Photos of RTÉ Design Dept. Farewell to Visiting Designer..1980.. Many thanks to colleague Pat Molloy former RTÉ Designer for the photos ..Pat seen in the first photo throwing a dart... Pat tells me that he was sorting out stuff in the attic and found a pack of B&W negs and when he got them printed these are what he got... Pat says the photos were taken before the 29th October 1980 when Production Design were in the pre- fab between the studio block and the canteen. Pat thinks the occasion was the departure of a visiting Designer ...if anyone can remember her name she is the lady in the last photo, getting a farewell kiss from Bertie Tyrer... Thanks again to pat Molloy for these great memories..Remember if anyone remembers the lady's name who was leaving Design let me know...CB +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dubliners in RTÉ Television Studios.. From Left colleague Brian O'Brien ( Floor Manager) who sent this wonderful picture of the Dubliners in Studio ..Barney McKenna, Ronnie Drew, Marty Whelan, and John Sheahan ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Many thanks to colleague Janet Wynne for sending this great bit of TÉ history, a newspaper photo of the "first" production meeting of Irish Television from The Irish Press TV Supplement, Fri. Dec. 29. 1961... The caption says.. The first production meeting of Irish Television . Pictured are ( from left) Jim Fitzgerald, Producer Director, Norman Maen Choreographer; Gerard Victory Producer-Director, Tom McGrath, Production Cost Controller, Ernest Byrne, Executive Producer ; Alpho O'Reilly, Head of Design, Patricia Drake; James Plunkett Producer Director, Christopher O'Connell Fitzsimon, Producer- Director; and Eric Spain Engineer in charge of Maintainance and Development. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Another On The Land Memory Our Colleague Micheal Johnston has kindly sent another "On The Land" photo Micheal says..."here is Sheamus Smith filming - the early outdoor weaning of bonhams at the NI Agricultural Research Institute in Hillsborough, Co Down. In the first 14 months of the programme we filmed in every county in Ireland, north and south ‹ and east and west!

To complete the set I asked Paddy Jennings to give me a valid agricultural reason to film in the last four counties to complete the set: Longford, Roscommon, Sligo and Fermanagh. Right, he said, we'll do a programme on farm buildings, and compare the state aids in the Republic and the North. When we had finished the two-day shoot we retired to a hostelry to celebrate.

"We've now filmed in every county in Ireland" I said proudly to the local

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Our Colleague Drusilla Wynne Sends Us This Memory

How many do you identify ??

Drusilla thinks this photo was taken at the annual dress dance in 1965 or 66, no later, in the days when we did mad things! I cannot identify everyone, on the right Jerry Ring and Irene, Pierce Meeghan, John Kenna and myself. I know most of the other faces but the names won't come to me. Perhaps a quiz might be in order! ( If you can identify the others email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - happy days and memories..CB )

Jerry O Halloran sends the following

John Murphy is on the right of John Kenna and Brendan Hehir is on John Kenna`s Left.Jim O Reilly is beside Gerry Ring.







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Many thanks to colleague Peter Dorney ( Film Cameraman) for these wonderful photo memories from various programme locations...!

Some colleagues had difficulty viewing these photos ...so I have re-entered them and they should now be OK..

Kenya..Alan Seavers and the late Simon Weafer..

Crew of "Beau Geste"

Peter at the back with Brian Miley - John McGlinchy and Joe Kerins, Mary Allequen, Mike Murphy, John Mc Colgan, in the front row...(Many thanks to Anne McLoughlin for help with the names.. CB)

In Equator : Noel Smyth , the late Simon Weafer, Grainne O'Rourke, ??, Alan Seavers.. and the late Sean Egan in front..

Sean O'Mordha, Kitty Mulanny, Pat Murray, Alastair Neely and Peter Dorney.

Healthy Cities ..Tony Barry, Peter and John

John Kelleher and Michael Ryan making a presentation to President Kaunda..

Jim and Fidelma

"Mike Tries" Crew 1976 Peter Dorney, Mike Murphy, Tony Mc Hugh and John McColgan in front..

Gerry McColgan and ??

The Abbey - Synges Cottage - Aran

Ken Fogarty, Moya Doherty and Pat Johns..

A thoughtful Mick Lally..

Mike Murphy and The Late Tom McGrarth

Adrian Moynes, Maire Mc Cabe and Nick Dolan

Crew and cast in Clonmel...

Pat O'Connor..(foreground) with Brian Miley and Alastair Neely ( background)

Alastair Neely and Sean Keville

Adrian Moynes and Peter

( State of the Earth )

Simon Weafer, Smith and Alan Severs taking a still..

( Again many thanks to Peter Dorney for these wonderful photos...sorry not to be able to identify all the names..) CB

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RTÉ Camera Crew Rose Of Tralee 1984 ?





Many thanks to colleague Aidan Keys for these photos..This one from the Rose of Tralee. To the best of my knowledge it was taken in 1984. This was the year the dome, in the backround, blew down. Brian O'Brien, Gerry Hickey, Bill Robinson, Aidan Keyes, Gerry Carty.

The second one was taken on top of Croagh Patrick. It was for the live broadcast of Mass from the "Reek" by Kairos in July 2008.

Tony Byrne, Ben Eglington, Aidan Keyes.

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Memory of Election 1985..

Many thanks to TV Producer Michael Sweeney who was going through old files when he came across this picture, I am sure a lot of people will remember the late and very charming Vinvent Scally who for many years was the host for Current Affairs. The cameraman is Pat O Reilly and the sound man is Michael Sweeney. We think the picture was taken in Spring 1985 during the budget.

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Seven RTÉ Directors General..

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New Group Of TV Studio Operators

Class Of 1978....

Names printed as above...

A write up on Gerri in "Access" written by Editor Linda Cusack..

From Left : Tom Browne, Gerri Mc Caffrey, Edmund Lynch, Finian O' Ceallachain, Herbie Corkey. ( Part of the TV Sound Crew for the Eurovision in 1981)

Finian , Tom and Gerri ..

Gerri wth Oliver O' Farrell, Paul Dowley and Bill Fogarty..( all TV Sound Legends)

More TV Sound Legends...JP Coakley, Dave Kavanagh, Henry Byrne and Finian O' Ceallachain

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Short Films On RTÉ Archives Website Look at work of RTÉ Photographers Eddie McEvoy and Tom Holton

Photo from the past at following link on Superann Website....

