Maura Derrane has been on our screens for three decades and has spent the last 14 co-hosting the ‘Today’ show with Dáithí Ó Sé – she talks to Kirsty Blake Knox about the programme’s success and why Christmas is hard after losing her sister to cancer
Maura Derrane will co-host a ‘Today’ show special on December 23. Photo: Gerard McCarthy
For many experiencing grief and loss, Christmas can be a challenging time. And that’s something broadcaster Maura Derrane knows well. Sadly, two years ago, her youngest sister Rita died of breast cancer.
Rita first contracted cancer when she was 38 years old. It returned some years later and she passed when she was 51 in November 2023.