The broadcaster was finest identified for her presenting gig on the beloved kids’s TV present Bosco.
Beloved Irish TV presenter, Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú, has died on the age of 72 (Picture: RTE)
Former Bosco presenter Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú has sadly died on the age of 72, the Irish Occasions has confirmed. The broadcaster is finest identified for co-hosting the RTÉ kids’s tv programme alongside Frank Twomey within the late Nineteen Seventies and early Nineteen Eighties. There she entertained generations of younger viewers alongside the long-lasting puppet, which turned considered one of Eire’s most recognisable and nostalgic exhibits.
Throughout her time on display, she helped information younger audiences by means of tales, songs and imaginative segments. Gráinne was additionally a passionate Irish speaker and contributed to Irish-language broadcasting throughout her tv profession.
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She additionally introduced the Irish language discuss present SBB Ina Shuí alongside Seán Bán Breathnach. The outlet revealed that the presenter died at Tallaght College Hospital on Saturday (Might 2). She is survived by her husband, Séamas, and her son Connla and daughter Aoife.
Her demise discover on RIP.ie additionally added that she will probably be sadly missed by her sisters Bríd and Aislinn, brother Cillín, grand-daughters Bláithín and Sadhbh, son-in-law Jarlath and a large circle of mates. A reason behind demise has not been introduced, and funeral preparations are but to be confirmed.
It reads: “Uí Mhaitiú, Gráinne (née Ní Eifearnáin), Carrigacurra, Valleymount, Co. Wicklow, Might 2, 2026, within the great care of the employees in Tallaght College Hospital.
“Deeply regretted by her household, Séamas, her husband, her son Connla, daughter Aoife, sisters Bríd and Aislinn, brother Cillín, grand-daughters Bláithín and Sadhbh, son-in-law Jarlath and a large circle of mates.”
After the information broke, followers flocked to the feedback to share their sympathies. One consumer penned: “Oh how unhappy to listen to this! RIP Gráinne [heart emoji]” as one other agreed: “Relaxation in Peace honest sympathy to all her household, my boys love her and Bosco [heart emoji].”
A 3rd echoed: “So stunning and proficient a part of my very own youthful years parenting,” as a fourth chimed in with: “Ah, I keep in mind her so effectively from being in Bosco [sad emoji] RIP.”
A fifth added: “Condolences to all her husband, household, kinfolk and mates. Might her fun-loving coronary heart relaxation in peace [prayer emoji].” A sixth wrote: “RIP Gráinne, this brings again so many pleased recollections of when my youngsters have been younger and I feel the world was a nicer place.”
Tributes additionally poured in from those that knew Gráinne away from her TV profession. One consumer gushed: “She was a stunning girl with all the time a form phrase in passing.” One other agreed: “So sorry to listen to of Gráinne’s demise. She was so pretty to fulfill, so cheerful, once we performed camogie in Maryfield, and when she lived in Swords, she had studied inside design and was loving it. She had an ideal sense of humour and nice capability for enjoyment.”
A 3rd added: “I had the pleasure of working together with her in The Faculty of Eire in Dublin once we supervised exams for Carlow IT. We met just a few instances after that. She was such a vivacious particular person, and so happy with her little granddaughters.”
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