Many thanks to colleague Liam Wylie ( RTÉ Archives) for the following information..

The latest topic on the RTÉ Archives website features two short films looking at the work of retired



RTÉ photographers Eddie McEvoy and Tom Holton. They can be viewed here http://www.rte.ie/laweb/ll/ll_t21_main.html

When the page opens scrool down to the photo of Muhammad Ali and click on Look and Listen to see Tom's movie ...Scrool down to "Insurection" and click on Look listen for Eddie McEvoy's film..

( You need Real Player to view these films. It will be offered if you have not it installed...once downloaded it is then available to you on your PC..)



The plan is to add to this series with interviews from other photographers.



An exciting new project has now made it possible for the public to search and view over 70,000 photographs via the RTÉ Stills Library’s online photographic archive at https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/



Try the search facility on the left side by to find photographs featuring colleagues or even yourself!..

The RTÉ Archive is interested in colleagues reaction to these great resources so send you comments to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. CB

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RTÉ Production Assistants in 1964...on a Holiday in Rome...

From Left : Rosita Sweetman, Maureen Hurley, Deirdre (Murphy) Wilkinson, Margaret Gleeson and Colette Kavanagh..

Celebrating in Dublin in The Quo Vadis ...Deirdre's 21st Birthday...

Angela Mullally ( Make-up) Jeremy Swan ( Floor Manager) and Deirdre Murphy Wilkinson ( Production Assiatant)

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Photo of Thelma Lay and Autocue Colleagues

From Left : Martha Powell - Ann Marie Garry - Wendy -Thelma- Maire Ní Chuinneagain ( standing) and Angela O'Sullivan

I had many requests for a photo of Thelma, when I gave you the very sad news of her death on August 2nd 2009. So many thanks to Wendy (third from left) for sending this lovely photo of Thelma Lay (seated second from right) taken on the occasion of Thelma taking early retirement and moving back to England. I understand that it may have been 1988..has anyone a more accurate date...? CB

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Holiday Hayride Radio Éireann - Remembered..

Pictured in Butlin's Mosney Co.Meath...cast and crew of the popular Radio Programme Holiday Hayride..

From Left: Bill Fogarty, Mick Olahan, Michael Ohaodh, Jack Cruise and John Eames..

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RTÉ Training

Communication Centre 19..

Front row:

Brian Dick, Bernard Kavanagh, the Late Joe Rogers, Derry Hogan.



2nd row:

leaning on cam - The Late Jim Reid ( RTE Rep.) Bob Moore, Sonny

Condell (singer), Another musician with Sonny, leaning on cam - Roy

Communication Centre Staff , Dan O'Connell



3rd row:

Marie Penston, Joe Byrne, Ria Farren, The late Brendan Lyons,

Mary----(Farrell???? married to John Irwin????), Stewart Morrow.



Back row:

Mary Byrne, Glasses-????, Johnny McEvoy, Edmund Lynch,

??????, ?????(between Ria/Brendan), ???????(behind Brendan, Peter

Fletcher, Des Maccabee, Denis Byrne (top of shot)



( Many thanks to Peter Fletcher for sharing this photo with us...)

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Eurovision Song Contest - Luxembourg 1984

Our thanks to Pat Reilly for this photo memory of the RTÉ Delegation for the EVSC in Luxembourg in 1984

On the left : Head of RTÉ Delegation, the late Tom Mc Grath - also in the photo Television Commentator Gay Byrne, Vocalist Pat Reilly who sang the vocal backing with Paul Lyttle and Alan Pentoney. Linda Martin performed the Johnny Logan song " Terminal 3" . They did very well and came second in the contest.

Radio Producer John Caden, Musical Director Noel Kelehan, Television Production Assistant Leoine Kelly, Radio Commentator Larry Gogan, PR Manager Deirdre Henchy, Radio PA Mary Martin, RTÉ Designer Pat Molloy. I am behind the bearded man and his wife, who as far as I remember, were our hosts in their house. His name was Pierre married to an Irish lady and was a Chef. He prepared a wonderful meal for us and made us most welcome. The balcony of their house was the location for these photos. The shots were taken on the Sunday morning before we went to the Airport to fly back to Dublin.

Michael Casey has filled in the following "Through another avenue, my wife and I became great friends with the "bearded man" whose name is indeed Pierre shortly after this picture was taken at his house in rue de Treves in Luxembourg. The group are standing on the roof of his wine cellar! His surname is Bretin and he was an executive in charge of catering at the EU Headquarters in Luxembourg at the time. He ended up being in charge of catering for all three EU centres, Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg. He and his wife May (who is from Cavan) have now retired to the family home in a remote part of Normandy. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in style there last September which my wife and I were privileged to attend. They remember well with affection all of the people in the picture and ask me frequently how is " such-and-such" and where is "so-and-so". They are at present sunning themselves in Lanzarotte.

Bye the way , the girl with the long hair in the front of Tom McGrath is Pauline Bretin, Pierre and May's daughter. She is married to Stefan Eichberg who is a television cameraman with Deutsche Wella and they

live now in Berlin".



Many thanks again to Pat for a wonderful memory...and to Michael Casey for that extra information..If you know anyone else in the photo let me know and I will add their names...CB

Luxembourg hosted the contest for the 4th - and until now - last time after Corinne Hermès' victory the year before.



After having held the contest last in 1973, Luxembourg played the host for the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest. The total number of participants was 19, one country less than in the preceding year as Greece decided not to enter a song. The contest also clashed with Israel's Rememberance Day, so the country wasn't present in Luxembourg either. Ireland returned to the contest though, finishing second. The Irish song was written by former and future Eurovision winner, Johnny Logan, under his real name Sean Sherrard. The song Terminal 3 was performed by Linda Martin, who was going to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992 with another Johnny Logan song, Why Me?.

Sweden unexpectedly won the contest with the song Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley performed by the group consisting of three brother called Herrey's. The Swedish brothers convinced the European juries with a spectacular choreography of their song and also because of wearing golden boots on stage. The song became a hit in lots of European territories, but is still rediculed today in English-speaking countries due to its title. The Italian entry I Treni Di Tozeur by Alice and Franco Battiato also became a smash hit in Europe despite the fact that it only came fifth.

