Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is right. He had a house in Dungloe for many years. Unfortunately, I never met him and am not familiar with any of the stories that other Members have told. However, on behalf of the Independents 4 Change group, I offer condolences to his wife, Kathleen, and daughters, Crona and Suzy.

Gay Byrne was definitely the dominant broadcaster in the second half, or probably the whole of, the 20th century.

He provided a platform to discuss all the difficult issues of the day on both "The Late Late Show" and his radio programme.

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