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Irish Film Board Chairman Designate Bill O’Herlihy to give Béal na Bláth Address
07 May 2013 : By Kevin Cronin
Irish Film Board Chairman Designate Bill O'Herlihy.
Newly-appointed Chairman Designate of the Irish Film Board Bill O’Herlihy will give this year’s address at the Michael Collins commemoration in Béal na Bláth, west Cork, this 25th August.

Minister for Arts , Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan TD, announced Mr O’Herlihy as Chairman designate of the new seven member Irish Film Board in March – in recognition of the veteran sports broadcaster’s lifelong dedication to the industry.

A native of Glasheen in Cork, Mr O’Herlihy joined RTE in the 1960s – leaving in 1973 to establish his own public relations company before becoming media adviser to Fine Gael in 1977.

Mr O'Herlihy has been RTE's chief sports presenter for major events including the Olympic Games, FIFA World Cups, UEFA European Football Championships and European and World Track and Field Championships.

He won a Jacobs' Award for his presentation of Network 2's coverage of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, when Ireland reached the quarter-finals; won the IFTA award for TV Personality of the Year in 2007; and is also a public relations executive.

Last year’s Béal na Bláth address was given by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, marking the 90th anniversary of Michael Collins’ death.

The last sports broadcaster to give the Michael Collins oration was former RTÉ sports journalist and champion athlete Brendan O’Reilly.



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