The 46-year-old has been described as “an extremely personable and charismatic person” who was “known by many, many people” and loved “being on stage making people smile”
Natasha Gillies
A fundraiser has been set up to repatriate the body of a popular Irish radio presenter and mum who died suddenly while on holiday in Spain.
Broadcaster Natasha Gillies, 46, presented The Irish Business Show on Dublin City FM for a number of years after joining the station back in 2018, interviewing entrepreneurs and business figures.
The Dublin native also ran Diamond Events for more than two decades, an award-winning events, entertainment, and party hire agency, while she was also an ambassador for Dublin Chamber of Commerce.
Natasha passed away suddenly earlier this week while on holiday in Spain, leaving her friends and family back home in Ireland devastated.
Natasha’s sister Aimee said the radio presenter was “kind, funny, loved adventures, and was passionate about her business and being on stage making people smile”
Her family is raising funds to bring the Dublin businesswoman home, so they can lay her to rest beside her dad.
Natasha’s sister Aimee Whelan has described her as “an extremely personable and charismatic person” who was “known by many, many people” and loved “being on stage making people smile”.
Aimee is hoping to bring Natasha home to be laid to rest at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin, beside their late father, and she has set up a GoFundMe page to help cover repatriation and funeral costs.
In a message shared on the fundraising page, Aimee wrote: “It is with a broken heart that we share the news that our beloved sister/mother/daughter/ friend, Natasha, passed away unexpectedly in Spain. Tasha was a bright light to everyone who knew her.
“She was kind, funny, loved adventures, and was passionate about her business and being on stage, making people smile. Right now, our family is facing the heartbreaking task of bringing her home to Ireland so we can lay her to rest among the people who loved her most.”
Aimee added: “The costs of international repatriation, funeral arrangements, and travel are significant, and we are asking for help.
The 46-year-old was also an ambassador for the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and ran an events company in her free time
“Every euro raised will go directly toward bringing Tasha back to Irish soil so we can say goodbye properly and give her the funeral she deserves, surrounded by family and friends at home.
“If you can’t donate, please share this page. Your love, prayers, and support mean everything to us during this impossible time.
“Thank you for helping us bring Natasha home.”
The fundraiser has already raised over €4,000 of its €4,500 goal. If you wish to donate, you can do so on the ‘Help bring Natasha home’ page.
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