Tributes paid to former RTÉ CEO Tom Hardiman

[ad_1] MEN have been paid to former RTÉ CEO Tom Hardiman, who died Saturday. r Hardiman ran the state broadcaster from 1968 to 1975. He enjoyed a long career with RTÉ, beginning on Radio éireann, after graduating from UCD in 1952. Hardiman moved to RTÉ TV, where he was the engineer responsible for the inaugural … Read more

Tributes arrive for St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny, healthcare workers who died of coronavirus

[ad_1] Two health workers who died after testing positive for coronavirus have been remembered as “heroes.” Jim Kenny, 49, of Ballyragget, Co Kilkenny died at his home Tuesday after working on the front line as a care assistant. His colleague Catherine Hickey, 51, from the city of Kilkenny, died less than 24 hours later at … Read more

Tributes to coronavirus victims and frontline workers

[ad_1] Heritage sites, public buildings, people’s windowsills, and U.S. embassies to Africa lit up on Saturday in a show of solidarity with healthcare and other front-line workers. Neighbors with candles spilled on the streets and balconies across the island at 9 p.m. response to the #ShineYourLight call, which was also made in memory of the … Read more