He was a frequent guest on the Late Late Show, a platform from which he displayed his comedic talent. If you come from anywhere else, if you’re proud of your own city, you’re only boasting,” he said. Mr Reddin said Mr Tóibín was always helpful as a contributor to TG4 documentaries on his fellow actors. “He enjoyed his stand-up, but I think it was important to him that he be recognised as an actor,” Mr Reddin said. Mr Tóibín is predeceased by his wife, Judy, and is survived by his children Sean, Muireann, Aisling, Sighle and Fiana and his seven grandchildren.

Source: Irish Examiner November 13, 2019 16:35 UTC