Actor Joe Lynch has died aged 76. He was admitted to hospital in Alicante in Spain on 1 August 2001 and died just hours later.
Joe Lynch was best known for his role as Dinny in the RTÉ television dramas Bracken and Glenroe.
He is survived by his wife Mari and his son and daughter.
Creator of both Bracken and Glenroe Wesley Burrowes pays tribute to the late actor and commends Joe for inventing Dinny's limp.
He invented his own little tricks. He was his own man. He was a great performer and a great family man.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 1 August 2001. The reporter is Mary Caplin.
Joe Lynch on The Big Top (1992)
On 10 August 2001 the RTÉ Guide published a tribute to Joe Lynch in which he is described as
One of the most beloved entertainers this country has ever produced. To millions he was known simply as Dinny, but there was more to Joe Lynch than Glenroe's favourite greyhound trainer. Older fans will remember with great fondness his radio show Living with Lynch, and there were many offerings across the water including Never Mind The Quality... and, of course, Corrie. A great singer and raconteur, the Mallow man was always larger than life. He'll be missed.
