Brendan O'Reilly
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| Brendan O'Reilly | |
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| Born | Brendan O'Reilly 1929 Granard, County Longford, Ireland |
| Died | 1 April 2001 (aged 70) Dublin, Ireland |
| Education | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Sports broadcaster, journalist, actor, athlete, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1962–1994 |
| Notable credit(s) | The Life of O'Reilly Sports Stadium |
| Spouse(s) | Johanna O'Reilly |
| Children | Hannah O'Reilly, Kelan O'Reilly, Rossa O'Reilly, Myles O'Reilly |
Brendan O'Reilly (1929 – 1 April 2001) was an Irish broadcaster, journalist, actor, athlete, singer and songwriter.[1] He is best known as presenter of the long-running Sports Stadium. Between 1966 and 1968, O'Reilly had the honour of commentating for Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest, as well as presenting the National Song Contest (to select Ireland's Eurovision entry) from 1966 to 1970.
References [edit]
- ^ "Brendan O'Reilly dies after long illness". RTÉ News. 2001-04-01. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
| Preceded by Bunny Carr |
Eurovision Song Contest Ireland Commentator 1966-1968 |
Succeeded by Gay Byrne |
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