RTÉ newscaster John Finnerty bids farewell to the newsroom

John Finnerty has retired from the RTÉ newsroom.

John joined the national station in the mid-1980s, and initially worked on the broadcasters' radio stations before moving to news and current affairs.

He had been working in the newsroom for more than three decades, and fronted RTÉ News Now.

A source inside the station said that he retired "in recent weeks" and it was a "low key affair."

They added that John didn't want "a fuss made."

He'll be missed!