“A tribute to the legendary RTÉ broadcaster Bill O’Herlihy. 49 years. 10 World Cups. 10 Olympic Games.”
Bill O’Herlihy, RIP.
And for a little fun, here he is on Naked Camera in 2007:
Tag: RTE
IRELAND The Musical
Another cracking video from Republic of Telly.
One for Irish Football Fans
Two podcasts that Irish football fans will enjoy:
- We wuz robbed!
The fable of the Irish 1965 World Cup campaign games against Spain. A story of brilliance, luck and dodgy decisions as told by Dermot Corrigan.
Ireland played three games against Spain in the run-up to the 1966 World Cup. - We’ve got a game to win
In 1988 the Republic of Ireland football squad qualified for their first major international championship.
Apres World Cup 2010
An old Apres Match sketch but I never watch these things so I missed it. I should subscribe..
(via and Ger Gilroy)
Angela Merkel addresses the Irish Nation
In the aftermath of a devastating football game last night against Spain, Angela Merkel addresses the Irish Nation exposing the harsh reality of our situation. Namely, “are you putting up with ordinary broadband?”
Thanks Apres Match.
Lanier Phillips
I’ve just listened to an excellent documentary about Lanier Phillips, the US Navy’s first black sonar technician. You should listen to it too.
Witchcraft in Ireland
Here’s a 39 minute podcast about Witchcraft (mp3) from the RTÉ Documentary on One series. It was first broadcast in 1976. The first half of the documentary is enlightening, explaining what and how witches worship, but the discussion on black magic is disturbing. The guy who was confident he had killed people with magic was really creepy.
The comments from the Catholic priest at the end are comical, saying witchcraft is incompatible with “true religion” as they don’t worship “all mighty god”. Ah yes. I bet she would have something to say about that! 😉
Charlie Chaplin’s Kerry Accent
Charlie Chaplin, the star of silent movies of a bygone era spoke with a Kerry accent. Well, he did when he spent time in the town of Waterville in that county of Ireland. So his daughter says in this RTE documentary called “Kerry and the Tramp”.
It’s a wonderful documentary to listen to, especially as they interviewed his family and people who met him who all had their own stories about the actor.
I did not know that he was practically forced out of the United States because the authorities there suspected he was a communist. They let him back in the 70’s, but only for 15 days. He joked that they were still afraid of him!
I installed the RTÉ DocOnOne app but it’s stuck on the “Loading” page so best to not use that if you’re on Android. Does the iPhone version works better?
Then I was left wondering how do I subscribe to an itunes podcast without itunes but thankfully searching for “documentaries on one” in Podkicker worked!
The Robin Cam
Derek Mooney of “Mooney Goes Wild” on Radio 1 has a robin cam pointing at a nest in his utility room. It’s the usual webcam quality but it’s good enough that we were able to see the mother robin arrive and feed her chicks.
See the Mooneycam for links to this camera and a blue tit camera in Áras an Uachtaráin (where the Irish President lives). They also have a diary of sorts where Derek keeps a record of what’s happening.
Will the real Tubridy please stand up?
After this morning’s blogger interview with Ryan Tubridy it looks like the radio talk shot host is diving into Twitter with enthusiasm. Maybe!
Listen to the interview here courtesy of @topgold.
PS. Will has an easy way to verify that @ryantubridy is real:
@ryantubridy @DamienMulley @RickOShea validity test. What socks is Ryan wearing today? Ryan has to answer first
I don’t think Ryan wears flip flops though.
