Superann Newsletter  1st November  2015 

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Annual Commemorative Mass For Deceased  Colleagues 

Monday 2nd November ( All Souls' Day) 

 

ANNUAL COMMEMORATIVE MASS FOR DECEASED COLLEAGUES

The annual Commemorative Mass for deceased colleagues and those associated with RTÉ will take place on Monday, 2^nd November, 2015 at 1.00pm in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook.  The Mass will be celebrated by Fr Dermod McCarthy and a representative from another denomination will be present.   This year we are delighted to welcome an ensemble from the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the RTÉ Staff Choir.  Everyone is very welcome.

This Commemorative Mass is an occasion to remember and honour those who have preceded us in RTÉ, whose work helped to create and maintain our organisation.  Those who died in the past twelve months and whom we particularly remember are:

Daphne Brennan nee Carroll (RTÉ Players)

Gerard Carty (TV Cameras)

Eileen Comber O’Moore (Music Department)

Derek Davis (Broadcaster)

Brian Farrell (Broadcaster)

Desmond Fisher (News & TV)

John Fitzgerald (Engineering)

Kevin Grattan (Subtitling)

John Hallissy (Network)

Kathleen Kelleher (Education Programmes, Radio)

Mike Kelly (Independent Programmes, TV)

John Lucas (Design)

Arthur Martin (Engineering)

Joseph McArdle (Offices Services)

Leonora McCullagh (Library)

Dermot McGrath (Appointments & Staff Development)

Brian McNamee (Network)

David Mitchell (Central Stores)

Noel Merrigan (RTÉ Orchestras)

Nicholas Molloy (Video Editing, News)

Alexander Mooney (Staging)

Peter Mooney (Producer, Radio)

Neasa Ní Bhriain (RTÉ Players)

Maire Nic Eoin (Clerical)

Anita Notaro (Producer, TV)

Colm O’Braonáin (News Editing)

William O’Brien (Network)

Hugh O’Connor (Staging)

Michael O’Connor (Construction)

Al O’Donnell (Graphic Design)

Bill O’Donovan (2FM)

Alexander O’Driscoll (Telecine VTR)

Bill O’Herlihy (Current Affairs & Sport)

Catherine O’Loughlin (Programme Administration, Radio)

Liam Ó Murchú (Irish Programmes)

Michael O’Neill (Library)

Thomas Studley (Radio Éireann Players)

Liam Thackaberry (Finance)

Bernard Tobin (Technical Support, Radio)

Des Troy (Electrical, TV)

Jean Darling (Aunty Poppy)

Joan Egan (Tyrone Productions)

Tony Fagan (Fenton) (2fm)

Peter Gibney (BTS)

Anne Curley ( McRedmond) (PA - BCO)

 

Suaimhneas síoraí dá n-anam.

The annual Commemorative Mass for deceased staff, deceased family members,  and those associated with RTÉ,  will take  place on Monday 2^nd November 2015 at 1.00 p.m. in the Church of  the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook. 

 Our thanks to Fr. Dermod ,  Marzena Van Zyl and our colleagues in RTÉ HR for their help with the above... CB

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RTÉ Alumni... " First Tuesday"  2nd November 2015

at the Tara Towers Hotel from 13.00Hrs..

Reminder to colleagues and those recently retired ...to be aware that the RTÉ Alumni meet every first Tuesday of the month from 13.00 Hrs in the Tara Tower Hotel.. Very informal gathering of colleagues having a snack and a chat....give it a try....next meeting is on Tuesday 2nd November 2015 around 13.00 Hrs  - you will be very welcome....CB 

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 RTÉ Credit Union - October Cash Draw Results

We are delighted to announce the winners of this month’s Cash Draw.

October Cash Draw
€7,000 – Donall OBraonain
€2,000 – Emmet McCarthy
€1,000 – Declan McKibben
€500 – Tom Nolan
€500 – Peter Browne

 

October Bank Holiday Draw
€250 – Cathal McCabe
€250 – Miranda Hunter-Nolan
€250 – Arthur McGuinness
€250 – Angela KennedyCongratulations to all! To be in with a chance to win you must be a member of the RTÉ Credit Union and part of the Cash Draw for as little as €3 a fortnight.

