Cathal O'Shannon (TV presenter)

Cathal O'Shannon
Born(1928-08-23)23 August 1928
Dublin, Ireland
Died22 October 2011(2011-10-22) (aged 83)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Journalist and TV presenter

Cathal O'Shannon (23 August 1928 – 22 October 2011)[1] was an Irish journalist and television presenter. He was a reporter with The Irish Times, and television reporter/presenter and documentary film maker with RTÉ.[2]

He was awarded lifetime membership of the Irish Film & Television Academy in 2010, to which he said it was "particularly gratifying that it occurs before I pop my clogs".[3]

The Irish radio and television broadcaster Terry Wogan described O'Shannon as possibly the greatest Irish television journalist of the 20th century.[4]

  1. ^ The Late Late Show (RTÉ 1), Friday, 12 January 2007.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SunInd18July2004 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "IFTA honours RTÉ's O'Shannon". RTÉ Ten. 22 September 2010.
  4. ^ Funeral Notice for O'Shannon, RTÉ website (2019). http://www.superannrte.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1965:Death-of-Colleague-Cathal-OShannon-Funeral-arrangements-1965&catid=18&Itemid=103