Shay Healy
Irish songwriter and broadcaster
Shay Healy (29 March 1943 – 10 April 2021)[1] was an Irish songwriter, broadcaster and journalist. He was best known for his role as host of Nighthawks, a RTÉ Television chat show. He was also known for composing "What's Another Year", Ireland's winning entry in the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest.
In 2004, Healy was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.[2]
References
change- ↑ Crowley, Sinéad. "Songwriter and broadcaster Shay Healy dies aged 78". RTÉ. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ Sunday Independent, "Presenting with Parkinson's", 18 December 2005
Other websites
change- Official web site Archived 2016-01-19 at the Wayback Machine