The host country, Luxemburg, had problems finding a suitable venue. In the end, RTL decided to hold the contest in the tiny Théâtre Municipal and as a consequence, only VIPs, press and members of each country's delegation were allowed in. The presenter of the show, Desirée Nosbusch, was only 19 years old when she presented the contest.

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Our Thanks to Dara O'Broin ( TV Floor Manager) for sending this photo memory...

With your help, and several E Mails , we have now sorted out the names ...I think.!! From l-r: Johnny Mc Guigan ( Floor Manager), Christy Barden( Staging) ; Charles Haughey T.D., Joe Hughes ( Staging) Bob Moore (Lighting Director) Nora Ahern ( Production Assistant) John Condon (Producer) for this Party Political Broadcast...CJH's hairshirt Budget ..Una Pierce( Vision Mixing) and kneeling in front: Norrie ? ( Autocue) Many thanks to John & Marguerite Condon and Bob Moore for clarifying some of the names and to Dara for sending the photo......Bob adds that the location was Pres B now the weather studio and confirms that the occasion was CJH "hairshirt" budget...again our thanks to Dara O' Broin for sending the photo...CB

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Ladies and Gents Football Teams..19??

Back Row: G O,Leary, Derek McGuiness,Colm McCaffrey,Jim Devreaux,Dave McGuiness,Red Cody. Front row: Tom Fleming,Dermot McGrath,Gerry Butler,Tommy Kavenagh,Seamus Power. ( Many thanks to John O' Neill for the names of the Gents..who wants to have a go at the names of the ladies...CB)

Douglas Mc Cann ( IT) tells me that about 2 years after working in RTÉ he inherited these 2 photos which he decided to scan in as they might be someday useful. Well Doug this is the day !!

Doug mislaid the third photo of John Loscher resting on a shovel whilst digging the foundations of the Sports and Social Club.

Doug is not sure as to the year but will check with Gerry O’Leary (standing row, far left) and Gerry Butler (bottom row, centre… I think) as to people present and venue. Perhaps this may jog the minds of our readership ?

If any ex-members of staff may be in the possession of images relating to the Sports and Social club Doug would gladly accept them to place on the Club’s new website that is currently being re-developed and hosted.

Any answers to these queries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...

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Many Thanks to Liam Harnett for this

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Many thanks to Louis Mc Redmond ( former head of RTÉ Public Relations) for the following photo memories..

This photo was taken by Louis in 1983, when the then RTÉ management committee held a dinner for Tim Murphy ( Director of Engineering) on the occasion of his retirement. George Waters the then RTÉ Director General presented Tim with a case of fine wine ( Saint-Emilion Grand Cru)

Another lovely photo memory taken by Louis Mc Redmond of Fr. Rom Dodd O.P. then Head of RTÉ Religious Dept. It was taken at the UNDA-WACC international symposium on religious programmes held in Bolzano, Northern Italy in May 1992. Louis was a member of the jury at the conference and thinks that this was probably the last photo taken of Rom. Two days later, while still in Bolzano, Rom tragically suffered a major heart attach and died.

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Our Thanks to our colleague Jeremy Swan , living in London, for the following great memento photographs of ( "Handful of Songs 1970) and a group shot of the Riordans, cast and crew, from the RTÉ Guide 1966.. with names..!!

This photos is of the crew and cast from "Handful of Songs" Series One- June 1970 Studio Two. The show featured Anna Mc Goldrick, Danny Doyle, The Pattersons,

and The Jack Mc Ginn Quartet..

Front Row : L - R Paddy Mc Clintock, Séan Cummins, David Wilson, Neasa Dowley ( Esdale), Donal O' Callaghan, Michael Tormey, Billy Patterson, Danny Doyle ( on the floor) Jo Cook ( Choreoghpher), Christine Patterson, Ronnie Patterson, Anna Mc Goldrick.

Second Row : Jeremy Swan and Jack Mc Ginn

Back Row: ?? Pierce Ivory, Joe Byrne , Denis Smyth , Niamh White, Liam O' Flanagan, Bernard Kavanagh ?, Johnny Mc Guigan, Brian Eustace..

( Jeremy and myself remembered most of the names however there are a few gaps , if you can fill them in - email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

Two of the Riordans cast : Johnny Mac ( the late Jack O'Reilly ) and Mrs Nesbitt ( Pamela Mant)

Cast and crew of the Riordans in 1966. ( See the Key below for the names in the photo which was taken by colleague Roy Bedell..)

1- Jeremy Swan -Floor Manager 2 - Deirdre Murphy Production Assistant 3- Shiela D'Alton Actress 4 - Wesley Burrowes -Author 5- Lelia Doolin - Producer - 6 Aidan Maguire Senior Cameraman

7- Pierce Ivory - Sound Supervisor 8 John Dunne - OB Supervisor 9 Gerry Sheridan-Engineer in Charge 10 Paddy Jennings -Agricultural Advisor 11 Shelah Richards -Producer

12 Christopher Casson- Canon Browne 13 Frank O' Donovan - Batty Brennan 14 Anne Dalton -Minnie Heffernan 15 Pamela Mant Miss Nesbitt ; 16 Derek Young - Jim Hyland ; 17 - Ann Rowan - Julia Mac ; 18 Jack O' Reilly - Johnny Mac ; 19 Paddy Gardiner -

Frank Tracey ; 20- Paddy Brady- Lighting Supervisor ; 21 Denis Hegarty - Technical Operator ; 22 David Dwyer- Farming Assistant ; 23 Fergal Costello - Cameraman 24 Tina Devitt ( O' Donnell) - Vision Mixer ; 25 Jim O' Loughlin- Sound Operator - 26 Peter Butler- Rigger; 27 Frank Howard - Wardrobe Assistant;

28 Aileen Condon- Make up Artist; 29 Marjorie Hogan- Actress ; 30 Tommy O'Keeffe- Electrician; 31 Denis Tolton- Driver ; 32 Liam Heffernan - Actor; 33 Michael Ryan- Sargent Ryan; 34 Bill Ormsby - Properties; 35 Pat Barry - Actor ; 36 - Larry Mc Donagh - Props 37 - Noel Howard- Carpenter; 38 Lona Moran - Designer ; 39 Michael Tormey - Cameraman; 40 John Cassidy - Stage Manager; 41 Mrs Byrne - Caterer; 42 Brendan Blake - Rigger ; 43 Mrs Quinn - Catering Assistant ; 44 Mick O' Gorman - Rigger; 45 Joe O' Brien - Electrician ; 46 Moira Deady - Mrs Riordan ; 47 John Cowley - Tom Riordan ( with Jack the Dog)

