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Ethna Viney, who has died at the age of 95, was a feminist, scientist, economist, socialist and long-time environmental writer for The Irish Times.
In the 1960s, Archbishop John Charles McQuaid denounced her as “mad, bad and dangerous”. Distinguished historian Robert Savage wrote that “some believed she would eventually become director general of RTÉ”.
University of Galway has announced a new scholarship in honour of actress Siobhán McKenna, and theatre maker and scenographer Nouf Rafea is its first recipient.
How lucky the Government was in 2022 to have an incoming chairperson of Siún Ní Raghallaigh’s integrity and ability to steer an embattled RTÉ through rising storms.
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Himself and yer man, from Cork to Dublin