Gay Byrne Is Overwhelmed By His Ten Thousand Facebook Friends

RTÉ presenter Gay Byrne is thrilled his 10,000 Facebook friends and is overwhelmed with the positive response to his page.

The former Late Late show host joined the social networking website earlier this year after coaxing from his daughter.

Since the page’s establishment, Gay has made virtual friendships with thousands of his fans and had to publish a third page to accommodate all of the friend requests.

According to The Irish Sun, Gay said: “It really is heart-warming and humbling.

“I’m overwhelmed by the response I’ve had since joining and it’s mind blowing to say the least. My daughter Crona is the real brains behind the idea.

“I’m not very technologically inclined so she helps me with the running of it.”

Crona said: “Myself and my husband explained how it worked and we set up the page for him.”

“Everything on that page is his own thoughts and words. I just help with the more technical aspects,” she finished.