 

Become a member today and enjoy all the benefits!
Simply click here to download a membership form or call into us on campus (behind the Oasis Café in the Stage 7 Building). Any questions? Call us on 01 2082628. 

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Many thanks to Karen for the above information....CB 

Karen Tiernan 
Marketing Executive 
RTÉ Credit Union

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An Evening For Earl...( GIll) 

Just back from the Gaiety Theatre from a wonderful Concert in memory of a great Musician and Bandleader Earl Gill....Many of us worked with him on Music Shows over the years  Earl died in May 2014.

 Andy O'Callaghan and Desi Reynolds organised the tribute show which featured a 22 piece big band, 20 dancers and singers,,,with many great artists including Colm Wilkinson seen here doing his set.... 

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BALLYFIN 

Tx Tuesday 10 November, RTE One, 10.15pm 

BALLYFIN is a one hour documentary that tells the story of the rise, decline, and rebirth of one of Ireland’s architectural treasures. Designed by the renowned Irish architects Sir Richard Morrison and his son William Vitruvius, it was subject to one of the most extensive renovations ever undertaken in a private house and is now regarded as one of the best hotels in Ireland.
  
Set beneath the gentle contours of the Slieve Bloom Mountains the house and demesne at Ballyfin in County Laois are rich in tradition and history. For centuries these lands were associated with the O’Mores, one of the region’s ancient clans.  
The demesne was established in the early decades of the seventeenth century. Over time, as the property passed through different owners, including the older brother of the Duke of Wellington, a succession of houses were built here.

In 1823 construction on the present house was begun. At this point the house was owned by Sir Charles Coote an Irish baronet. The Coote family’s heritage and prestige was reflected in the magnificence of the building – a country house built to provide suitable grandeur for political entertaining and everyday living.  Sir Charles sold an entire town, Jamestown in County Leitrim, to fund the project.
For one hundred years, the Coote family enjoyed the splendour of life at Ballyfin, where more than 100 people were employed.
The First World War, Ireland’s War of Independence and the Civil War meant that houses like Ballyfin were almost impossible to run and maintain as before. The house was closed up, the family moved to England and in 1927 Ballyfin was sold to the Patrician Brothers, a Catholic teaching order. 

The house was turned into a boarding school where for eight decades students were educated.  
But over time this great house became an increasing burden for the dwindling number of Patrician Brothers who lived there. Eventually, parts of the building began to deteriorate and by the end of the century Ballyfin became one of the most endangered country houses in Ireland.

In 2002 the Patrician Brothers were approached by someone looking for a house to restore and took the opportunity to sell Ballyfin. The decision was made easier because the new owner allowed the school to remain onsite for five more years. 
There followed an ambitious and painstaking restoration of Ballyfin; it was perhaps the most challenging and successful restoration of a private house ever seen in Ireland. 
The vision was to restore the house, converting it into a hotel while returning it to its original resplendent condition. The desired effect was to create the impression of a house from which the family had only recently taken leave, gone out as it were, for a day’s leisure and likely to return at any moment.

Ballyfin was awarded 12th place in the 100 Best Hotels and Resorts in the World (International Traveller Magazine),The Ultimate Destination for 2014 (Harper's Bazaar), Top 10 Upscale  All-Inclusive Resorts 2013 (Forbes magazine),  4th in the Top 20 International Hideaways (Andrew Harper Reader's Choice Awards 2015) and numerous other national and international awards and accolades.

QUOTES FROM MANAGER JIM REYNOLDS:

"This was a unique opportunity to rescue one of the most important Georgian houses in the country with its rich and lavish interiors and to give it a new life and purpose.

This was not to be a cold commercial exploitation as has been the case in many restoration projects but an occasion in which the place could be remade as a house and home which welcomes guests as if coming to a friend’s private place – all within the existing historic fabric of the place and enhoused by the surrounding 614 acre demesne with its restored lake, gardens, fountains, grotto, tower and parkland."
                 BALLYFIN was produced and directed by David Hare of InProduction.TV for RTÉ.

Publicity:
TVPR 
Ann Coughlan 087 6778045
Pauline Cronin 087 2629967

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