48 Larry Dunne - Rigger ; 49 Biddy White Lennon - Maggie Nael ;

50 Tom Hickey -Benjy Riordan; 51 Ted Crowley - MVTR Engineer;

52 Noel Smith - Sound Operator; 53 Paddy Lockhart - Cameraman 54 Noel Green - Lighting Operator 55 Tony Doyle - Fr. Sheehy-

56 Rebecca Wilkinson - Jude Riordan

Our thanks again to Jeremy for these wonderful photos ....and as a bonus Jeremy suggested I share Monica Sheridan's RTÉ Guide Recipe for a Winter Salad...which appeared in the same RTÉ Guide from the 4th February 1966.....CB

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Many Thanks to our colleague Giuseppe Peruzzi - ( TV OBs) for these wonderful photos of the "Riordans Holiday" in Lehinch either in June or July 1969...

Giuseppe Peruzzi , the late Séan Lacken, and Andy Mc Kiernan...in Lahinch

Paddy Robinson , Deirdre Murphy ( Vision Mixer) and Andy...

Giuseppe with some aid from "Wardrobe"

Giuseppe and Deirdre..

Some of the OB crew

Back Row : Joe Conneely, Giuseppe, Paddy, Andy and the late Eugene Redmond..

Front Row : Tadhg DeBrun, Séan and Deirdre..

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Getting to Work on Kippure 1963...

Our thanks for these wonderful photographs to Pat Mc Colgan wife of the Late Tony Mc Colgan seen here sking to work in Kippure ...The year was 1963 the year of the big snow... Mrs O' Crowley who taught the Kippure Staff to Ski is behind Tony

From left: The late John Kelly..Mrs O'Crowley who taught the staff to Ski ...the late Tony McColgan..next Leslie Tynan ...On the right the Engineer- in- charge Kevin O' Connell. We think one of the two colleagues in the forecground is Bernard Madden and maybe the other is Finbar Collins ..who later came to TV Sound in Donnybrook...??

I would love to have all the names in this shot..Pat says that Dave Boyle and his brother Mike are in the foreground.. E Mail me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you can put names on the group.. If any of you have photos like this of the early days of Teilifís Eireann that would be of interest to our colleagues please E Mail me....Again our thanks to Pat Mc Colgan.. CB

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All smiles on a summer's evening from a happy BBC NI & RTE Minicam OB crew before shooting the 'wrap' programme in the Traditional & Folk music series "The Corner House" at Conway's Pub in Drumshanbo in August, 1991.

Back row, standing:

John Donnelly (Electrical Services) Tommy Mulligan (Lighting Dir) Joe Everitt (Electrical Spvr) Dave O'Connell (OB Rigger/Driver) Charlie McGettigan (Musical Dir) Mick Woods (TV Sound) Des Martin (FM)

Anne McCabe (PA) Paddy Robinson (OB Tech)

Front, kneeling:

Jim Coakley (OB Unit Mgr)

Front, standing:

The late Tony McAuley (BBC NI Co-Producer) Fergal Costello (TV Cameras) Ian Pike (TV Sound) Aidan Keyes (TV Cameras)





(The 2 ladies in the pub doorway were part of the enthusiastic local audience.)

Our thanks to Bob Corkey for this wonderful memory...CB

*Photo by Bob Corkey, TCH 1991 Producer / Director.

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John Mc Evoy ( Formerly of RTÉ TV Sound and Floor Management)

John has sent this photo of when he was training for RTÉ in the Communication Centre ..for inclusion in this section of Staff photos from the past... John included it with the information he sent us on the late Jan Mitchell...

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Radio Éireann Moydrum Transmitter Staff c1950

( Many thanks to Tom Collins for sharing this photo of the Moydrum Athlone transmitter staff from c 1950)





From back L ; Tom Rodican; Tom Collins; Sean Lacken; ? ;

Front : Jack Murphy; Jim Quinn; Paul Donovan.

( To see the photo item on the website about Tullamore MW closure go to the following web link..)

http://www.superannrte.ie/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1399



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RTÉ Outside Broadcast Crew in the Heart of Dublin 1966 ish..

RTÉ Outside Broadcast Crew in Henrietta Street Taken During an OB Drama shoot circa 1966...Who can name the Drama..? Well Lelia Doolan has contacted me and tells me that the shoot was for a Production of the Plough and the Stars (Mr. S. O'Casey) which she directed, partly as an OB . The OB shoot was in Henrietta Sreet and an alley at the back of Mount Street . This shot she thinks was in Henrietta Street. The interiors, designed by Alpho, were in Studio 1. Lelia thinks it was 1966 , it was after she had been doing The Riordans for a year or so...Tony Barry led the camera team. Who was on sound indeed Pierce Ivory . Great cast. Blanaid Irvine did the screenplay with Lelia and Jeremy Swan was Floor Manager. ( Thanks for that Lelia and many thanks to Giuseppe Peruzzi for sending the picture... CB)

From Left : Peter Butler, Brendan Blake, Mick Mc Carthy, (Séan Lackan- deceased) , Paddy Macken, Noel Smith, ( Behind - Ken Shannon ??- deceased)Liam Mc Donagh, Jimmy Lee, Noel Shields, Giuseppe Peruzzi, John Fitzgibbon, (Mike Murphy-deceased), Pierce Ivory.

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Get-together of Lighting and VM Colleagues with the late Paddy Brady





From Left: Denis Smith, Eoin O' Cleary, Liam Ward, the late Jim Kellett, Gerry Geraghty, Eddie Hearns, Paddy Brady, the late Noel Mc Carron , Grainne Ni Uiginn, ( Vision Mixing) , Joe Connolly, Liz Plunkett ( Vision Mixing), Bernard Kavanagh, Bob Moore, Dick Corish..

( Many thanks to Joe Connolly for sending this photo )

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News Cameraman Gay O' Brian and Soundman Joe Dolan In Lebannon 1980...

Many thanks to Joe Dolan for sending this picture. Joe tells me that it was taken by Pat Langan of the Irish Times in South Lebanon in 1980. Gay and Joe were covering a story on Irish UNIFIL troops in Lebanon and as you can see from the picture, it was a veritable war zone at the time.

