RTE’s Keelin Shanley has sadly passed away, aged 51.
The much loved broadcaster, who had been battling cancer for some time, died peacefully this afternoon.
Tributes have begun pouring in, in the hours following the announcement of her death.
So deeply, terribly sorry to hear about the death of Keelin Shanley. Such a loss. Thinking of her family, friends and colleagues. https://t.co/YCo87uJxor
— Louise McSharry (@louisemcsharry) February 8, 2020
Heartbroken & Sad to hear of the passing of Keelin Shanley, a most wonderful colleague & friend. She has been ill for a while but we are all hoping & praying. A brilliant broadcaster, her smile was beautiful . My deepest sympathies to her husband & family. RIP Keelin.@rtenews
— Marty Morrissey (@MartyM_RTE) February 8, 2020
I am so saddened to hear on @rtenews that Keelin Shanley, one of @rte‘s own has passed away. Cancer has taken another brilliant woman. I met Keelin last year on the SixOne @rtenews We instantly struck up a friendship, based on our experience of living with Stage 4 cancer…1/2 https://t.co/v6RYvNXiFN
— Vicky Phelan (@PhelanVicky) February 8, 2020
It’s the worst possible news. Our beautiful friend and colleague Keelin Shanley has died. She was so smart and funny and brilliant at everything she did. We will miss you so much Keelin. Deepest sympathies to the family you adored. Rest In Peace
— Audrey Carville (@AudreyCarville) February 8, 2020
Saddened to hear of the death of Keelin Shanley. A journalist of great integrity and talent. On behalf of Sinn Féin I wish to extend my condolences to Keelin’s family – to Conor, Lucy and Ben, and to Keelin’s friends and colleagues at RTÉ.
— Mary Lou McDonald (@MaryLouMcDonald) February 8, 2020
Absolutely stunned to hear of the death of Keelin Shanley. A great broadcaster and a lovely woman. She & I were alone in an office when I got the news of another child on the way. We called her Keelin xx
— Sean Moncrieff (@SeanMoncrieff) February 8, 2020
Keelin Shanley was a brilliant broadcaster and even better person with just terrific humour. A joy to deal with in any setting. Heartbroken for her family, friends and colleagues in RTÉ.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) February 8, 2020
This how I’ll remember Keelin. Her smile could light up any room. Not a corner @rtenews untouched by Keelin’s fearless, generous & passionate journalism. For #KeelinShanley, story never about her – always about others. pic.twitter.com/IwfwAvTSA3
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) February 8, 2020
Incredibly sad news about Keelin Shanley. As well as being a very talented journalist, she was a really lovely person. Always warm, engaging and courteous. A huge loss. Our thoughts are with Keelin’s family and friends, and all of her colleagues in RTE.
— Leo Varadkar (@LeoVaradkar) February 8, 2020
So sad to hear of the passing of Keelin Shanley. She was such a talented, honest media star, but more importantly a really decent person, liked & respected by everyone. RTÉ will be much the poorer without her. My condolences to her family and friends. RIP. https://t.co/a4dnCO7o8w
— Simon Coveney (@simoncoveney) February 8, 2020
I learned so much from her in my early career in Prime Time, especially how to treat people we meet on stories. She was the most empathetic journalist I’ve met. She was one of those people every wanted to tell their story to. She was lovely, and hilarious. https://t.co/Tej6bJECZR
— Mark_Coughlan (@Mark_Coughlan) February 8, 2020
“Driven by a strong commitment to social justice, she brought great professionalism and dedication to her work as a journalist.”
Statement by President Higgins on the death of Keelin Shanley:https://t.co/oTbss12aRo
— President of Ireland (@PresidentIRL) February 8, 2020
I’m very saddened to hear of the death of Keelin Shanley. Keelin was always very warm and engaging in person and incisive and endlessly professional in her journalism. Deepest sympathies to her young family and to all her colleagues and friends in RTÉ.
— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) February 8, 2020
This is awful. So sad to hear that the wonderful, warm, smart, talented woman #KeelinShanley has died … an exceptional broadcaster & a gorgeous person ❤️ https://t.co/6B5Ii44639
— Roisin Ingle (@roisiningle) February 8, 2020
