Marian Finucane

Marian Finucane
Born(1950-05-21)21 May 1950
Dublin, Ireland
Died2 January 2020(2020-01-02) (aged 69)
NationalityIrish
EducationScoil Chaitríona, Mobhí Road, Dublin
Alma materDublin College of Technology[1]
OccupationBroadcaster
EmployerRTÉ
Spouse
John Clarke
(m. 2015)
Children2

Marian Finucane (/fɪˈnkən/ fin-OO-kən; 21 May 1950 – 2 January 2020)[2] was an Irish broadcaster with RTÉ. Finucane began working with the national broadcaster in 1974, starting as a continuity announcer. She went on to host Women Today (1979–1983), the first Irish women's affairs radio programme presented and produced by women, as well as its successor, The Women's Programme (1983–1986); she was the first presenter of Liveline (1985–1999); and she also presented The Marian Finucane Show at weekend lunchtimes on RTÉ Radio 1 until her death.

  1. ^ Murphy, Colin (2006). "Marian Finucane profiled". Archived from the original on 15 December 2007.
  2. ^ "Photograph: Marian Finucane". RTÉ Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.