Joe says :"As you know, Gay was a legendary news cameraman who knew no fear as can be seen from his footage of the early conflict in Northern Ireland. I had the privilege to work with him on many occasions including the first interview that Charlie Haughey gave after he was elected leader of Fianna Fail in 1979. The archive of his work covered a pivotal time in Irish history and is a legacy that future historians will cherish. If anyone knows an address for any of his family please let me know as I would like to send on the photo."

( If you have a contact address for any of Gay's family E Mail it to me and I will pass it on to Joe..) Many thanks for that Joe...CB

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Remember "The Class of 1965.."

Remember this photo on the website a few weeks ago "the class of 1965" well they decided to have a reunion.

Back Row: Mick Burke, Tom Bannon, Eamonn Galvin, Gerry Hayes, Brian Moran and Dermot Mc Cabe.

Front Row: Peter O' Sullivan, John Kelly (Training Exec sadly deceased ) and Godfrey Ryan..

Here they are at the reunion in the same positions as in the original shot..

Mick Burke, Tom Bannon, Eamonn Galvin, Gerry Hayes, Brian Moran Godfrey Ryan, Dermot Mc Cabe. Front : Peter O' Sullivan and Christy Killeen, who helped train the group.

( Thanks to Eamonn Galvin for the photo) CB

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Cast & Crew "Glenroe" Ardmore 1987 Ist season in Ardmore

Cast & Crew "Errors and Omissions" Bull Island May 1987

(Many thanks to Peter Fletcher for these two great Photos...)

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Opening of the National Concert Hall

9th September 1981

Some of the RTÉ Outside Broadcast Crew ..

Top from Left : Dan O' Connell, Ray Mc Hugh, Martin Roberts ( Deceased -killed in a motorbike accident in 1994) Bill Cadwell, Jerry Hayes, John Duffy, Aidan Keys, Hugh O'Connor.

Front from Left: Gary Finnegan, Joe Rodgers ( deceased) Dermot Flanagan, Mary O' Mahony Rogan, Paul Fitzgerald.

( Many thanks to Mary for sending this great shot)

Pictured is the late Áine O' Connor (Left) with Nuala Malone and Olive Rigley at an Autumn Launch on an unspecified date. The 11th March 2008 will be the tenth anniversary of the untimely death of Áine, remembered in RTÉ for her talent and her beauty. She began working in RTÉ in the late sixties as a Production Assistant, and went on to become a presenter and later a filmmaker of note. Áine also spent time promoting the career of her former partner Gabriel Byrne, and they continued to be friends and business partners. Nuala Malone ( Baron) a Prodcution Assistant at the time of the photo, recently retired from RTÉ as a Broadcast Co-ordinator . Olive Rigley worked as a researcher in Light Entertainment and was highly regarded for her work on Bil Keating's pop music programme "Like Now" of happy memory. ( Many thanks to Nuala for this and the following two photos)

Pictured with Congressman Joe Kennedy, eldest son of Bobby outside his grandfather’s family home in Boston in 1996 are Producer Justin Nelson (3rd from left) with Bibi Baskin, Nuala Malone, Valerie Kennedy and cameraman Patrick Barron on left. They were recording a programme for RTE called “Bibi in Boston”. Bibi now owns and runs a very successful hotel in Kerala, India.

( Many thanks to Justin for his help with the caption for this photo)







This shot taken on a "shoot" for Seven Days in Kenmare, shows Producer Muiris Mac Conghail holding a cut out of a lady advertising Motor Boat trips. The crew felt that the lady had a great resemblence to Nuala Malone also in the shot...

Our Colleague John O' Neill sent this photo of a horse drawn BBC Radio OB unit from Belfast, visiting the Marble Arch caves in Co. Fermanagh for the BBC NI "Ulster Mirror" programme ..we don't know the year ?

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Some of the Eurovision 1981 Crew with then RTÉ DG George Waters and Mary Waters.

L-R: Michael Fitzgerald, Dan O'Connell, Kathy Prendergast, Wendy, Stephanie Fitzpatrick, DG George Waters, Mary Waters, Charles Byrne, Director Ian Mc Garry , Jim Campbell, Gerry Hickey, Bill Cadwell, Aidan

Keyes..

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RTÉ Eurovision Camera Crew RDS 1981

L-R: Aidan Keyes, Michael Fitzgerald, Paddy Hennessy, Bill Barry, Stephanie Fitzpatrick, Michael Collins, Jim Campbell, Kathy Prendergast, Pat Duffy, Gary Finnegan, Ian McGarry, Paul Fitzgerald, Gerry Hickey, Mark Lynch, Ciaran Tanham.

( My thanks to Bill Barry for sending this wonderful Eurovision 1981 memory and also the following shot from the '70s )

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Young Peoples' Christmas show in Studio Two in the 1970s.

L-R: Dominic McManus, Declan Langan, Ciaran Tanham, Fiachra Judge, Eamonn McGlynn, Billy Boyle, Noel Green , Bill Barry, Gerry Hickey, John Duffy.

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S ummer Scene Studio 2

( End of Season Photo Circa 1970) My Thanks to Liam Hendley ( former Senior Props Supervisor) for the following picture which we think was taken in the early '70s in Studio 2. The Programme was "Summer Scene" and this was an end of season photo..Many thanks Liam..CB Back Row: Ossie Burke (CAR), Dave Mulhall ( Lighting) Olive Rigley (Researcher) Joe Hughes ( Staging) Bill Ormsby ( Staging) Joe Warren ( Staging) Liam Hendley ( Staging) Middle Row: Pearse Hutcheson ( Contributor) Joe Mc Anthony ( Presenter) Valerie Mc Govern ( Presenter) Michael Tormey ( Cameras) Louis Mulcahy ( Cameras) Liam Ward ( Lighting) Ken O' Callaghan ( Sound) John Byrne ( Electrician) Gerry Geraghty ( Lighting Director) Liam Mc Donagh ( Electrician) Myles Mc Weeney ( Research) ( The Johnsons Folk Group and Paul Brady ) Front Row: Paddy Mc Clintock ( Floor Manager) Thelma Lay ( Autocue) Brian Eustace ( Sound) ? (Autocue) Eileen Good ( Production Assistant) Bil Keating ( Producer/Director) ( My thanks to Nuala Malone for identifying Olive Rigby in the above photo ...If you can put a name on the other ? please E Mail me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and I will add them for posterity..Cb

