Tributes pour in following the passing of much-loved Kildare resident and RTÉ presenter

Tributes have been pouring in over the last number of hours following the news that Kildare resident and RTÉ presenter Dick Warner has passed away.

The 70-year-old environmentalist was a much-loved television figure for his presenting of the waterways documentaries on the State broadcaster, while he also penned a column in the Irish Examiner.

Mr Warner, who was a resident of Donadea, reportedly fell ill while on a boar trip on the river Shannon near Ballinasloe in Galway.

Tributes have been pouring in through social media since the news of his passing.

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