Newsletter 16th October 2016
Superann Newsletter 16th October 2016
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Message of Appreciation to colleagues from Juliet Clarke
On behalf of Colm , Paul & myself, I would like to express my gratitude to all our colleagues past & present in RTÉ for their support during the difficult days of Vincent's illness. Many thanks for the kind messages & cards & attendance at his funeral Mass. Regards Juliet..
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ANNUAL COMMEMORATIVE MASS FOR DECEASED COLLEAGUES
The annual Commemorative Mass for deceased staff will take place on Wednesday 2nd November 2016 at 1.00 p.m. in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook.
Music will be by RTÉ - Cór Na nÓg
As RTÉ has evolved in recent years into separate IBDs, it is timely to note that this Commemorative Mass for deceased colleagues and former staff, is the one occasion when people from all divisions with retired colleagues, gather to remember and honour those who have preceded us and whose work helped to create and maintain the organisation.
We will particularly remember those who died in the past twelve months.
All retired staff are invited to attend in remembrance of our former colleagues and to offer support to their families. CB
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RTÉ Staff Spend the Night outside RTÉ TV Reception
in aid of Focus Ireland and the Homeless...
Our colleagues Stacey Gallagher Byrne, Lynda Dunne , Stephen O Halloran , Elga Hick,Kiara Walsh, John Reynolds, Declan Pierce, David McCullagh, Carrie Crowley, Eileen Dunne et al., as they spend the night outside the RTÉ Television Centre for Focus Ireland....
Many thanks to colleague Kieran Slyne for the Photo..see also Kieran's Facebook page... CB
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Gaudete Singers Concert..
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Colleague Shane Kenny RTS- ROI Presentation
The Republic of Ireland centre of the RTS were delighted to welcome Journalist and Broadcaster Shane Kenny to give his presentation on a TV Documentary he has made, on his personal experiences of using the Benzodiazepine drug family.
Shane has an impressive CV …he was the first Editor of RTÉ’s flagship Radio One News Features programme “Morning Ireland”. Since then he has had a most interesting career as Irish Government Press Secretary and spokesperson for the Irish EU Presidency in 1996. Most recently Shane has become a TV documentary Producer.
Shane in his presentation showed us an excerpt from the Documentary he has produced about the effects of drugs prescribed for, in his case, the treatment of “Meniere’s” - an inner ear disease.. Shane described this lurking disaster, which he says could happen to you or me, or anyone who goes to the doctor with a problem and gets a prescription for this type of medication. In an even more complicated medical world with an array of new drugs arriving on the market every year there’s a demand from ill people, for medication to deal with almost every condition ”a pill for every ill..” you might say.
Shane in his documentary tells his story of how prescribed drugs turned a manageable, relatively mild condition, into a disabling , life threatening illness.
Shane told the audience that this film provides an important warning to help save others go through what he has suffered. In a busy world , moving fast and changing constantly, it’s important that people try to inform themselves fully about medications they are offered, in case the panacea turns into the real illness.
There was a large audience of RTS members and guests, among whom were some who told their stories as to how they also had been affected by the use of these prescription drugs. Shane continued that the Benzodiazepine Medical Disaster is the story of a hidden tragedy. Valium, Librium, Xanax and Ativan are familiar tranquillisers drugs, dubbed “mothers little helper”, Valium became one of the world’s biggest selling drugs in the 1960’s. The commonly perceived problem about these prescribed drugs was that some people became addicted to their soothing , tranquillising effects. But the reality for Shane he explained is that for him benzodiazepines were extremely dangerous, as he seemed to be acutely sensitive to them. The British Medical Association (BMA) have given Shane an exclusive statement for his programme where they accept that Benzodiazepines can cause short term as well as long term harm and that there is not enough research on the effects of these drugs and they want more research done in the area.
It is estimated that many have side affects from these drugs that last after the drugs are stopped. Nobody knows precisely because the essential research has not been done.
On the positive side Shane told us that In Britain two outstanding academics scientists have tried for decades to get the medical profession to recognise the dangers of these drugs. Prof. Malcolm Lader and Prof. Heather Ashton.. The later has published what is considered the manual on benzodiazepine withdrawal… this documentary also tells of their work. CDB
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Shane was interviewed on the “Ryan Tubridy” RTÉ Radio One programme on the 12thOctober 2016. You can hear the interview at the following link..
BENZODIAZEPINES: HOW THEY WORK
AND HOW TO WITHDRAW
(aka The Ashton Manual)
• PROTOCOL FOR THE TREATMENT OF BENZODIAZEPINE WITHDRAWAL
• Medical research information from a benzodiazepine withdrawal clinic
Professor C Heather Ashton DM, FRCP
Revised August 2002
11th October 2016 CB
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RTÉ Archives Weekly
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RTÉ Archives Daily Stories are available at www.rte.ie/archives Coming up on www.rte.ie/archives…
My thanks to colleagues Liam Wylie and Colm Talbot for adapting the content and links they send us each week for us for the RTÉ Archive site..They should make it easier for you to get into the extensive RTÉ Archive site.. CB
RTÉ Archives Daily Stories are available at www.rte.ie/archives Coming up on www.rte.ie/archives…
Brendan Kennelly, Princess Grace, Little Museum of Dublin, TnaG Opens, plans to demolish Liberty Hall, and much more… View now on www.rte.ie/archives…
1966
Discovering Tralee
http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/1011/823124-discovering-tralee/ 1971
Ireland A Land Of Many Faiths http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/1011/823190-ireland-a-land-of-many-faiths/
1976
The Dean’s Printer George Faulkner http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/1011/823201-printer-george-faulkner/
1981
Memorial to Éamon de Valera
http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/1010/822844-memorial-to-eamon-de-valera/
1986
Satellite TV Comes To Ireland http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/1012/823460-satellite-tv-comes-to-ireland/
1991
Dublin Band ‘Into Paradise’ http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/1012/823479-into-paradise/
1994
Meet Donald Trump’s Mother
http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/1010/822886-meet-donald-trumps-mother/
2006
The Irish Times Move Buildings http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/1011/823288-the-irish-times-move-buildings/
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Our thanks to colleague Cathy Halloran for sending these photos and tributes to Anthony Foley at Thomomd Park---all rugby fans devastated and shocked at the news of his sudden death. One fan told me ...its the saddest day ever to put on a Munster jersey.
