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Aonghus Óg McAnally
Aonghus McAnally (born 20 June 1955) is an Irish radio and television producer and presenter, as well as an actor, musician, magician and billiards champion. He worked on both sides of the mic and camera for public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann for over 40 years, retiring in June 2020. Early life Aonghus is one of four children born to Abbey Theatre actress Ronnie Masterson and screen-actor Ray McAnally. Film and television producer Conor McAnally is his only brother. Music McAnally has been a guitarist in a number of bands including Mushroom, Maxband, Starband, and Crackers/The Crack As a solo artist he released a novelty record ''I am Alergic to Christmas'' (written by fellow broadcaster Shay Healy) in 1981. A friend of singer-songwriter Christie Hennessy, he delivered his eulogy at his funeral. He created a touring show as tribute to Hennessy. Television McAnally's first presenting work was on young people's programming, including '' Anything Goes'' youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anything Goes (Irish TV Series)
''Anything Goes'' was a "youth oriented" television series of Ireland's public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. It first aired on 4 October 1980 and was on the RTÉ1 channel. It lasted for six seasons and finished in 1986. Overview The presenters of the show were Mary FitzGerald, Dave HeffernanAonghus McAnally and Kathy Parke. ''Anything Goes's'' audience was aimed at children and teenagers. The content of the programme included music, visits from public figures, competitions, filmed items, and cartoons. There was also coverage of news and current issues relevant to children. A popular aspect of the series was an arts and crafts "Make and Do" segment where presenter Mary FitzGerald demonstrated simple cooking and crafts. The interviewees who appeared on the show included Roald Dahl, David Attenborough, Bono, Adam Ant and Toyah Wilcox. Musical acts The bands that appeared on "Anything Goes" included: In Tua Nua, The Atrix, The Babysnakes, The Crack, Cruella De Ville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Irish Times
''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is considered a newspaper of record for Ireland. Though formed as a Protestant nationalist paper, within two decades and under new owners it had become the voice of British unionism in Ireland. It is no longer a pro unionist paper; it presents itself politically as "liberal and progressive", as well as being centre-right on economic issues. The editorship of the newspaper from 1859 until 1986 was controlled by the Anglo-Irish Protestant minority, only gaining its first nominal Irish Catholic editor 127 years into its existence. The paper's most prominent columnists include writer and arts commentator Fintan O'Toole and satirist Miriam Lord. The late Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald was once a columnist. Senior international figures, including Tony Blair and Bill Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberties Press
Liberties Press (also known as Liberties Media Ltd) is an independent book publisher based in Dublin, founded in 2003. The company's first publication was Con Houlihan's now-classic collection of sportswriting, ''More Than a Game'': the title was reprinted twice in a matter of weeks. Under the stewardship of founders Peter O'Connell and Seán O’Keeffe, the press initially published only non-fiction titles, many by significant figures in the worlds of politics, journalism and the arts. O'Connell left the company in 2009; following his departure, the press was significantly reorganised, and the focus of the publishing programme was shifted, with more emphasis being placed on fiction and, to a lesser extent, poetry, alongside non-fiction. Liberties Press hit the headlines in 2012 when it announced plans to publish ''When We Dance'' by Melanie Verwoerd. Businessman Dave Kavanagh filed an injunction to prevent the book from being released. Kavanagh alleged that he was defamed in the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie Verwoerd
Melanie Verwoerd (born Fourie) (18 April 1967, in Pretoria) is a South African political analyst. She was previously a politician, ambassador, and the director of UNICEF Ireland. Verwoerd was elected as a Member of Parliament for the African National Congress (ANC) during the first democratic elections in South Africa in 1994, and re-elected in 1999. In 2001, she was appointed as the South African Ambassador to Ireland, a position she held until 2005. Between 2007 and 2011 she was the Executive Director of UNICEF Ireland. In 2007, Verwoerd was awarded with the Irish Tatler ''International Woman of the Year'' award. Early life Fourie was born in Pretoria, but grew up in Strand and Stellenbosch. She was brought up in what she described as a middle-class, conservative and Calvinist Afrikaner household, with both her parents being academics. She is of Dutch descent. She described her parents as both being supporters of the ruling National Party. In 2005, she described her youth i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lulu
