Eurovision winning songwriter Shay Healy has died at the age of 78.
The Dubliner was also a well-known TV presenter, hosting the RTE show Nighthawks in the late 80s and early 90s.
He composed "What's Another Year" for Johnny Logan, which won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980.
His father Seamus hailed from Glencalry in North Mayo and Shay's acclaimed musical The Wiremen covers the introduction of rural electrification to a fictional town in the county.
In 2004, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease but continued working.
He is survived by his two sons.
