Daniel O’Donnell used his appearance on the Late Late Show to call on people to support a charity in memory of three children after their father was dropped from the same programme.
Andrew McGinley was due to talk about AsDarraghDid on the chat show last October, but RTÉ pulled the interview after receiving correspondence from members of his wife’s family.
His children Darragh (7), Conor ( 9) and Carla (3) were killed by their mother, Deirdre Morley, in January 2020. She stood trial for murder but was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Since the tragedy, Mr McGinley has focused on establishing a charity to keep the memory of his children alive while also raising funds for local sports and community groups.
He was extremely annoyed by RTÉ’s decision not to allow him to promote the charity on the Late Late Show, saying:” I feel there is something not right here. I just want to chat about the kids. And I feel I do need to speak about mental health in the hope that changes can be made,” he said.
While appearing on the show to mark his 60th birthday, Daniel spoke passionately about the charity work. The Kincasslagh crooner said he is happy to help Mr McGinley by hosting his first Irish concert of 2022 in June as a fundraiser for the charity at the McGinley’s former home town of Newcastle, Co Dublin.
“This is Andrew keeping the memory of his children alive,” he said, adding the tickets will be raffled off to raise funds for the charity.
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