Many of you will have fond memories of the late Simon

Weafer on the right of this shot. Justin Nelson pictured Simon in the Bahamas while filming the 1979 World Superstars. Also included are Jimmy Magee with Pat Spillane, Vera Sullivan and who is the film soundman ?...well Stuart Hetherington tells me that he is Jim Coughlan..thanks Stuart.. ( As there had been some debate about who was the Soundman I was delighted that Jim Coughlan recently contacted me to confirm that indeed it is he in the above shot...thanks Jim.. CB )

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Tolka Row...Crew and Cast Studio One 1964

Front Left : Briain Mc Loughlin (Producer/Director)

Front Row: Paddy Mc Clintock (Floor Manager) Laurie Morton (Actress)(?) Maureen Carter ( Make-Up) Margaret Gleeson ( PA) Gerry O' Donovan ( Designer), Peter Dunne (TV Sound) (?) Malachy ( Plumber) Hughie Rodgers ? ( Staging) Jim O' Loughlin ( TV Sound)

Second Row: Tommy Mulligan ( Electrician) Fergal Costello ( Cameras) (?) May Ollis ( Actress) Maurice Byrne ( Lighting Director) ( Actor Surname Mc Hugh ?) Ken Shannon ( Cameras) Paddy Mc Breen (TV Sound)

Third Row : Mick Murray ( Electrician) Paddy O' Brien( Staging) Des Troy ( Electrician) Brian Eustace ( TV Sound) Denis Cribbin (TV Sound Supervisor) Tom Walsh ( Senior Cameraman) Claire Mullen (Actress) Tony Mc Hugh ??

Back Row: Colin Bird ( Actor) Jimmy Bartley ( Actor) Noel Shields ( TV Sound) Denis Hoey ( Properties) Des O' Reilly ( Lighting) Phil Mulally ( Cameras)

( My thanks to Paddy Mc Clintock, now living in the South of England, for this wonderful photo. Paddy and I laboured on the phone over the above photo, and we think we have 80% of the names correct . However if you think you know the missing names (?) let me know by E Mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) I will insert them on the website ...CB

The Class of 1961....

Our thanks to Justin Nelson, former Senior RTÉ TV Sports Producer for the following collection of shots from his collection..

"The class of 1961. This photo was taken at The Marian Hall in Ballsbridge in July 1961. We were the first group, called Studio Trainees, selected to get the forthcoming Telefis Eireann up and running. It was an all male gathering and we were paid the massive wage of £7 a week for a seven day liability!. However there were a few in the front row, - including two future Director Generals, who had transferred over from Radio Eireann who were paid somewhat more" Thanks again Justin for these wonderful memories.. CB

Front row from left to right.; Paul Gleeson, Peter McEvoy, Chris Fitzsimons, Pat Doherty, Aidan Folan, Tom Hardiman, Joe Barry, Tom McDermot, David Shaw- Smith, Aidan Maguire and Barry Kelly.

Second Row; John Hersey, Ken Shannon, Jim Kellett, Brian McKearney, Luke Smith, Justin Nelson, Max Mulvihill, Donal O’Callaghan, Kieron Kilroy, Louis Lenten, Tim Costelloe.

Back Row; Tom Walsh, Finbar Collins, Chris Darby, Phil Mullally, Denis Smyth, Charlie Roberts, Oliver O’Farrell, Adrian Cronin, Kevin O’Donnell, Des O’Reilly and Michael O’Carroll.

Cyril James explains to the group the workings of the EMI 203

Image Orthicon 4.5 inch Studio monochrome three tube camera. Studio One and Two were equiped with these cameras

Justin Nelson on Camera, Michael O'Carroll ( Floor Manager), surrounded by the rest of the group learning the skills...

Jeremy Swan ( Floor Manager) in Studio One 1962.

RTÉ coverage of President Kennedy arrival at Dublin Airport..

The RTE Sports Dept. enjoying a night off! From left standing Michael O’Carroll, Dermot Kelly, Mary Irwin, Fred Cogley, Ronnett Ramsey.

Front row from left; Justin Nelson, John Kirwan, Mike Kelly, Helena Murphy, Bill O’Herlihy, Tony O’Donoghue and Tony Sheehan.

RTÉs Eurovision 1981 - RDS

(L - R) Ian Mc Garry (Producer/Director) John Kelleher ( Controller RTÉ 1) The Late Noel Green ( Executive Producer) Photo taken in the grounds of the RDS..

Ian Mc Garry , Producer/ Director of RTÉs EVSC 1981 and Lighting Director Paddy Brady (sadly deceased), starting the celebrations just after the show came off air.

( My thanks to Ian Mc Garry for these wonderful shots - CB )

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My thanks to Michael Carroll ( former controller RTÉ Radio) for these Photos of an RÉ Radio Broadcast, for the first time using a Live Radio Link, from Lough Derg on 20th August 1961

In the boat to Lough Derg.. Séan Mc Casey, John Dunne, Michael Carroll, Fr Mc Cormick, Eamonn Foley.

Rigging the transmitting aerial on the roof of the Church..

The legendary RE Outside Broadcast technician the late Ned Nugent

The boat being loaded to bring the necessary equipment to the island.

Lough Derg...

If you would like to find out more about the island go to the website at the following link..

http://www.loughderg.org/

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Michael Carroll forner Controller Radio Eireann has also given me this photo of colleague Engineers taken in Bernardos Restaurant, Dublin, on the 24th November 1960.

From Left : Tim Murphy, Michael Carroll, Podge Kneafsey, Noel Mulcahy, Tom Hardiman, and Phil Parker.

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Further photo of the "Class of 1963"

Photo taken in late 1963 in RTÉ Studio One Television...Senior Cameraman Tony Barry explaining the workings of the Mole Richardson "Camera Crane" to the Operational Trainees..

From Left: Paddy Mc Breen, Gerry O' Gorman, Paddy Mc Clintock, John Williams, Paddy Lockhart, the late Alan Johnson

Centre standing :Tony Barry , Noel Shields, the late Noel Green, the late Alan Gibson, Noel Smith, Charles Byrne, Bill Cadwell, Fergal Costello.

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The Class of '63

This photo is the "Class of '63"..Studio Operators who had just finished their training and were unleased on RTÉ Television production early 1964..

Two of our tutors, centre in the front row, were the late Aidan Folan and the late Michael Slevin. Aidan was then Head TV Sound and Michael was Head TV Cameras. Tom Kelly , then Head of Lighting , was also a tutor , but is not in the photo.

