Join us here on Saturday 8 September for LIVE streaming of the national one-day conference on the future of TV and its impact over the last fifty years, hosted by University College Cork School of History in partnership with RTÉ TV50
08.30 - 09.15
Registration
09.30 - 09.40
Dr Finola Doyle-O'Neill (Lecturer, Irish Film & Media History, UCC) opens the conference and introduces Trevor Holmes (Vice-President for External Relations, UCC)
Trevor Holmes welcomes Minister Rabbitte
09.40 - 10.00
Pat Rabbitte TD, Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources
10.00 - 10.25
Dr Doyle-O'Neill introduces Keynote Speaker Noel Curran
Keynote Speaker: Noel Curran (Director General, RTÉ)
10.25 - 11.15
Dr Doyle-O'Neill introduces Plenary Speaker John Bowman, author of Window and Mirror, RTÉ television: 1961-2011
Plenary Speaker: John Bowman
11.15 - 11.45
Coffee and book signing by John Bowman
Audience coffee: Staff Common Room
Book signing: vestibule outside Staff Common Room
11.45 - 13.15
Dr Doyle-O'Neill introduces Panel Session 1
'The future of broadcast journalism – A blend of citizen voices with traditional reporting?'
Panel:
Michael Lally, Príomh Eagarthóir Nuacht, RTÉ & TG4
David McCullagh, Political Correspondent, RTÉ
Alison O'Connor, broadcaster and journalist
Kevin Rafter, Senior Lecturer in Political Communications at Dublin City University
Chair: Áine Lawlor, radio and television broadcaster, RTÉ
13.15 - 14.15
Lunch
14.15 - 15.45
Dr Doyle-O'Neill introduces Panel Session 2
'Culture or kitsch? The cultural role of television'
Panel:
Steve Carson, Director of Programmes, RTÉ Television
Moya Doherty, Producer and Director, River Productions
Ben Frow, Director of Programmes, TV3
Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh, historian. Chair, Audience Council RTÉ
Chair: Doireann Ní Bhriain, radio producer and presenter
15.45 - 16.15
Coffee
Audience coffee: Staff Common Room
16.15 - 17.45
Dr Doyle-O'Neill introduces Panel Session 3
'The future of public service and commercial television: digital highway or car-crash TV?'
Panel:
Glen Killane, Managing Director, RTÉ Television
Niall Kitson, Editor, TechCentral.ie
Hugh Linehan, Online Editor, The Irish Times
David McRedmond, CEO TV3
Chair: Brenda Power, radio and television broadcaster
17.45 - 18.00
Conference conclusion: Dr Doyle-O'Neill