Lulu may refer to: Companies * LuLu, an early automobile manufacturer * Lulu.com, an online e-books and print self-publishing platform, distributor, and retailer * Lulu Hypermarket, a retail chain in Asia * Lululemon Athletica or simply Lulu, a Canadian athletic apparel company Places * Lulu, Florida, United States, an unincorporated community * Lulu City, Colorado, United States, a mining town abandoned in 1885, on the National Register of Historic Places * Lulu, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Lulu Bay, a bay on Navassa Island in the Caribbean * Lulu Town, a town on Navassa Island in the Caribbean * Lulu Island, an island which comprises most of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada * Al Lulu Island, also known as Lulu Island, a man-made island off the coast of Abu Dhabi island * Lulu Roundabout, in Manama, Bahrain Theatre, film, opera * The two plays by Frank Wedekind whose protagonist is named Lulu: ** ''Earth Spirit'' (play) (''Erdgeist'', 1895) ** ''Pandora's Box' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Producer
A radio producer oversees the making of a radio show. The job title covers several different job descriptions: *Content producers or executive producers oversee and orchestrate a radio show or feature. The content producer might organize music choices, guests and callers for a talk radio show or competitions, timings and overall show content. *Creative producers, imaging specialists or imaging producers ("Imaging" in the radio business relates to brand management rather than visual material) produce audio content for the show, such as sound clips used on the show and "promo clips" (radio commercials and commercial bumpers used on the same station to promote the show). *The board operator or technical operator operates the technical controls—such as sound volume levels, recording software and switchboard. The producer can be in a separate control room separated from the radio studio by a window, which allowed visual contact while blocking noise. With quieter switches and better ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1 ( ga, RTÉ Raidió 1) is an Irish national radio station owned and operated by RTÉ and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926. The total budget for the station in 2010 was €18.4 million. It is the most-listened-to radio station in Ireland. History The Department of Posts and Telegraphs opened 2RN, the first Irish radio station, on 1 January 1926. Station 6CK, a Cork relay of 2RN, joined the Dublin station in 1927, and a high-power transmitter at Athlone in County Westmeath opened in 1932. From the latter date the three stations became known as Radio Athlone, later being renamed Radio Éireann ("Irish Radio"/"Radio of Ireland") in 1937. Like most small European national stations at that time, Radio Éireann attempted to satisfy all tastes on a single channel. It broadcast a mixed schedule of light entertainment and serious drama, Irish language programming, and talks. Radio Éireann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Wisconsin Press
The University of Wisconsin Press (sometimes abbreviated as UW Press) is a non-profit university press publishing peer-reviewed books and journals. It publishes work by scholars from the global academic community; works of fiction, memoir and poetry under its imprint, Terrace Books; and serves the citizens of Wisconsin by publishing important books about Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes region. UW Press annually awards the Brittingham Prize in Poetry, the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, and The Four Lakes Prize in Poetry. The press was founded in 1936 in Madison and is one of more than 120 member presses in the Association of American University Presses. The Journals Division was established in 1965. The press employs approximately 25 full and part-time staff, produces 40 to 60 new books a year, and publishes 11 journals. It also distributes books and some annual journals for selected smaller publishers. The press is a unit of the Graduate School of the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Diaspora
The Irish diaspora ( ga, Diaspóra na nGael) refers to ethnic Irish people and their descendants who live outside the island of Ireland. The phenomenon of migration from Ireland is recorded since the Early Middle Ages,Flechner and Meeder, The Irish in Early Medieval Europe', pp. 231–41 but it can be quantified only from around 1700. Since then, between 9 and 10 million people born in Ireland have emigrated. That is more than the population of Ireland itself, which at its historical peak was 8.5 million on the eve of the Great Famine. The poorest of them went to Great Britain, especially Liverpool. Those who could afford it went further, including almost 5 million to the United States. After 1765, emigration from Ireland became a short, relentless and efficiently-managed national enterprise. In 1890, 40% of Irish-born people were living abroad. By the 21st century, an estimated 80 million people worldwide claimed some Irish descent, which includes more than 36 million Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
