The award for Broadcasting Feature of the Year was won
by Adrian McCarthy of Wildfire Films for a documentary
he directed for the TRUE LIVES series last year:
DEAD SILENCE told the story of the appalling
consequences of BSE (Mad Cow Disease) on two Irish
farming families who discover that the disease has hit
their herds. Michael Kenny, a young farmer from County
Sligo, and John and Mary Breen from County Tipperary are
filmed as they confront the devastating results of the
disease on their lives. Adrian McCarthy's previous
documentaries include 'To Russia With Love' and the
award-winning 'Blowing The Whistle', which investigated
the world of a Gaelic Football referee.
