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Tierney was born in Churchtown near Mallow, Company Cork, Ireland on 7, February 1924.
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Gerard Tierney
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He hosted the radio quiz show Twenty Questions. His musical radio program which underwent a few name changes - Musical Cavalcade, then Ceoil do Pháistí, and finally named Planxty Gearóid - spanned nearly 20 years from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s. He broadcast to the Irish nation every Sunday with his varying choice of music ranging from "high" to "middle-brow" across all genres.
The low timbre of his voice and his infectious laughter were unmistakable and the RTÉ radio Quiz show - Twenty Questions which he hosted also proved to be another firm family favorite. Click here to listen to extracts of his programs (1971/1972). Planxty Gearóid, Twenty Questions, and Saint Patrick"s Day Special 1971. Tierney died from a heart attack in January 1979 aged 55.
