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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Entertainment
Sandra Mallon

Gay Byrne's grandson reveals sweet nickname he used to call the late broadcaster

Gay Byrne’s grandson has revealed the affectionate nickname he called the legendary broadcaster.

Cian O’Byrne, 18, said he misses the RTE legend every day, recalling how Christmas Eve used to be his favourite time of year.

He recalled how he used to affectionately call the former Late Late Show presenter ‘RaRa’ as Cian struggled as a child to say the word ‘grandad’.

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