Larry Gogan: Last News

It’s been a whole year since the sad news broke about the legendary 2FM DJ Larry Gogan had died at the age of 81.

This year has been one of the most difficult for a lot of us.

RTÉ 2FM had viewers in tears on Tuesday with its touching tribute to Larry Gogan and who better than the host’s grandchildren to kick start the festive season?

A post shared by Dermot Whelan (@dermottodayfm) on Oct 2, 2020 at 11:26am PDTThe ceremony kicked off on a poignant note honouring members of the radio family that left us in the past year.The awards paid tribute to local radio talent – both on air and behind-the-scenes – alongside some well-known greats including the late Gay Byrne, Marian Finucane and Larry Gogan.Throughout the night, Ireland’s top musical acts popped up with special messages and performances recorded exclusively for the event.Big winners on the night included Newstalk who took home the accolade for Station of the Year while Cork’s RedFM was crowned Music Station of the Year.Host Dermot Whelan was chuffed to be honoured too taking home the award for Music and Entertainment

RTÉ Guide, reflecting on Gay’s death.‘He was such an important person, he was a friend of mine, he was a mentor and suddenly, we were doing a tribute show to him in the middle of the week.