"O apresentador da RTÉ, Alf McCarthy, de 73 anos, faleceu" . 73-year-old RTÉ presenter Alf McCarthy passed away .

O veterano apresentador do RTÉ, Alf McCarthy (73), faleceu no Cork University Hospital após uma curta doença. Veteran RTÉ presenter Alf McCarthy (73) passed away at Cork University Hospital after a short illness. Conhecido por seu trabalho na RTÉ Radio 1, McCarthy passou mais de 35 anos no ar, começando em 1979 na RTÉ Radio Cork. Known for his work on RTÉ Radio 1, McCarthy spent over 35 years on air, starting in 1979 with RTÉ Radio Cork. Esteve associado a programas populares tanto na RTÉ como na fechada RTÉ Radio Cork. He was associated with popular programs on both RTÉ and the closed RTÉ Radio Cork. Receberam homenagens de políticos, colegas e amigos, destacando sua personalidade calorosa, cortês e acessível. Tributes poured in from politicians, colleagues, and friends, noting his warm, courteous, and approachable personality.