In the front row:

Noel Smith, Bill Cadwell, Gerry O' Gorman, Aidan Folan, Michael Slevin, the late Alan Gibson, John Williams.

Middle Row :

The late Noel Green, Shea Healy, Willie O' Reilly, Charles Byrne, Paddy Mc Breen, Noel Shields.

Back Row:

The late Alan Johnston, Fergal Costello, Paddy Lockhard, Paddy Mc Clintock.

There was a great reaction to the group photo last week of the Blarney OB. Many thanks to those who have sent me photos during the week ... keep them coming..

CB..

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Shooting The Documentary "On Location" 1969

Producer Adrian Cronin , Godfrey Graham was the Film Cameraman, PA Joan Collins, Bob Finley, Colm O' Byrne ( Sound) and Joe O' Brien ( Electrical) were the crew shooting an interview with actor Robert Mitchum

The Documentary was on the making of "Ryan's Daughter" produced by Adrian Cronin and photographed by Godfrey.

(My thanks to Godfrey for copies of the photographs CB)

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Studio 2 - 1974

This weeks "Staff Photo to Remember" from left , shows Vision Mixer Una Pierce , Producer Aidan Maguire, P.A. Irene Fenton and Designer Jim O' Hare in Studio 2. The programme was "1974 Hymn Contest" Executive Producer Noel Smyth.. ( My thanks to Irene for sending the picture)

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Two Photos of "The Class of 1965.."

Back Row: Mick Burke, Tom Bannon, Eamonn Galvin, Gerry Hayes, Brian Moran and Dermot Mc Cabe.

Front Row: Peter O' Sullivan, John Kelly (Training Exec sadly deceased ) and Godfrey Ryan..

My thanks to Dermot Mc Cabe and Mike Burke who independently sent me these two photos of the "1965 RTÉ Scolarship Group". RTÉ at that time offered a scheme to train a group of ten as Broadcast Technicans. For three years the trainees studied in Kevin Street on a part release from RTÉ. The remaining time was dedicated to training in RTÉ. The above photo shows eight of the ten with John Kelly, Training Executive, in Studio One TV. Two trainees who did not finish the course were John hennessy of Limerick and John Daly of Cork. My thanks to Dermot for this information.

Back Row: John Hennessy, Godfrey Ryan, Brian Moran, Jerry Hayes, Bill Daly.Front Row : Peter O' Sullivan, Tom Bannon, Mick Bourke, Eamonn Galvin and Dermot Mc Cabe.

Mick tells me that his picture was taken when the group had come together in the Phoenix Park to practice for the Interdepartmental Soccer Competition (note the rolled-up trouser legs).

It was taken with the camera, on delay release, propped on the saddle of Brian Moran’s motorcycle. It was called a ‘Cosmic 35’ and bought in Hamilton Long’s of O’Connell St for £4/19/11, over half a week’s wages back then, even before tax! The location is just across the Wellington Road from the Monument. It is barely changed today except that the saplings in the right background are just a little more mature; in contrast to those ‘saplings’ in the foreground.



So, how did we get on in the soccer competition?

In a word - brutal!

Thanks to Dermot and Mick for these memories..CB

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Photo Taken in RTÉ Television Studio Three in the 1960's

The late Lorna Moran, Designer - Producer, Deirdre Freil, and the late Padraic O' Neill , also known as Paddy O' Brien (when commentating on greyhound racing) in Studio 3 in the early 1960's ..

( Eugene Lambert has confirmed that the photo was taken in the early '60 in Studio 3 while a recording of 'Murphy agus a Chairde' was being produced...Eugene tells me that the photo is also in the Lambert's Museum in Monkstown Co. Dublin...CB)

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Tribute to Lona Moran Production Designer I Costume Designer who died in Dublin 2007 by Jim O’ Hare former RTÉ Designer..

I first met Lona in the summer of 1965, sitting at her drawing board in the design department situated in the ground floor room of Montrose House, this room was shared with Tim Harvey, Alan Pleass and Gerry O'Donavon who designed the autumn schedule of Programmes between them.

The Head of Design Alpho O'Reilly worked away in his little office amongst a pile of drawings on the epic period drama series Insurrection directed by Louis Lentin about the 1916 Easter Rising at the GPO. While Lona at a time, when access to visual reference was severely limited, with no RTÉ library in place yet, assisted him researching for historical accuracy and designing the hundreds of costumes and props required for the two armies and the entire complement of Irish Equity.

A few years ago, I was working in Newcastle on the Firm Friends film location starring Tony Doyle and he was thrilled to bits, when I mentioned seeing him in RTÉ Studio 1 acting in the Clanwilliam House shootout scene for Insurrection.

Alpho O’ Reilly then Head of Design, also at the same time designed and serviced the Late Late Show, and likewise, Lona worked on Saturday morning children's programmes with Paddy Crosby as well and Teen talk in the afternoon with Bunny Carr. Leaving me assisting everybody.

Lona a generous and kind person, introducing me to everyone we met en route, including the writer Frank Delaney in Miss Meehan's crowded canteen upstairs in the studio block.

As I had only just arrived of the Mail Boat for the first time in Ireland and RTÉ, with my wife Marian and baby daughter Tina from London, Lona was quick to invite us all out to the family home on the Howth Road for a television party and meal with her mother and sisters. The television was separated from the living room, in a small sitting room upstairs, where we were inundated with plates of Bewley's cream cakes while we all watched the Late Late Show.

Lona, who's family owned Moran's Hotel studied ballet, and then painting at the National College of Art in Kildare Street. A .distinguished designer with considerable experience in the Dublin Gate Theatre with its international tours and working on feature films out at Ardmore Studios. Which would have brought her into familiar first name contact with many of the great actors of the time, to whom she had built a life long friendship with the likes of Hilton Edwards and Micheal Mac Liammm6ir, Siobhan McKenna, Cyril Cusack and Shelah Richards. I now realise that unlike England, the theatrical fraternity in Ireland, was just one large family of friends.

Lona was an extremely hard working and conscientious Designer, who paid great attention to historical accuracy and detail. Neither frightened of getting her hands dirty either when out on location. Being slim, fit and full of energy, she had style with her dark hair parted in the middle and tied back in a pony tail, smoking a cigarette on the end of a long black holder. Wearing an elegant cream short riding coat from Callaghan's, showing me the latest very smart rubber riding boots that she was going to wear as outside broadcast protective clothing no less! - when working amongst the mud out at the Flathouse farm location for The Riordans.

