Newsletter 12th March 2017
Superann Newsletter 12th March 2017
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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, you will be very welcome....CB
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Death of Aggie Lally - mother of colleague Michael Lally (Nuacth - TG4 )
Our deepest sympathy to colleague Michael Lally and the Lally family on the death of his mother Aggie ...the following notice appears:
Predeceased by her husband Tim and son Tommie. Deeply regretted by her loving sons Jack, Martin and Michael, daughter Cepta, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, daughters-in-law, son-in-law, relatives and friends. R.I.P.
Reposing this Monday 13th March at Conneely’s funeral home, Flood street, from 5 o’clock. Removal at 7 o’clock to St Augustine’s Church, Middle Street. Funeral Mass for Mrs Aggie Lally at 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning. Burial afterwards in the New Cemetery, Bohermore. May she rest in peace.
Date Published: Saturday 11th March 2017Date of Death: Saturday 11th March
( Many thanks to colleague Joe Reddington for alerting me to this sad news... CB)
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Tribute to the late Fintan Ryan from colleague Stuart Hetherington
May I just add a few words of tribute to the late Fintan Ryan whom I had known and worked with for over the past fifty five years. I was working in the News Room as a News Cameraman at the beginning of the sixties, and first met Fintan in the Film Sound Department, he having come from the Senior Service in Henry Street. In those days the then Head of Film Sound, Bill O’Neill was not very keen to provide sound recordists to News, however in an effort to maintain standards, he reluctantly, on occasions, assigned sound recordists. And it was on one of these news assignments that I first met with Fintan, with whom I was to work on numerous productions on location over the years, till he hung up his headphones and headed back to Film Dubbing. After Dubbing he managed the Film Units, providing film crews to the output areas of News and Programmes and also providing ‘unofficial’ support to the numerous independent film makers and budding educational institutions that were slowly emerging at that time. This was also the height of the troubles in the North which placed an extra burden on the film crews and Fintan. In 1976 he became Manager of the Film Production Department which encompassed five areas of responsibility, Film Units, Film Sound, Film Editing, Film Processing and Stills Photography. In the early 80’s technology was starting to change from film to video with increasing uncertainty for the future and the changes that would result.
Fintan was there at the forefront, he had the vision to see into the future, and the changes that were necessary . Not everyone agreed with this vision, but he was persistent and had a great way of dealing with potential catastrophes. ‘Why not give it and try, and see if it works. You might be surprised’, he would say.
On top of all this he was tasked to set up the Satellite Units for ENG, and the Regional Studios which was in itself a mammoth task, which he saw as a challenge to be faced. Fintan’s contribution to RTÉ cannot be underestimated, it was enormous in so many ways.
On the sporting front he was a Munster man and a daily Squash addict. An avid Irish Times reader an early morning BBC Radio News listener He was responsible for putting together the demo tape for Terry Wogan which Terry sent to the BBC, we all know the rest of that story. Because he had signed the official secrets act he rarely mentioned his time in Bletchley Park, the famous code breaking establishment in the UK.
He was vey fond of telling stories of his time as a Radio Officer and his travels to the Far East and beyond. I had a small fishing boat in Bray in the 60’s and along with Pat Hayes suggested he might like to join us on a fishing trip one summer evening. Always a very cool dresser he arrived at the boat suitable dressed for a large cruiser not a fishing boat, his hush puppies did not survive the salt water very well!
Fintan, we will miss you on a Friday night, though he was unable to see his pint he would still enjoy it. We will never forget you. To Ann and the family our love is in our hearts at this time.
Stuart Hetherington.
( Many thanks Stuart for that wonderful tribute to Fintan - Lord Rest Him) CB
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The RTÉ Sports & Social Club will hold an EGM on 15 March 7:30pm
As part of the EGM agenda, members will vote on RTÉ’s relocation proposal.
Proposal information packs will be posted to all members prior to the meeting.
