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    1. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 2 Jul 2015

      Singer and TV entertainer Val Doonican has died aged 88http://bbc.in/1JzcCa9 

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      BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 2 Jul 2015

      Obituary: Val Doonican, the singer touted as Ireland's answer to Bing Crosby http://bbc.in/1C1EMYx pic.twitter.com/Y1YMVp2ISo

      3:14 AM - 2 Jul 2015
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        1. Lisa Byrne‏ @LisaByrnePR 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking brings back so many childhood memories. That rocking chair and those sweaters. RIP Val Doonican

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        1. Kate Bland‏ @blandkate 17 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking I know he died last week but I so remember watching this when I was little - #Saturday nights

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        1. Craig Nash‏ @Cragnash035Nash 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking r I p very fond memories

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        1. Gaby Wetshy‏ @GWetshy 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking @BBCNews rip

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        1. Mary Jo Carney‏ @Granuaile13 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking Wonderful man, RIP

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        1. John Rae‏ @4b6452c406b8427 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking He always had swaters and a rocking chair RIP

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        1. Lady La Deedah‏ @yesgrainne 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking @720perth Ah, no. Say hi to the angel with the whiskers on, Val. <3 Grace in Applecross.

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        1. Louise Mason‏ @Junglelou 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking RIP Val

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        1. eirhens‏ @ebt51 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking WONDER HOW LONG IT WILL B B4 PPL START BRING OUT FILTH ON HIM!! PPL WILL DO ANYTHING 4MONI &FAME!

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        1. eirhens‏ @ebt51 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking REST IN THE PEACE OF GOD!

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        1. John Joseph Friary‏ @JohnFriary 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking Very nice Tribute to Val Doonican on BBC News!

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        1. TaniaC‏ @TaniaTheScribe 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking He was so much more than Bing Crosby - a national icon - RIP Dear Val xx #ValDoonican

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        1. Mark C Edwards - UKIP #Justice4Tommy‏ @TheHappyKipper 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking RIP. Fond memories of 1970s Saturday nights, as a young lad, watching The Val Doonican Show on TV 😊 #happymusic

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        1. Loyal Royal‏ @RoyalstilIdie 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking The Val Doonican xmas special always took us up to midnight on xmas eve - effectively his show stood between me+the presents...

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        1. staringatclouds ❄️ 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 #FBPE‏ @staringatclouds 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking Aw no RIP Mr Doonican Another good one gone

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        1. Jan Hikikomori Karlsson  ☯️ 🖖‏ @Kymeraent 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Christmas has never been the same since we stopped seeing him and his cardigans beside a crackling fire. #SadlyMissed

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        1. alan hendrix‏ @Siralanhe 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking @bbc5live how sad rip

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        1. Elizabeth Wright‏ @ChestersMum1 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking r.i.p. to another legend

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        1. Sean Michael Cartwright‏ @shozzer1878 2 Jul 2015
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          @BBCBreaking A true Irish gent.

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