Newsletter 27th Dec 2015
Superann Newsletter 27th December 2015
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A very happy and peaceful New Year to all our colleagues and their families..
Just a few lines at this special time of the year to wish you and your loved ones a very happy and peaceful 2016...good health and contentment. I am very grateful for your Christmas cards, messages, E Mails, greetings and for your Faceboiok messages. which I am going to learn in 2016... I appreciate very much your kind remarks, and your comments about the Weekly Newsletter and the Superann Website. My thanks to all those colleagues both retired and working in RTÉ, for sending me information, sometimes sad, of interest to colleagues during 2015. I could not do the Newsletter each week without your help..
I was delighted to meet with so many of you in RTÉ at the Christmas lunch..So I take this opportunity to wish you all and your families a very happy and peaceful 2016...
Our thanks also to Group Pensions Manager, Emer Chapman and the staff in RTÉ Pensions department for their courtacy and help to us all during the year ..
Welcome to our new readers over the year, many who have now retired from RTÉ. We wish you all well in the future. Many thanks to those who sent me changes of E Mail address, the changes should now be all in place ...if not let me know any changes by E Mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Very special New Year greetings to our colleagues overseas, in America, Australia, Canada, France, Spain, UK , South America and many other parts of the world, who especially appreciate being in the loop. Remember to use the website at www.superannrte.ie ....there is an archive of the Newsletters and Photos since 2002 there......
" Athbhliain faoi Mhaise daoibh go léir" CB
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RTÉ Pensioners' Christmas Lunch 2015
(In the RTÉ Strawberry Tree Restaurant
Brian Dalton ( MD Corporate) Welcoming the Pensioners to the Annual Christmas Lunch..
RTÉ Security and the HR Team that organise the event..
A wonderful gathering of colleagues at the Annual Christmas Lunch ..
Michael O'Brien ( Manager HR) - Martin Lawless, Michael Donoghue and Eileen Duggan ( Services Manager)
Eileen Duggan with Michael Donoghue and Martin Lawless Services.
Joe Kavanagh announcing the RTÉ Credit Union Christmas Draw..which follows..
To see the rest of the photos of the lunch click on the following link..
http://www.superannrte.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4982
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The Annual RTÉ Credit Union
'12 Days of Christmas Draw’
Results..
(With Many thanks to Deirde Walsh and Joe Kavanagh and the Credit Union Staff)
Since it launched on 7th December, the RTÉ Credit Union have given away prizes to the value of €30,000 to:
- Katie Cleary €1000
- Jerry Flaherty €1000
- Kenneth McAllister €1000
- Ruth McDonnell €1000
- Joanne McDonnell €1000
- Claire McNamara €2000
- Bernadette Comerford €2000
- John Lauritsch €2000
- Angela O'Gorman €2000
- Gerry Reynolds €2000
- Paul Cunningham €5000
- Darren Keogh €10,000
Winners of the December Prize Draw are:
- Kevin Hough €7000
- Joyce Aann Hayes €2000
- Eoin Ryan €1000
- Michael Gallagher €500
- John Davin €500
Wishing all our members a very Happy Christmas.
Looking forward to kick starting the Monthly Prize Draw again in 2016!
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Brendan Balfe One Man Show...
Our colleague Brendan Balfe will be performing his one man show called 'Sorry, We're Off the Air' ..
Mermaid Arts Centre Bray Saturday 9th January
Draiocht Arts Centre Blanchardstown Friday 22nd January
Pavilion Theatre Saturday 6th February
Brendan Balfe tells tales from behind the microphone
Its a collection of 'tales from behind the microphone' , along with some audio bloopers and programmes clips here is a a Synopsis...
How did Terry Wogan inaugurate young announcers? Why did the newsreader fall off the chair? What caused Larry Gogan to collapse in giggles?
Irish radio wasn’t as serious as it sounded. Behind the solemn sound of serious programmes, there was some hilarity and laughter. In his new one-man entertainment, Brendan Balfe recalls some of the personalities and eccentrics who became household names in Ireland.
Brendan not only tells hilarious stories, but also plays some actual clips from programmes, as well as the unintended mistakes, or ‘Bloopers’, that every broadcaster is prone to.
In his 50 years in broadcasting, Brendan has worked with all the greats and his memories and anecdotes add colour to the history of Irish broadcasting. His tales of Terry Wogan, Mike Murphy, Maurice O’Doherty, Dermot Morgan and many others, steer just this side of the libel laws. He also tells of meeting such diverse personalities as Peggy Lee, Stan Freberg and Jimi Hendrix.
Renowned for his comedy and documentary programmes, Brendan Balfe has also been a scriptwriter, producer, author, performer and television associate as well as winner of three International Awards for radio comedy. His accounts of broadcasting legends -and their foibles- add up to a fascinating and ‘historically funny’ experience.
‘Brendan Balfe- a National Treasure’ – Sunday Independent
Remember the dates and locations..:
Mermaid Arts Centre Bray Saturday 9th January 2016
Draiocht Arts Centre Blanchardstown Friday 22nd January 2016
Pavilion Theatre Saturday 6th February 2016
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Coffee Morning for Simon in Glenalbyn Village Cafe..
Michael Kinsella and The Village Cafe Staff in Glenalbyn GAA .. say thank you to those colleagues who supported the coffee morning in aid of the Dublin Simon Community, in their VILLAGE CAFE, GLENALBYN SPORTS CLUB On Thursday 17th of December 2015 ..
Half of your spend on coffee or tea and scones was donated to Simon... Our thanks to Cafe Manager Michael Kinsella and his staff... CB
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That's all for now....wishing you all a very Happy and peaceful 2016.. CB