Marian Finucane ties the knot with long-term partner

Marian Finucane and long-term partner John Clarke were married in Dublin yesterday.

The veteran broadcaster tied the knot at a registry office ceremony attended by friends and close family.

The RTÉ Radio 1 presenter wore a fedora-style hat and matching black coat over a purple-collared outfit, while her new husband sported a large red rose in the jacket of a black three-piece suit.

The couple have been together for decades, and have had two children; a 28-year-old son Jack and a daughter Sinéad, who died at the age of eight in 1990 after suffering with leukaemia.

In 2004, the pair appeared in a documentary about the hospice set up in South Africa by a charity they helped to found for children living with HIV and Aids.

Well-wishers yesterday sent messages of congratulations through Joe Duffy’s Liveline show, which Ms Finucane presented from 1985 to 1998, before moving to a weekday morning slot.

She took over her current Saturday and Sunday shows a decade ago.

Among those who wished the couple well on social media was former head of RTÉ radio, Helen Shaw.

wishing many congrats to #marianfinuance my former colleague on her wedding today to long-time partner John Clarke http://t.co/167MPlVp4s

— Helen Shaw - Athena Media (she/her) (@athenamediaie) January 20, 2015

Ms Finucane, who had a short-lived marriage in her 20s, previously said Mr Clarke was a terrific man.

“He works the land, he’s interested in horses. He specialises in slow ones is what he says,” she said.