Delighted to have produced and narrated the first programme in the new series of
@RTEdoconone
, which tells the story of Majella Moynihan, who, in 1984, as a young Garda recruit, became pregnant by another recruit Garda. Now on
@RTERadio1
#doconone
Delighted that our doc about Vincent Hanley is Pick of the Week in
@Independent_ie
1980s Ireland was harsh and unforgiving to so many, including those in the LGBT community & people with HIV/AIDS. Hope you’ll revisit that time with us on Monday at 9.35pm
@RTEOne
@MindtheGapFilms
@MichaelKellyIC
I'm sure you're aware that the term "trigger" is used by psychologists to describe something that calls to mind a previous trauma. It's hardly very compassionate to use it in this context.
I’ve written a book with Majella Moynihan, telling her extraordinary life-story and describing her experiences as a member of An Garda Síochána. It’s out next week and you can pre-order it here:
#AGuardedLife
Absolutely thrilled for
@MajellaMoyniha2
, who was so brave to come forward and tell her story in our
@RTEdoconone
. She’s an incredible woman and deserves all of her accolades.
It has been a privilege to assist Majella Moynihan in telling her story, first in our documentary & now in our book, A Guarded Life, published today. As a child and as a member of An Garda Síochána, her experiences reveal so much about Irish society but also about her resilience.
It was a joy to make this documentary about the late Vincent Hanley with such a great team:
@MindtheGapFilms
, Matthew Kirrane, Graham Newcombe, Colm O’Meara and the brilliant
@ladyiveagh
.
Hugely grateful to Sarah Blake, Liam O’Brien and the
@RTEdoconone
team for their support and for providing a platform for Majella’s story. It took a long time to find a home for this documentary.
#Majella
#DocOnOne
#DocOn1
Henry Wee Wheels, as the toy poodle is affectionately known, had been left to die in China after suffering terrible injuries in an attack by another dog, is now helping school children in Co Armagh during the pandemic 🤗
Our
@RTEdoconone
‘The Case of Majella Moynihan’ will be repeated on
@RTERadio1
this evening at 6pm. It’s a timely reminder of the treatment meted out to single mothers and their children in Ireland, as recently as 1983.
Please watch our short documentary about women and families who have experienced a diagnosis of Fatal Foetal Abnormality. Our contributors were so brave to share their stories:
@TFMRIRE
Thinking of all of the sick Dads out there, their families and everyone caring for them. Ours survived septicaemia two weeks ago thanks to the amazing staff at
@Beaumont_Dublin
. Forever grateful.
We spent over a year filming in The Midlands Prison to make this four-part series. The first episode goes out this Wednesday at 9pm on
@VirginMedia_One
"Half of the people I grew up with are dead through drugs and drink... the prison saves half of them"
Catch 'Inside Ireland's Biggest Prison: True Lives' this Wednesday at 9pm on Virgin Media One
#InsideIrelandsBiggestPrison
This guy is at large in Drumcondra since yesterday lunchtime. He’s completely deaf and there’s no sign of him in the neighbourhood, so we’re hoping someone has taken him in. If you do see a large, white and likely confused gentleman, we’d love to have him home
#lostfoundpets
I am in awe of
@DoireannNiG
’s writing in A Ghost In The Throat, which is so profound, poetic and minutely observant. It’s a book I want to carry with me everywhere. It’s the book I want to be buried with.
Amazing news! Our RTÉ documentary “We Need To Tak About Dad” has just recieved TWO Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) nominations. Dad would be so honoured and proud, thank you
@IFTA
.
@WAKATVIRELAND
@aoifekelleher
@gabysayshey
Exactly. It’s not that people shouldn’t hear from beloved and established presenters like Seán but the dearth of younger talent on air feels so pronounced now.
Keeping fingers crossed for The Case of Majella Moynihan at the
@IMRORadioAwards
this evening. It would be lovely to be celebrating with the amazing team who brought it to
@RTEdoconone
but will have to settle for another reunion with my couch.
@MajellaMoyniha2
@RTERadio1
Ten years ago, I directed my first documentary, Growing Up Gay, inspired by the life-saving work of
@BeLonG_To
&
@MichaelNBarron
. It was a labour of love by all involved, including
@AnnaRodgersDocs
,
@CTLFilms
,
@RTEOne
& above all by our brave, generous teenage LGBT+ contributors.
The moment you've been waiting for is here! Our Grand Jury members have selected the 2020 New York Festivals Radio Awards Finalists.
Up next: The Medal Round.
#RadioAwards2020
#NYFRadioAwards
So happy for
@MajellaMoyniha2
that
#AGuardedLife
has made the Bestsellers’ List. I know how much it meant to her to put her story out into the world and it was a privilege to help her do so.
Beaumont Hospital saved my Dad’s life ten days ago, so I’m so glad and grateful that
@griffski
has been walking the Camino to raise money for their Foundation
@JustGiving
: ""
36 short films by 36 Irish female filmmakers. The F-Rated Collection is finally here! ✨
'F-Rated: Short Films by Irish Women' presents varied stories told through the prism of the female gaze. Watch FOR FREE on our brand new IFI Archive Player:
@basicspace8
@OtherVoicesLive
So, you’ll retweet male artists saying “exposure is not payment” but when a woman speaks up for herself she’s a drama queen? Nice.
'Why haven't I known about her up to now?': RTÉ broadcasts landmark series celebrating women in Irish history. Starting tonight at 8.30pm on
@RTEOne
-
#RTEHerstory
#IrelandsEpicWomen
@colmtobin
I had spoken to my grandparents about doing this but it was taking me a while to get organised & my grandfather became impatient, so he interviewed himself one Easter Sunday, opening with the statement that he regretted moving to Dublin. Which was where he met my grandmother. 😬
The most stressed out I've ever been about Christmas was when I was 16 and I got my first ever job, working at M&S in Dundrum.
As soon as I started I kept hearing these myths about the Christmas Eve Waste Sale, where all the food that wasn't sold on the 24th was marked down 90%.
#The8thFilm
is a powerful record of a momentous time. It would have been emotional to see it in the Town Hall Theatre. Fantastic opening to the Galway
#FilmFleadh
@caatdolan
@obrien_ruairi
Some brands don’t even hire female directors or crew for optics. Amazing how many of the motivational videos produced for women’s day are made by entirely male crews.
@susanliddy2
@WFTIreland
@IPSG
It’s not about eliminating people from the airwaves past a certain age and it’s certainly not about Seán as an individual but there has to be more mobility in the schedule and room made for new voices.
So excited to
#CovideoParty
again tonight.
@AlisonSpittle
has been the very angel of lockdown and Winona Ryder’s accent in Dracula is surely the greatest comedic event in all of cinema.
If you missed it, it’s so worth listening back to
@ZlataFilipovic
’s brilliant interview on the
@RyanTubridyShow
this morning, describing her childhood in wartime Sarajevo and how history is being repeated in Ukraine.