Tributes as Cork broadcaster Alf McCarthy dies aged 73

In recent weeks, Alf McCarthy had been involved with the Great Singalong Songbook events at Cork’s Everyman theatre.

Originally from the Ballinlough area, Mr McCarthy began broadcasting with RTÉ Radio in Cork in 1979, he presented the Corkabout show for two decades.

Former RTÉ broadcaster Alf McCarthy has died following a short illness.

Mr McCarthy, 73, died peacefully, following a short illness, in Cork University Hospital on Wednesday, with family members at his bedside.