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(continued from page 3) One of them. Brian Trench,


gave the keynote address on behalf of the recipients. Brian is a writer and lecturer


in communications and media in Dublin City University, who was a member of the first Irish Council of the NUJ and an active member of the union. He rightly noted that the


careers of his co-recipients, whether in national or provincial newspapers, whether reporters or photographers, were the makings of a rich social history


of not only the union in Ireland but of Irish life. He said he was interested to


hear from anyone in relation to his own work in archiving Irish NUJ activities and he guessed there was plenty of material available just from listening to the citations which had outlined the achievements of those honoured with Life Membership. Brian was a full time journalist


for 20 years until he joined DCU, where he set up a M a s t e r s i n S c i e n c e Communication.


Cathal Mac Coille said he


wa s h o n o u r e d wi t h t h e recognition from the NUJ. He said, to his shame, that he had never filled any activist role at chapel, branch or executive level but he was instrumental in the abolition of Section 31 of the Broadcasting Act, along with other RTE colleagues. NUJ President, Tim Dawson,


presented the Life Membership certificates and said he was always humbled meet ing members who had put in the years, both in the union and their careers.


LIFE MEMBERS CELEBRATE


LEFT: Cathal Mac Coille with NUJ President Tim Dawson, NUJ General Secretary Michelle Stanistreet, Gerry Carson, Cathaoirleach, Irish Executive, and Séamus Dooley, Irish Secretary.


BELOW: Ken Kelly with Séamus Dooley, Siobhan Holliman, Ann Healy, Bernie Ní Fhlatharta, Judy Murphy, Stephen Corrigan and Michelle Stanistreet.


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