The Riordans was the very popular farming drama series recorded under adverse conditions, for which the nation can be very proud. Which Lona as Designer and Lelia Doolan as Producer, along with Wesley Burrows the writer, created the finest and most charming Outside Broadcast location based television agricultural drama series in the western world, and it was the first of its type.

Years later in 1970 when the new Yorkshire Television was establishing itself, a contingent of ITV drama producers from came over to RTÉ and The Riordans location to see for themselves this seminal production being made. Subsequently they in turn created and made Emmerdale Farm. With its clone, and not a cow in sight! Emmerdale where all the 24 interior settings are permanently set up in the largest TV studio in the world, and an exact copy of the exterior location village, has been built at vast expense into an enclosure of Harewood House estate.

Lona designed The Real Charlotte and the costumes on the Year of the French period drama productions with her good friend, now also deceased, Director Michael Garvey. She also designed the costumes for Strumpet City directed by Tony Barry. Where I, who was the spitting image of Queen Victoria's wayward son, stood in for Sir Peter Ustinov, playing the part of King Edward V11.

‘Auntie Lona’ as we affectionately called her, after her niece Geraldine Moran the costume designer, came to work in the wardrobe department in RTÉ.

When I left RTE in 1987, Lona gave me a parting present of a very grand leather bound Filofax diary to help me on my way as a freelance Designer in England. ­

I last talked to Lona on the phone two years ago. Where she joked about the gamy leg that had her laid up in bed at home, mentioning proudly, how her old friend from the Gate Theatre and RTÉ days Jeremy Swan the distinguished BBC drama producer, was in constant contact with her. May she rest in peace..

(Jim O'Hare RTE Production Designer 1965 – 1987) With special thanks to John Cogan RTÉ Graphic Designer)

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First RTÉ- UCD Health and Safety Certificate Course Awards

Photo of recipients of UCD Health and Safety Certificate Awards ..

Top Row: Jim Coakley, Charles Byrne, Anne O' Loughlin, Dermot Mulane, Mick Mc Keever, Dermot Ryle..

Third Row : Joe Everett, Jimmy Gorman, James Doran, John Duffy

Second Row :Stuart Heterington, The late Gera Grant , Michael Finn , Peter Woods, Fergus Graham..

First Row : Ossie Burke, Denise Murnane, Michael Grogan, Michael Dunphy..

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Eurovision 1994 TV Sound Crew...

This week, in our series of photos of staff memories , we remember the 1994 Eurovision and this photo of the TV Sound crew. The dress suits had been sent back and we were starting the derig on the Sunday morning 1st May ...memories..!!

Front Row : JP Coakley, Michael Sweeney, Steve Shanahan, Conor O' Loughlin, Oliver Murphy.

Second Row: Dara O' Broin, Vivian Curham, Colm Flynn, Ian Pike.

Third Row : Davy Kavanagh, Gerry Moloney, the late Brendan Lyons..

Fourth Row : Paul Mc Keon, John Kane, John Madden, Vincent Kilcullen.

The 1994 Eurovision Song Contest was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 30th 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin . The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English, and Irish. Paul Harrington and Charlie Mc Gettigan from Ireland were the winners of this Eurovision with the song, Rock 'N' Roll Kids.

This was a record sixth victory for Ireland, giving it the outright record number of victories at the Eurovision Song Contest.

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The Class of '63

This weeks "memories" photo is the "Class of '63"..Studio Operators who had just finished their training and were unleased on RTÉ Television production early 1964..

Two of our tutors, centre in the front row, were the late Aidan Folan and the late Michael Slevin. Aidan was then Head TV Sound and Michael was Head TV Cameras. Tom Kelly , then Head of Lighting , was also a tutor , but is not in the photo.

In the front row:

Noel Smith, Bill Cadwell, Gerry O' Gorman, Aidan Folan, Michael Slevin, the late Alan Gibson, John Williams.

Middle Row :

The late Noel Green, Shea Healy, Willie O' Reilly, Charles Byrne, Paddy Mc Breen, Noel Shields.

Back Row:

The late Alan Johnston, Fergal Costello, Paddy Lockhard, Paddy Mc Clintock.

There was a great reaction to the group photo last week of the Blarney OB. Many thanks to those who have sent me photos during the week ... keep them coming..

CB..

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Were you There ??.....Bantry House 1982..

Patricia Grennan has sent me this photo which she found recently, and thought it might be of interest to colleagues. It was taken in 1982, 25 years ago, when RTE was making the Bantry House Entertainment Series, Niall Mathews was the Producer/Director and we have found him in the photo...

So Patricia set me thinking that there must be hundreds of photos of interest, taken by colleagues when working on programmes over the years. Lots are probably gathering dust in drawers , presses , attics etc. The Superann website would be a great place for them to see the light of day... So I propose that over the next few months , if you E Mail me photos you think would be of interest to colleagues , I will put them up on the website titled " Staff Photos to Remember"...and we will see if the idea catches on...Somehow judging by your interest in the current photos I think it will be very popular...!!

How many colleagues can you identify in the above photo ?? Sadly some are deceased - here are most of the names to start you off...( let me know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you can add the missing names)

Front Row : Liam Ward, ( Who is this lady in white some think it is Mary Mc Evoy , Editing ? ) , Maggie Stewart, Donnacha O'Dulaing, Michael Tormey.

Second Row: John Roche, Eddie Finley, Kyrle Cahill, Theo O' Grady , Joe Barry, Laura Walsh VM ?, Don Irwin, Peter Woods, Bernie O' Hara, Joe Rogers (RIP) , Stephaine Fitzpatrick, ( This gentleman I understand was the Butler from Bantry House ... with Dog..)

Third Row : Patricia Grennan, Niall Mathews-half hidden , Vincent Mc Nally , Paddy O' Keeffe (RIP) , Davy Kavanagh, Tommy Nolan, Molly Molloy, Dave O' Connell, Lockie Cullen, Alec Mooney,

Back Row : Jim O' Loughlin, Who is this ?, Kevin O' Toole, Tom Kelly (RIP) , Liam Mc Donagh, Jim Coakley , Seamus Rush, Brian O' Reilly.

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