The podcaster shared the news this morning.

Irish TV personality Hector Ó hEochagáin has paid tribute to his brother Freddie after he passed away suddenly. Hector shared the announcement on his Twitter page. Freddie featured regularly in the stories Hector told on Hen House, the podcast he shares with Tommy Tiernan and Laurita Blewitt. It read: "So it's with a sad heart that we bring the news of the sudden passing of Hector's brother Freddie. "He was the star of many great adventures and tales that were told on this podcast over the last year. As a mark of respect to Freddie and his family in Ireland and Denmark, there will be no episode from the Hen House this week. "Memories and smiles will stay with us forever ... Rest in peace now Freddie." Tommy Tiernan shared the same message on his own Twitter page. https://twitter.com/hectorirl/status/1410476564463198208 The post was met with friends and fans offering their condolences to Hector. Many listeners shared that they felt they got to know Freddie simply through his brother's storytelling abilities. Some wrote that they could feel the close bond the brothers shared by listening to the podcast. Freddie's passing comes six years after Hector lost his mother, Triona Keogan. The TV star shared memories of Triona during a recent appearance on the Laughs of Your Life podcast. He said: "My mother celebrated every single thing that I ever did, from buying my first nice car, from buying a Fiat Punto to a brand new Mercedes, my mother started crying when she saw me with a Mercedes- ‘I never thought we’d ever have a Mercedes in the house.’ "And when she said stuff like that to me, I think I made her proud. But she was a really proud West of Ireland woman who had a tough enough time rearing us in our teenage years."