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The death has occurred of Phil CLARKE (née O'Reilly) 5 Sharon Avenue, Brownshill, Carlow
Our deepest sympathy to colleague Denise Clarke and the Clarke and O'Reilly families on the death of her mother Phil Clarke.
The following notice appears:
Phil Clarke - Peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny. Widow of John (Jackie) and much loved mother of Carmel, Mary, Noelle, Laura, Sheila, Colette, Denise, Martene, Paula and the late Joan. Sadly missed by her loving daughters, sister Lily, sons-in-law, her 24 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.
Rest in Peace.
Reposing at her home from 3pm on Sunday. Removal on Monday morning to the Church of the Holy Family, Askea to arrive for funeral Mass at 11am. Burial afterwards in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Family flowers only, donations in lieu to the Friends of St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny. Date Published: Saturday 3rd September 2016Date of Death: Friday 2nd September 2016
( Many thanks to colleague Norma O'Connor for alerting me to this sad news..) CB
We are delighted to announce that broadcaster Olivia O’Leary has agreed to be the guest of honour at this years Radharc Awards, which is to be held in the Talbot Stillorgan Hotel on October 20th.
The Radharc Awards are presented every two years to the producers of television documentaries of outstanding quality, which address national or international topics of social justice, morality and faith. There is an additional award for similar short documentaries produced for digital media.
There are now only three weeks to the closing date for the receipt of entries for the Radharc Awards 2016.
All the details can be found on the website www.radharc.ie
It was a spectacular success in the Pavilion Theatre earlier this year and it has played on a number of dates around the country. ' Never laughed so much in my life' was the recurring audience reaction.
This is what they said.....
' Loved it. And the crowd loved it too ' - Gay Byrne
' Really enjoyed it. So did everyone' - Mike Murphy
'Sweet Nostalgia and great belly laughs' - John Keogh
' Brendan Balfe- a National Treasure' - Sunday Independent
It Was Late and Great for the Gang on The Late Late
Ryan Tubridy toasts with guests at the LLS post-show bash
It was an eventful start to the new season of The Late Late Show on Friday night on RTÉ One – and the craic continued with a post-show bash in Dublin nightspot Copper Face Jacks. Boxer Michael Conlan, rowers Gary and Paul O'Donovan, sailor Annalise Murphy and comedian Al Porter all headed to Coppers with Ryan Tubridy. They toasted their appearance on the show with some champagne which Gary O'Donovan gave a good shake as he opened it!
On the show itself, the various Olympians received a great reception from the audience, with Belfast man Conlan confirming that he won't be representing Ireland next time around after his controversial time in Rio. Asked by host Tubridy if he was going to return for the Tokyo Olympics, Conlan said: "I wouldn't waste another four years of my life. "I'm in talks at the minute with a few people, I have got a lot of offers and that's all I can more or less say for the minute." When pressed that the answer is he is going professional, Conlan replied: "Yeah, 100 per cent." He added that the bitter experience in Rio would push him on in his professional career, saying that his quarter-final exit "could be a blessing. That it has happened the way it did. "It will be a driving force for me in my career. It will be the catalyst for me being a multi-weight world champion and probably Ireland's greatest fighter ever." Before the show, Conlan met up with Finn McManus, the five-year-old boy who offered his school medal to the boxer after that controversial exit at Rio.
The pair met before The Late Late Show went on air and posed for a photo together as the Belfast boxer took Finn up on his offer and also presented the youngster with a pair of boxing gloves.
Another highlight of the first show in the new season was the band Picture This making their Late Late debut: Al Porter, meanwhile, summed up the Irish psyche in under a minute - and in his own inimitable way:
