Mary Owens
Mary Owens
Indreabhán,
Co. na Gaillimhe
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Type of Programming
Features and Documentaries.
THE LATEST FROM WELL SAID PRODUCTIONS:
WITNESS AT CHECKPOINT 300: MY TIME IN BETHLEHEM
broadcast on April 5th, 2010 at 6.05 pm
RTE Radio One, Documentary on One slot
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/podcast/podcast_documentaryonone.xml.
Mother of 5, Barbara Walshe (57) left a comfortable home in Galway to
volunteer as an international human rights observor in the West Bank in
2009. She was posted to Checkpoint 300 between Bethlehem and Jerusalem,
to monitor the movement of Palestinians through this busy Israeli
checkpoint.
Barbara took a handheld recorder with her and interviewed ordinary men
and women from Palestine and Israel caught up in this conflict.
IN PRODUCTION
Born to sing (working title)
A lesson in how to love life, despite the knocks that are sent your way.
An uplifting documentary about 80 year old Ennis man Ned Mc Donagh.
To be broadcast in JUNE 2010
RTE Radio One, Documentary on One slot
Produced with funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI)
RECENTLY COMMISSIONED
Heave Away Me Hearties
A 3 part music documentary series about Irish songs of the sea for LYRIC
FM.
Produced with funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI)
True stories, well told!
Overview
Mary’s work has been broadcast on RTÉ Radio One, Galway Bay FM, Clare FM, Connemara Community Radio, Inishowen Community Radio etc.
Remembering Hanna Greally: Winner of Best Radio Documentary Award at Celtic Media Festival, April 2008.
Her documentary about a Filipino nanny recorded in the Philippines and in Galway was nominated for the MAMA Multicultural Broadcast Media award in 2005.
In 2001, another one of Mary’s documentaries featured in an award winning series produced at Connemara Community Radio under the BCI’s New Adventures in Broadcasting scheme.
As well as producing radio for local, national and community stations, Mary works as a trainer/evaluator with community radio stations around the country. She is also a former Chairperson of AIRPI, the Association of Independent Radio Producers of Ireland.