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RTÉ Sport Broadcasters honoured at Irish World Awards in London
Eileen Dunne who accepted the award on behalf of the late Colm Murray
from Irish World Publisher Paddy Cowen
RTÉ Sport's Marty Morrissey presented with award...
with Republic of Ireland Manager Martin O'Neill.
The Irish World newspaper in London celebrated 30 years of existence at a gala event at which 800 attendees saw sporting, musical and community heroes from the Irish community honoured.
The late Colm Murray was honoured with a Memorial Award, and paid tribute to by colleague Eileen Dunne who collected the award on behalf of his wife Ann.
RTÉ GAA correspondent and commentator Marty Morrissey was presented with an award for services to broadcasting, recognizing his recent All Ireland Hurling Championship Final radio commentary.
Other guests included RTÉ’s Eamon Horan and Mary Kennedy; current Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill, who received an award for his contribution to soccer and Paralympic champion Katie-George Dunlevy who scooped the ‘Greatest Sporting Achievement of 2016’ for her gold medal-winning performance in Rio.
There were also a number of acknowledgements for local unsung heroes and last year’s star performers in the GAA.
( Many thanks to colleague Laura Fitzgerald ( RTÉ News and Current Affairs ) for the above....CB)
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Colleague Paddy McEntee Launches a New Company
- Legacy Film –
a service that records people's life stories
Paddy McEntee
- Would you or someone you know – a parent or relative –- be interested in recording their story with Legacy Film?
* Record the memories for family or for your own personal archive
* Make the story a precious heirloom
We all have someone in our lives with a great story to tell, be it in the form of anecdotes or a longer tale.
We love to hear them because they resonate with us and connect us to our past.
It is up to us to ensure the stories are not lost. With the passage of time even our own personal life stories, memoirs and genealogy are, for the most part, forgotten.
Record and lock in these memories so they may be cherished in the future.
Legacy Film, is a new Galway based business whose purpose is to ensure just that.
Further details and examples of what we do can be found through our website
http://www.legacyfilm.ie/ or ring us at 0851675907
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Guests of the Nation
(Score by my composer Son Niall Byrne) CB
Wed 15 March 2017 at 8.00pm
+3531 417 0077
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Tickets €19.50/€39.50
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RTÉ Archives Weekly
www.rte.ie/archives
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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 the RTÉ Archive site.. These links should make it easier for you to get into the extensive RTÉ Archive site.. CB
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Coming up on www.rte.ie/archives…
St Patrick’s Day, Paula Yates, the National Lottery, Brian Boydell, Frawley’s, Ronald Reagan, Irish language in London, TESCO and much more …
Here are the Top 10 most viewed daily archive stories at the moment.
1. World Irish Dancing Championships 1986 http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/0324/777233-world-irish-dancing-championships/
2. Graham Norton Actor Comedian Broadcaster 1997 http://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/0307/857869-graham-norton-actor-comedian-broadcaster/
3. Eamonn Coghlan From Villanova And Ireland 1977 http://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/0308/858086-eamonn-coghlan-from-villanova-and-
4. Recession Hits South-East 1981 http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/0309/773596-recession-hits-south-east
5. Father Ted Tribute For Jack Charlton 1996 http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/0310/773949-father-ted-tirbute-for-jack-charlton/
6. Reel History of Donegal 1985 http://www.rte.ie/archives/2015/1111/741113-donegal/
7. Shopping In Irish 1986 http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/0524/790543-shopping-in-irish/
8. Cork Sculpture Park 1967 http://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/0307/857921-cork-sculpture-park/
9. Lady Detective 1966 http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/0307/773191-lady-detective/
10. Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum 1971 http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/0111/759208-central-criminal-lunatic-asylum/
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IFTA Nominations Announced for the IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2017
The Academy will welcome 500 guests from across the world of Film & Drama, all coming together to celebrate the continued great work and success of Ireland’s home industry and to celebrate Michael Gambon’s Lifetime Achieve Award.
