The death of the poet, writer and broadcaster Pat Ingoldsby at the age of 82 has been confirmed by his family.
He died in a nursing home in Clontarf, Co Dublin.
He hosted children's TV shows, wrote plays for the stage and for radio, published books of short stories and was a newspaper columnist.
His unique humorous style of writing won him legions of fans and his books were a favourite in school libraries across the country.
He was the subject of acclaimed 2022 documentary, The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby.
He was the second eldest in his family and is survived by his siblings, Michael, Dayo, Ann and Brigid.
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