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Sep 8, 2017 · Former RTÉ newsreader and journalist Cockburn died aged 87 in hospital in Dublin on Tuesday following a short illness. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel. Stay up to date with all the...
Donald Cockburn (13 March 1930 – 4 September 2017) was an Irish journalist, presenter and newsreader. He is best known as a long-serving newsreader for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), who anchored the broadcaster's main evening television news programmes during over thirty years of service.
Sep 5, 2017 · Former RTÉ newsreader and journalist Don Cockburn has died aged 87 in hospital in Dublin following a short illness. Mr Cockburn joined RTÉ as a part-time Raidió Éireann announcer in 1958 before...
Sep 5, 2017 · Former RTE news anchor Don Cockburn has died. The 87-year-old worked for the national broadcaster for over 30 years. He joined RTÉ as a part-time Raidió Éireann announcer in 1958, before ...
Sep 10, 2017 · Donald 'Don' Cockburn, who has died at the age of 87, was an accidental news reader in the sense that his early ambition was to join the Irish diplomatic service, to which end he learned...
Sep 7, 2017 · The remains of former RTÉ newsreader Don Cockburn during his funeral at the Church of St Therese, Mount Merrion, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney Collins
Sep 5, 2017 · Former RTÉ newscaster, journalist and presenter Don Cockburn has died aged 87. He joined RTÉ as a part-time Raidió Éireann announcer in 1958, before becoming a full-time employee in 1972.