Nominations have been shortlisted by Irish Academy Members alongside a specialist Jury panel of industry experts from around the world.
Academy CEO, Aine Moriarty stated that: “These great Irish Nominees are a testament to the hard work and achievements by Irish creative talent within the film and television industry, delivering world-class standards of work and we look forward to showcasing and celebrating their achievements at the Awards Ceremony”.
FULL NOMINEE LIST AT BOTTOM OF RELEASE
Best Film Nominations:
The Best Film Nominees this year are A Date For Mad Mary, Darren Thornton’s touching tale of the troubled but endearing ‘mad’ Mary McArdle; Whit Stillman’s drama Love & Friendship, which perfectly blends period drama with comedy led by the vivacious Lady Susan Vernon; The Siege of Jadotville from Richie Smyth, with its stunning exploration of the long-ignored and brave Irish troops in the Congo; the delicate portrait of the one-hundred-year-old Roseanne McNulty as she reflects on her life in Jim Sheridan’s The Secret Scripture; Juanita Wilson’s Tomato Red, with its look at the forceful voice of prejudice amidst the lives of small town drifters and Peter Foot’s feature debut The Young Offenders, the hysterical Cork comedy based on the cocaine seizure of 2007.
Three of the Best Films are feature debuts for their directors, including Darren Thornton for A Date for Mad Mary, Peter Foott for The Young Offenders (who are both also nominated for Best Script); Richie Smyth for The Siege of Jadotville. They are joined by veteran Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan, for The Secret Scripture.
Nominated for Best Scriptwriter in Film is Kevin Brodbin for the Siege of Jadotville, Juanita Wilson for Tomato Red, Darren Thornton and his brother Colin Thornton are nominated as co-writers of A Date for Mad Mary and Peter Foott as scriptwriter for The Young Offenders.
In the Actor in a Leading Role Film category, Jamie Dornan is nominated for his performance leading the small Irish UN troop in the Congo in The Siege of Jadotville; Michael Fassbender is shortlisted for his skilful turn in The Light Between Oceans; Colm Meaney for his sharp and engaging depiction of Martin McGuinness in The Journey (opposite Timothy Spall’s Dr Ian Paisley), Mark O’Halloran for his brilliant portrayal of one man struggles with his own mind and a wiped memory in History’s Future; and Alex Murphy for his breakout and endearing performance in The Young Offenders.
For Actress in A Leading role Film, Caoilfhionn Dunne is shortlisted for the dark drama’ In View’, and Seana Kerslake gets her first nomination for her turn in ‘A Date for Mad Mary’; and Aisling Loftus also gets her first nomination for her breakout performance in ‘Property of the State’; Ruth Negga receives her first of two nominations, for her performance in ‘Loving’. Catherine Walker for her performance in the occult drama ‘A Dark Song’;
Nominee Actors in Supporting Role in Film are Colin Farrell for Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them, Brendan Gleeson for Trespass Against Us, Ciaran Hinds for his performance in Bleed for This, Jason O’Mara for The Siege of Jadotville, and newcomer Chris Walley for The Young Offenders.
Charleigh Bailey is nominated for Supporting Actress in Film for A Date for Mad Mary alongside Susan Lynch for her performance as the ruthless baddie in Bad Day for the Cut; Simone Kirby for her insightful performance in Notes on Blindness; Hilary Rose as the exasperated mam in The Young Offenders, and Fiona Shaw for Kerry Babies drama Out of Innocence.
