Kairos Communications is a not-for-profit media production and training company based in Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland. It has produced programmes for multiple channels and other clients, and has its own studios.

History

Kairos was set up in 1983 by the Irish branch of the

Society of the Divine Word The Society of the Divine Word ( la, Societas Verbi Divini), abbreviated SVD and popularly called the Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a Catholic Church, Catholic clerical religious congregation ...

, in

Maynooth Maynooth (; ga, Maigh Nuad) is a university town in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is home to Maynooth University (part of the National University of Ireland and also known as the National University of Ireland, Maynooth) and St Patrick's ...

, Co. Kildare. Fr Michael Melvin SVD, was the founder of Kairos. ''Kairos'' was the name of a magazine produced by the Divine Word Missionaries for schools, in the 1970s and the Communications company grew out of that. Kairos started producing religious programming for RTE in the 1990s first when it produced the 'Prayer at Bedtime'. In 1990, the ''Karios Communications Institute'', commenced a one-year media course, this developed into a Diploma and Higher Diploma in Christian Communications and Media, accredited by Maynooth. New studios and facilities for Kairos were officially opened by President

Mary McAleese Mary Patricia McAleese ( ; ga, Máire Pádraigín Mhic Ghiolla Íosa; ; born 27 June 1951) is an Irish activist lawyer and former politician who served as the eighth president of Ireland from November 1997 to November 2011. She is an academic ...

on 11 December 1998.

Production

Kairos produces many programmes with a religious theme for

RTÉ (RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...

Irish Television, including broadcast Sunday Mass and Services, ''iWitness'' and '' The Angelus'', as well as documentaries and other programmes for

TG4 TG4 ( ga, TG Ceathair, ) is an Irish free-to-air public service television network. The channel launched on 31 October 1996 and is available online and through its on demand service TG4 Player in Ireland and beyond. TG4 was formerly known ...

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EWTN The Eternal Word Television Network, more commonly known by its initials EWTN, is an American basic cable television network which presents around-the-clock Catholic-themed programming. It is not only the largest Catholic television network in ...

Trócaire Trócaire (, meaning "compassion") is the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland. History The roots of the charity lie in Pope Paul VI's 1967 encyclical ''Populorum Progressio'',

and CURA. Kairos has also produced live European Broadcasts such as the 2017 Christmas Eve mass broadcast by RTÉ and the

European Broadcasting Union The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; french: Union européenne de radio-télévision, links=no, UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations whose countries are within the European Broadcasting Area or who ar ...

(EBU). They also produce masses and services on Radio for RTE, broadcast on RTE Radio 1 Extra and Long Wave.

Education and training

Since 2003 Kairos has worked in partnership with

Maynooth University The National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM; ga, Ollscoil na hÉireann Mhá Nuad), commonly known as Maynooth University (MU), is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. It ...

(NUI) delivering media production modules for students of degree & masters programmes in media studies. Kairos has 2 studios available for production and for education. Kairos runs post-graduate courses in Christian Communications for St. Patrick's College, Maynooth (Pontifical University). As part of their studies with Maynooth and Kairos, students run a radio station every year during ''Radio Week''. Secondary school students, particularly in transition year, visit the studios and produce, direct and create their own T.V. show on the day, using the Kairos T.V. studio and equipment. Kairos, with Maynooth University Library, created ''The Ken Saro-Wiwa Audio-Archive''.

Productions

* ''Every Ancient Every New'', produced by Kairos Communications, 1998. * ''Faith Hope and Plastic'', produced by Kairos Communications Ltd., 2000. * ''The Dubliners 40th Birthday Party'', at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, produced by Kairos Communications Ltd., 2002. * ''Know Racism, The National Anti-racism Awareness Programme'', produced with RTÉ, for Dept. of Education, 2002. * ''Horses In The Blood'', produced by Kairos Communications Ltd., 2005. * ''As Go Brách Linn'', two programmes, produced in association with Ocarina Productions, for Dept. of Education, 2005. * ''Osman's Run'', (aired on Bebo), produced for Trócaire by Kairos Communications Ltd., 2009. * ''A Shadow from the Darkness'', Short film for IMU and CORI, produced by Kairos Communications Ltd., 2015.Justice Desk
Irish Missionary Union. * ''An Chaille Bhrídeoige: The Wedding veil of the Prince of Connacht'', TG4, produced by Kairos Communications Ltd. * ''Strings'' (Short Film), produced by Kairos Communications Ltd., 2016. * ''Mono'' (2002-2005), presented by Shalini Sinha, produced for RTÉ Diversity by Kairos Communications Ltd.

References

External links

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Kairos Communications - YouTube Channel
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