Irish comedian, Brendan Grace, has died at the age of 68

Very sad news this morning.

Irish comedian, Brendan Grace, has passed away following a short illness. He was 68-years-old. According to RTE, his family say he died peacefully and was very grateful for the support from fans all over the world since his illness was announced. Brendan had suffered with poor health but continued to perform and had been due to tour Ireland this summer before being diagnosed with cancer. Brendan Grace  was born in Dublin, and began his career as a singer but later turned to comedy. Alongside comedy, he was a successful actor, famously portraying Fr Fintan Stack in Father Ted. Mrs Brown's Boys actor, Brendan O'Carroll, took to Twitter this morning to share his sadness, calling Grace a 'legend'.