Donncha Ó Dúlaing Veteran broadcaster Donncha Ó Dúlaing, who died at the weekend, has been remembered as a man who was animated by his deep Catholic Faith.
Mr Ó Dúlaing (88) died just a week after his beloved wife Vera. From Doneraile in Co. Cork, he was known for his cultural and traditional music programmes.
In a career that spanned more than 50 years, he even got to interview Pope St John Paul II during the Polish Pontiff’s historic pilgrimage to Ireland in 1979.
Fr Dermot McCarthy, former editior of religious programmes with RTÉ paid tribute to Mr Ó Dúlaing this week describing him as a man of great faith and charity.
“Faith was very much in his background”, Fr McCarthy told The Irish Catholic, “he never dismissed it and there were always large numbers of people who I can remember referencing this point throughout his life”.
After illness in 2014, Mr Ó Dúlaing attributed his recovery to the many Masses that had been offered for him by his loyal band of listeners.
Fr McCarthy said that Mr Ó Dúlaing was immensely generous with his time.
“He was always so keen to do charitable works and I actually helped him with a few of the events over the years.
He was “a good man and this was proven in so many ways,” Fr McCarthy said.