Superann Newsletter 21st August  2016

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The death has occurred of colleague Patrick (PJ) RYAN Bray, Wicklow.

( Paddy ( PJ) Ryan Staging..)

(Photo with thanks to colleague Brian Ahern) 

Our deepest sympathy to wife Pauline and the Ryan family on the death of our colleague Paddy Ryan ( Staging)

The following notice appears:

Patrick (Paddy) Ryan of Bray, Co. Wicklow and late of RTÉ, passed away (suddenly) on Friday 19th August 2016. Beloved husband of Pauline, much loved father of Simon, Paddy, Frances and Paul, adored grandfather of Lee, Christopher, Calum, Alex and Megan; he will be sadly missed by his loving wife, daughter, sons, son-in-law Chris, daughters-in-law Emma and Sarah, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Sincere thanks to the staff at St Vincent's hospital for their wonderful care and kindness.

There will be a gathering for family and friends, with prayers, at Colliers Funeral Home, Old Connaught Avenue, Bray, on Sunday evening, 21st August, from 6pm to 7pm. Removal from the funeral home on Monday morning, 22nd August, at 09:30am, to Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Main Street, Bray arriving for Requiem Mass at 10.00am, followed by burial in Shanganagh cemetery.

"May he rest in peace"

( Many thanks to colleague Stephen McDonald PP& C for alerting me to this sad news)  CB

In case of  any confusion with my  earlier notice on Friday , just to clarify that Paddy Ryan          ( above) who was in Staging and Floor Management died in February 2012... It is PJ also Paddy Ryan (Staging) who  died on Friday 18th August 2016 .  A great gentleman and colleague .  My thanks to Brian Ahern for the pictures of both PJ and Paddy to remind collleagues of these two great colleagues and characters of RTÉ TV Poduction.. CB

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Death of Louis Stewart ( Musician and Guitarist)

 The death has occurred of Louis STEWART -  Greenhills, Dublin

Our deepest sympathy to wife Elizabeth and the Stewart family on the death of our colleague Louis Stewart ...

The following notice appears:

Stewart, Louis, Greenhills, 20th August 2016. Peacefully, in the loving care of the staff of Our Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross. Louis (Musician), beloved husband to Elizabeth, loving father to Gráinne, Tony and the late Catherine, father-in-law to Katrina and much loved Grandad to James and Conor. Sadly missed by loving family, relatives and friends.

May he rest in peace.

Requiem Mass on Tuesday 23rd of August at 11:30 am in the Church of the Holy Spirit Greenhills (D12) followed by funeral to the Victorian Chapel, Mount Jerome, Harold's Cross. Family flowers only please, donations if desired to Our Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross (D6w). All enquiries to Fanagans Funeral Directors 01-4754101

( Many thanks to colleagues Des Reynolds and John Curran for alerting me to this sad news..)(CB) 

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Louis Stewart Remembered..

It is with great sadness we learned on Saturday 20th August 2016 of the death of Musician, Guitarist and colleague Louis Stewart.  Many of us would have worked with Louis  over the years in both Radio and Television.  Born in Waterford, Louis began his professional career performing in Dublin showbands. In 1968 he performed at the Montreux International Jazz Festival with Irish pianist Jim Doherty and received the 'Outstanding European Soloist' award. Stewart was subsequently offered a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music, which he turned down. He joined Benny Goodman's band in 1970. Louis  Stewart resided in Dublin. He received an honorary doctorate from Trinity CollegeDublin in 1998.  In 2009 he was elected to Aosdána, an Irish affiliation of artists engaged in literature, music and visual arts, established by the Irish Arts Council in 1981 to honour those whose work has made an outstanding contribution to the creative arts in Ireland.  Through the course of his career, Stewart worked alongside Benny Goodman, George Shearing and Tubby Hayes, and performed as part of Ronnie Scott's quartet and quintet for many years.  In the 1970s Stewart began working with Canadian orchestrator Robert Farnon. They went on to record at least 10 albums together. Most recently in 2013, Louis recorded an album of duets, Tunes, with life-long friend Jim Doherty.   CB

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The Church of the Sacred Heart Donnybrook

Celebrates 150 Years.. 

Photo of Church from a booklet prepared by Collette Pegum

for the 150th anniversary ..  

The 150th Anniversary Programme

Friday 26th August

7pm - Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin as Principal Celebrant in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook.

Saturday 27th August

2pm to 5pm  - A Family Fun Event in Herbert Park with entertainment,historical tour of the Park and games for young and not so young. Parishoners are invited with their friends to join in the afternoon, bring a picnic and enjoy the festivities.

Sunday 28th August

10:30 am - Family Mass, the Principal Celebrant will be former parish administrator Bishop Kevin Doran.

