{"id":430802,"date":"2026-05-03T21:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T21:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/430802\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T21:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T21:58:08","slug":"former-bosco-presenter-grainne-ui-mhaitiu-dies-at-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/430802\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Bosco presenter Gr\u00e1inne U\u00ed Mhaiti\u00fa dies at 72"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Bosco presenter Gr\u00e1inne U\u00ed Mhaiti\u00fa has died at the age of 72.<\/p>\n

Ms U\u00ed Mhaiti\u00fa (n\u00e9e N\u00ed Eifearn\u00e1in) presented the children’s television show in the late 70s and early 80s.<\/p>\n

She also presented with Se\u00e1n B\u00e1n Breathnach on the Irish language show SBB Ina Shu\u00ed.<\/p>\n

She is survived by her husband S\u00e9amas, daughter Aoife and son Connla.<\/p>\n

\"Jonathan
\nJonathan Ryan with Gr\u00e1inne U\u00ed Mhaiti\u00fa on the Bosco set in 1979<\/p>\n

From the archives:
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