Television Drama Nominations:
Television Drama being produced across Ireland north and south, continues to enthral both Irish and International audiences with compelling scripts, great direction and performances all round. In the Best Drama category, the second season of the Galway based Irish language drama An Klondike with its daring and gritty world of the late 1800s gold rush; ‘Smalltown’, the lonely rural drama delicately handling emigration, death and loss; The Fall continues the tense standoff between a cold and calculating serial killer and the female detective superintendent pursing him; fellow Northern Irish epic fantasy series ‘Game of Thrones’, brings to life the epic battles and fight for the throne of Westeros; new legal drama ‘Striking Out’ set in the cutting and conflict-driven lives of a group of Dublin solicitors; historical action series ‘Vikings’, follows the legendary and epic battles of Ragnar Lothbrok.
Nominations in Best Director Drama are Anthony Byrne for Ripper Street, Neasa Hardiman for Z: The Beginning of Everything, Dathaí Keane for An Klondike, and Ciaran Donnelly for Vikings. The nominees for Best Writer Drama are Gerard Barrett for Smalltown, Marcus Fleming for An Klondike, Barry Devlin for wartime drama filmed in NI, My Mother and Other Strangers , and James Phelan for 1916 commemorative comedy drama Wrecking the Rising.
The nominations across all four Drama acting categories show just how well Irish actors are being received for their Irish and international work. The strongly contested Actor in a Leading Role in Drama category sees Dara Devaney (last year’s winner) nominated for An Klondike, Cillian Murphy for Peaky Blinders, Aidan Turner for season two of Poldark, James Nesbitt for The Secret and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor for Trial of the Century.
In the Actress in a Leading Role category, Caitriona Balfe has been shortlisted for her role as US show Outlander, Amy Huberman for Striking Out, Elaine Cassidy for No Offence, Anne-Marie Duff for Murder, and Ruth Negga receives her second IFTA nomination this year, for her performance in cult US show Preacher.
Liam Cunningham is shortlisted for his role in Game of Thrones, in the Actor in a Supporting Role Drama category along with Ned Dennehy for An Klondike, Moe Dunford for Vikings, Andrew Scott, for The Hollow Crown and Robert Sheehan for Fortitude. Ruth Bradley is nominated for Humans for the Actress in a Supporting Role Drama category, alongside Sinead Cusack for Call the Midwife; Dominique McElligott for Netflix show House of Cards, Charlene McKenna for Ripper Street, and Charlie Murphy for Happy Valley.
George Morrison Feature Documentary
The strongly contested Feature Documentary category sees Risteard O’Domhnaill’s Atlantic, offering an alarming yet picturesque look at the impact of fish and oil consumption; the poetic portrait of the determined Irish Republican who became a leading figure of the 1980s hunger strike, in Brendan J. Byrne’s Bobby Sands: 66 Days; the charming In Loco Parentis from Neasa Ní Chianáin and David Rane, taking a look at the colourful and caring world of Ireland’s last remaining boarding school for primary students; It’s Not Yet Dark from first-time feature director Frankie Fenton, an awe-inspiring look at fellow filmmaker Simon Fitzmaurice’s stamina as he continues to direct with MND; Colm Quinn’s Mattress Men following eccentric persona ‘Mattress Mick’ who has reinvented himself in an attempt to save his business.
