Liam Cahill RTE

TRIBUTES HAVE BEEN paid to the former RTÉ journalist, political advisor and historian Liam Cahill who died yesterday. President Michael D Higgins has led ...

Cahill also did stints with SIPTU and, after RTÉ, as a spokesman for the Presidency of the European Council of Ministers when Ireland held the role. The president said: “The contribution Liam made to Irish society was a wide and varied one. “He was a great, great friend for many years. “His work in seeking to bring greater attention to the Limerick Soviet of 1919 reflected a particular interest in the cosmuintir, and the excluded or neglected.” He added: “May I express my deepest sympathies to his daughter Susan, his son Eoin, to all of his wider family, and his many friends across the political spectrum.” To all of this he brought a well-informed, humorous and passionate spirit,” he said, adding that he had the “privilege of engaging with Liam” over the decades of their respective careers.

The life-long trade unionist and Labour activist died suddenly at his home in Co Meath on Monday.

“To all of his many endeavours he brought, and has left, a particular personal legacy,” Mr Higgins said. Mr Cahill’s most recent book was From Suir to Jarama, Mossie Quinlan’s Life and Legacy, published last year. A champion of social media, where he was a prolific poster, Mr Cahill described himself on his Twitter account as an “artist, father, friend, widower, pensioner”.

TRIBUTES are being paid to a former RTE journalist who died suddenly yesterday.Liam Cahill, who was a political correspondent at the national broadcas.

Condolences to his family." "Always generous with his time. The Ambassador of Ireland to the United States added: "Very sad to learn of the death of Liam Cahill. May he rest in peace." A good man. Pre-deceased by his beloved wife Patricia.

President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to the former RTE political correspondent, historian and writer, Liam Cahill, of Drumree, who died suddenly at his ...

Red headed Cahill was far ahead of his time as publisher and editor from 2000 to 2012 of an innovative and leading website for GAA fans 'An Fear Rua - The GAA Unplugged!’ in which he columnised and opined on the Gaelic games of the day. His last political appointment was as media advisor to the former Labour Leader, Alan Kelly, when he was Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government from September 2014 to October 2015. When Charles Haughey took over the European Union Presidency for six months in 1990, Cahill was asked to be spokesperson in Brussels for six months. "I had the privilege of engaging with Liam many times over the years. "To all of this he brought a well-informed, humorous and passionate spirit. "The contribution Liam made to Irish society was a wide and varied one.

Tributes have been paid today to Liam Cahill, former RTE journalist and historian who penned the famous Limerick history book "Forgotten Revolution: The Li.

Local News "I had the privilege of engaging with Liam many times over the years. The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins led the tributes by saying “People throughout Irish media, politics and beyond will have been saddened to hear of the death of Liam Cahill. The contribution Liam made to Irish society was a wide and varied one.

Mr Cahill worked in the national broadcaster for a number of years, first reporting on economics and later as a political correspondent. His first book, ...

A man with the power of words but also with great humanity. "To all of his many endeavours he brought, and has left, a particular personal legacy. "He loved politics and of course GAA. Just recently he sent me a very nice comment after a broadcast. May the light of heaven shine on him. "Indeed, he was due to visit the Áras again in the coming weeks to present me with a copy of his most recent book, From Suir to Jarama, which shed light on the story of his cousin Mossie Quinlan, a volunteer in Spain with the British battalion of the International Brigade. His work in seeking to bring greater attention to the Limerick Soviet of 1919 reflected a particular interest in the cosmuintir, and the excluded or neglected,” Mr Higgins added.