Events were held across the country on Sunday 14th July marking the National Day of Commemoration. These events take place to remember and honour all of the Irish people who have died at war. Deirdre Ryan and Lily Power Ahern were both working in Collins Barracks at the main event in which President Michael D
Last weekend we were delighted to supply production and technical crew for RTE’s coverage of the European and Local Elections. Our people included vision mixers, statisticians, graphic operators, data in-putters, hospitality people and production assistants and they were involved in getting the figures out on air in both studios and on Outside Broadcasts In RTE,
High Diving Action in Dun Laoghaire: Dun Laoghaire Harbour basked in the sunshine last weekend as the world’s top Cliff Diving athletes competed in the Irish Round of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Outside Boradcasting Broadcaster TPC Suisse handled the international TV coverage, rolling in their new UHD1 OB truck for the task. A
The Final of Dancing with the Stars 2019 crowned Presenter Mairead Ronan and her professional dance partner John Nolan with the Glitterball Trophy, in a spectacular final show of this 12-week run. The hugely-popular third series for RTE, captivated over 500,000 in audience viewing figures each week. Last night’s programme was a glittering and packed
It was a very special night on Dancing With the Stars this week as the RTE Concert Orchestra provided a real sense of occasion to the show. The final seven contestants got to perform their dance routines to the big live orchestral sound and they were accompanied by singers Gary Harpur and Gemma Sugrue, with
Thanks to the amazing work of all those involved in the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival and Trish Long from Disney Ireland, we were lucky to be graced with the incredibly modest Sean Bailey, president of productions at Walt Disney Studios in The Lighthouse Cinema on Wednesday 20th. This was hosted by our very
Production People in conjunction with Nemeton, were delighted to be involved with TG4’s You Tube channel last weekend with over 5 hours Live Streaming coverage of the GAA Scór na nÓg Babhta Ceannais from the TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar, Co Mayo. Ireland’s newest young talents shone through in a very entertaining competition through eight Irish Traditional Music and Performance categories
All eyes are on the UK this weekend and it’s not regarding brexit which is a welcomed change. The 2019 BAFTA’s have arrived with some Irish nominations taking center stage. Irish production company Element Pictures have ‘The Favourite’ with an incredible 12 nominations. Northern Irish cinematographer Robbie Ryan has also been nominated for his work
Yesterday afternoon in the RTE Radio Centre, the legend that is Larry Gogan celebrated 40 years on radio. I had the privilege of being part of that assembled group to wish Larry well as he moves from 2FM to RTE Gold later this month. Lovely tributes were paid from U2’s Larry Mullen Jr who wrote ‘We
BURNS NIGHT – BBC NORTHERN IRELAND FRIDAY 25TH JANUARY – 9pm Burns Night is an annual celebration on 25th January commemorating the contribution to Scottish culture of the poet, Robert Burns, who was born that day, 1759. The ‘Bard of Ayrshire’ or ‘The Ploughman Poet as he was also known, became extremely popular for the
