A private family funeral will take place on tomorrow at 4pm. By Adam Daly Monday 12 Apr 2021, 6:28 PM Mon 6:28 PM 31,441 Views 6 Comments
Shay Healy at the Gaiety Theatre for the opening night of John B. Keane’s Sive, 2018.
Image: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
Shay Healy at the Gaiety Theatre for the opening night of John B. Keane’s Sive, 2018.
Image: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
THE FUNERAL OF Eurovision songwriter Shay Healy will take place tomorrow afternoon.
The 78-year-old passed away last Friday following a “long and hard-fought battle” with Parkinson’s disease, a death notice on Rip.ie notes.
Due to current public health guidelines, a private family funeral will take place tomorrow at 4pm at Mount Jerome, Harold’s Cross.
Eurovision winning songwriter Shay Healy has died at the age of 78.
The Dubliner composed What s Another Year for Johnny Logan, which won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980.
He was also a well-known broadcaster, hosting the
RTÉ show Nighthawks in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The talk show covered current affairs and entertainment, and Mr Healy s interview with the former Minister for Justice Sean Doherty about phone tapping eventually led to the resignation of then-Taoiseach Charles Haughey.
Shay Healy subsequently went on to found his own production company.
In 2004, he was diagnosed with Parkinson s Disease but continued working.
He is survived by his two sons. His wife, Dymphna, passed away in 2017.
Eurovision-winning songwriter and RTÉ broadcaster Shay Healy dies aged 78
His death was announced by RTÉ this morning. By Stephen McDermott Saturday 10 Apr 2021, 10:31 AM 1 hour ago 17,148 Views 30 Comments
Shay Healy in 1997
Shay Healy in 1997
EUROVISION-WINNING SONGWRITER Shay Healy has died.
The 78-year-old’s death was announced by RTÉ, with whom he was also a presenter, this morning.
Healy wrote What’s Another Year, sung by Johnny Logan, which was the winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980.
Originally from Sandymount in Dublin, he started his career as a trainee cameraman in RTÉ before going on to become a presenter with the broadcaster.