Former RTÉ broadcaster and journalist David Davin Power dies aged 72

Former RTÉ broadcaster and journalist David Davin Power has died at the age of 72.

He first joined the station in the 1980s and was a presenter on ‘Morning Ireland’.

After leaving the station for Century Radio in 1989, he returned to RTÉ and was appointed Northern Editor.

He was then a senior political correspondent in Leinster House before retiring in 2017.

Taoiseach Simon Harris has paid tribute, saying his was always a consummate professional, a thorough journalist, and a gentleman.

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