Brendan O’Brien, Irish journalist, died on May 4, 2026, at the age of 82.
He worked for RTÉ from 1974 until 2002 and was a journalist on RTÉ One’s Prime Time current affairs programme. In 1983, he won a Jacob’s Award for his reporting on the RTÉ current affairs programme Today Tonight.
He was also noted for his report and investigation of Martin Cahill, in which he followed the criminal and confronted him in the street.
Brendan O’Brien, 82, Irish journalist.