A tribute to the late Colm Murray

Colm Murray was honoured by a People of the Year award in September 2012 in recognition of his efforts to further medical research into motor neurone disease, writes Dan Buckley

Colm Murray had been in RTÉ since Gay Byrne was a boyo, weaned as a continuity announcer before being elevated to the newsroom and, finally, emigrating to sports journalism.

He joined the national broadcaster in Oct 1978 and a decade later, moved into sports broadcasting as a sports presenter and a founding member of the sports news unit on the Six One News.