Ryan Tubridy paid tribute to "the country's sister" Vicky Phelan during his radio show today.
The 48-year-old died in the early hours of Monday morning at Milford Hospice in Limerick. Speaking this morning, Tubridy said he found out about Ms Phelan's death when he returned to his desk after his radio show yesterday.
"I knew in the air that something was wrong because everyone was feeling it, " he said. "All my friends and colleagues upstairs, their heads were bowed because there was something so shocking about something so expected. How did that happen?