IFTA FILM & DRAMA AWARDS 2017 - NOMINEES
FEATURE FILM
A Date for Mad Mary
Love & Friendship
The Siege of Jadotville
The Secret Scripture
Tomato Red
The Young Offenders
DIRECTOR FILM
Peter Foott, The Young Offenders
Jim Sheridan, The Secret Scripture
Richie Smyth, The Siege of Jadotville
Darren Thornton, A Date for Mad Mary
SCRIPTWRITER FILM
Kevin Brodbin, The Siege of Jadotville
Peter Foott, The Young Offenders
Darren Thornton & Colin Thornton, A Date for Mad Mary
Juanita Wilson, Tomato Red
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - FILM
Jamie Dornan, The Siege of Jadotville
Michael Fassbender, The Light Between Oceans
Colm Meaney, The Journey
Alex Murphy, The Young Offenders
Mark O’Halloran, History’s Future
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE - FILM
Caoilfhionn Dunne, In View
Seana Kerslake, A Date For Mad Mary
Aisling Loftus, Property of the State
Ruth Negga, Loving
Catherine Walker, A Dark Song
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - FILM
Colin Farrell, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Brendan Gleeson, Trespass Against Us
Ciaran Hinds, Bleed for This
Jason O’Mara, The Siege of Jadotville
Chris Walley, The Young Offenders
ACTRESS SUPPORTING ROLE - FILM
Charleigh Bailey, A Date for Mad Mary
Susan Lynch, Bad Day for the Cut
Simone Kirby, Notes on Blindness
Hilary Rose, The Young Offenders
Fiona Shaw, Out of Innocence
DRAMA
An Klondike
The Fall 3
Game of Thrones
Smalltown
Striking Out
Vikings
DIRECTOR - DRAMA
Anthony Byrne, Ripper Street
Ciaran Donnelly, Vikings 4
Neasa Hardiman, Z: The Beginning of Everything
Dathaí Keane, An Klondike 2
SCRIPTWRITER - DRAMA
Gerard Barrett, Smalltown
Barry Devlin, My Mother and Other Strangers
Marcus Fleming, An Klondike
James Phelan, Wrecking the Rising
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - DRAMA
Dara Devaney, An Klondike 2
Cillian Murphy, Peaky Blinders
James Nesbit, The Secret
Aidan Turner, Poldark
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Trial of the Century
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - DRAMA
Liam Cunningham, Game of Thrones
Ned Dennehy, An Klondike 2
Moe Dunford, Vikings 4
Andrew Scott, The Hollow Crown
Robert Sheehan - Fortitude
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE - DRAMA
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Elaine Cassidy, No Offence
Anne Marie Duff, Murder: The Lost Weekend
Amy Huberman, Striking Out
Ruth Negga, Preacher
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - DRAMA
Ruth Bradley, Humans
Sinead Cusack, Call the Midwife
Dominique McElligott, House of Cards
Charlene McKenna, Ripper Street
Charlie Murphy, Happy Valley
GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Atlantic
Bobby Sands 66 Days
In Loco Parentis
It’s Not Yet Dark
Mattress Men
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Define Intervention
Don’t Forget the Bread
The Lost Letter
Second to None
SHORT FILM – LIVE ACTION
Animal
Baring Arms
Gridlock
Heartbreak
Lily
Terminal
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Seamus McGarvey, Nocturnal Animals
Piers McGrail, Tomato Red
Robbie Ryan, American Honey
Cathal Watters, An Klondike 2
COSTUME DESIGN
Joan Bergin, The Secret Scripture
Consolata Boyle, Florence Foster Jenkins
Triona Lillis, An Klondike 2
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh, Love & Friendship
EDITING
Colin Campbell, The Young Offenders
Dermot Diskin, The Secret Scripture
Nick Emerson, I Am Not A Serial Killer
Una Ni Dhonghaile, The Crown
MAKEUP & HAIR
Ailbhe Fitzpatrick & Bernie McBride, An Klondike 2
Eileen Buggy & Lynn Johnson, Love & Friendship
Dee Corcoran & Tom McInerney, Vikings
Patsy Giles, Wrecking the Rising
ORIGINAL SCORE
David Holmes, The Fall
Steve Lynch, An Klondike 2
Patrick Cassidy, Smalltown
Brian Byrne, The Secret Scripture
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mark Geraghty, Vikings S4
Mark Kelly, An Klondike 2
Anna Rackard, Love and Friendship
Derek Wallace, The Secret Scripture
SOUND
Game of Thrones
The Siege of Jadotville
Tomato Red
Without Name
VFX
Black Sails
Game of Thrones
Ripper Street
The Siege of Jadotville
INTERNATIONAL FILM
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Denzel Washington, Fences
INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS
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Happy St Patrick's Day to all our colleagues at home and abroad..CB