The 74 year old whose career spanned more than four decades passed away in the US
President Michael D Higgins described him as an important scholar on the work of James Joyce and an influential Irish voice in the UK and further afield.
Born in Thomastown near Tipperary Town Frank Delaney started his career as an RTE newsreader in the 1970's before joining the BBC as a news reporter covering The Troubles in the North.
He subsequently moved to Britain were he evolved into a leading arts journalist creating a series of programmes on radio and TV as well as making dozens of acclaimed documentaries on various subjects including Joyce, Shaw and Oscar Wilde.
The Tipp native moved to the US in 2002 and was the author of the New York Times bestseller ‘Ireland’ and many other works of fiction and nonfiction and was a Judge of the Man Booker Prize.
Leading the tributes President Michael D Higgins said Frank Delaney had created a space to discuss arts and literature, winning both critical acclaim and substantial audiences for his broadcasts as well his writing.
Tipperary town social activist and secretary of the Tipperary International Peace Award Martin Quinn has also expressed deep sadness at the 74 year old's passing who was a guest speaker at the awards and was aiding Mr Quinn with a book he is currently writing.
