RTÉ broadcaster Marian Finucane has died aged 69. Marian Finucane talking part in The Irish Times debating competition at University College Dublin in 1968 as a student with Bolton Street College of Technology. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish TimesJoe Duffy, who took over the Liveline programme from Marian Finucane, said she had been a trailblazer in broadcasting. She had so many years ahead of her,” he said on RTÉ radio shortly after the news of her death was confirmed. “As presenter of RTÉ Radio 1’s flagship weekend morning programme, she had the pulse of the nation.”Marian Finucane is survived by her husband John Clarke and son Jack.

Source: The Irish Times January 02, 2020 18:10 UTC