Veteran broadcaster and author Fergal Keane has announced that he is retiring from RTE after three decades.
The 62-year-old was born in London but grew up in Dublin and Cork, attending three primary schools in Dublin which included Terenure College. He first joined RTE following some time as a journalist with the Limerick Leader and then The Irish Press, and he is best known for his war reporting coverage of the genocide in Rwanda in the 1990s.
Keane announced the sad news that he is leaving RTE on Twitter yesterday. He wrote: "After nearly three decades reporting for RTE Radio I have decided to leave RTE to pursue other interests. It’s been an honour to tell people’s stories."