12 noon - Mass with Choir, Bishop Kevin Doran will be Principal Celebrant 

3 pm - A Journey through Christian Donnybrook wiil begin at St Marys Church of Ireland, Anglesea Road, the walk will then proceed to Donnybrook Graveyard to view the site of the earlier churches, then on by the Sisters of Charity, Maryville to Beaver Row and Beechill where the Wesleyian Methodist Chapel will be viewed externally finishing at Church of the Sacred Heart for Ecumenical Prayer Service.

 http://www.superannrte.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5316:

( To see the full article go to the above link....CB)

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RTÉ documentary captures Irish health system in a day 

Keeping Ireland Alive: The health service in a Day debuts on RTÉ One on Monday 28th August 2016 after the main evening News at 9.35.

A major new five part documentary series which chronicles Ireland's health system over a 24-hour period will air on RTÉ One later this month.   Keeping Ireland Alive: The Health Service in a Day involved 75 camera crews at locations nationwide and which aims to give viewers unprecedented access to every aspect of the country’s health service. Filming was carried out over a 24-hour period on May 31 this year, and crews were given access to all aspects of the health service, with the co-operation of the Health Service Executive, hospitals, and community services throughout the country.  Every day more than 200,000 people access the health service in Ireland, 200 babies are born, and 80 people die. Over the course of filming, camera crews nationwide captured the experiences of a diverse range of staff and a steady stream of patients as they accessed care that day.

Keeping Ireland Alive: The Health Service in a Day starts on RTÉ One on Monday, August 29th at 9.35pm and will air throughout September. The documentary will be a key part of the new RTÉ Autumn/Winter schedule, details of which will be announced on Monday next.

Along with returning favourites such as The Late Late Show and First Dates Ireland will be new shows,  including Daniel and Majella's B&B Road Trip which moves from UTV Ireland, the new Amy Huberman legal drama Striking Out  , a new six-part comedy Can't Cope Won't Cope about the lives of two twenty-something Cork women and the much-anticipated Irish version of Dancing With The Stars.

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Rose of Tralee Bans Poems....

A spokesperson for the Rose of Tralee festival says the decision to ban poetry party-piece's from this year's TV shows was made in a bid to keep "momentum" and to "keep the show moving".

Speaking to RTÉ Entertainment, Rose of Tralee International Festival spokesperson John Drummey, says the decision to ban the recital section will be reviewed again in two years.

"Last year there were 14 poems over the two nights and while they were all very good and the Roses go to great trouble to write them, they actually slow down the momentum of the show," Drummey said.

"We are trying to keep the show moving and keep the entertainment levels high. It's not that we had anything against poetry because it is very very cultural and very artistic. In terms of this year we are trialling it out for a couple of years to see how it goes.

Bye bye poetry, hello singing this year

In 2013 the Darwin Rose almost had the audience and viewers asleep after reading Nick Blend's bedtime story, The Very Cranky Bear, as her party piece. Her performance involved tucking Dáithí Ó Sé into a bed, who later joked that he was about to "doze off".

 The Rose of Tralee live shows, presented by Daithí Ó Sé, will take place on August 22 and 23 from the Festival Dome on RTÉ One at 8pm.

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Colleague Alan Halford - New Book..

Colleague Alan Halford...

The debut collection of poetry by our colleague Alan Halford is to be launched shortly.  Alan has been published in anthologies in Ireland and abroad and on e-zines.

 “Take your time with The Memory Bone,  know that it has been crafted from experience, let it tell you its story unforced, allow the words to reveal themselves in their own time, travel companionably with Alan back through his past, share his hurts, his laughs, his loves, his life and enjoy every moment of it as much as I have.”

Michael Corrigan  - Poet & Writer

The Memory Bone is available through the link below.

https://www.facebook.com/AlanHalfordPoetry

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Start the Week with a smile..

 

A  woman gets a job in a chemist's shop. She's a bit embarrassed at first because she has to deal with men asking for condoms. After a while the chemist tells her she doesn't need to be embarrassed any more because Durex have brought out a new system. They now code their condoms. Small condoms are now 420, medium are now 430, and large are now 440. That's better, she says, I won't be as embarrassed now.

Soon after, a man comes in and when the shop is empty, goes to the counter and says "450 please". The woman is puzzled, goes to he back room and says to the chemist, "there's a man in the shop asking for 450. What do I do ?" The chemist says to her, "has he got a yellow bucket ?"  She says yes. The chemist says "pay him, he's the window cleaner !"

( With thanks to friend Brian M..)

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Colleague Janet Wynne sends this link to see nature at its best....have a look.. CB

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xHkq1edcbk4?rel=0

 That's all for now have a good week....CB