WHAT’S ANOTHER YEAR: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SHAY HEALY

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Broadcast Details: Wednesday 31st December, 7.25pm

In this one hour documentary Shay, along with friends, colleagues and family members, looks back on a long, distinguished and occasionally turbulent life and times.

For the past five decades Shay Healy has played his part in commenting on many aspects of Irish life. Through his songwriting, journalism, programme making and all round mischief making his has been a unique contribution and continues to be so. Therefore it’s no surprise that celebrated figures from these areas have come together to pay tribute to Shays’ life and times.

They include Booker Prize winner Anne Enright, journalist Ann Marie Hourihan,  Riverdance creators John Mc Colgan and Bill Whelan, iconic Irish songwriter Paul Brady, legendary balladeer Paddy Reilly and, not surprisingly, multiple Eurovision winner Johnny Logan.