greeted with sadness in his native Moate, Co Westmeath, where the broadcaster was fondly remembered yesterday.

Childhood friend and Moate councillor Tom Allen said “it is a very sad day for us all. He was just a larger-than-life character that everybody knew.”

The Fianna Fáil councillor, who is related to Mr Murray through marriage, was a regular visitor to RTÉ studios in Dublin while performing as country singer TR Dallas.