Fergal Keane
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 63 |
| Date of birth | January 6,1961 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Anne Frances Flaherty |
| Movies/Shows | Wild Africa |
| Children | Daniel Patrick Keane |
| Job | Journalist |
| Author | |
| Broadcaster | |
| Books | Wounds: A Memoir of War and Love |
| The Golden World: A Personal History of Ireland | |
| Road of Bones: The Siege of Kohima 1944 : the Epic Story of the Last Great Stand of Empire | |
| All of These People | |
| A stranger's eye | |
| Letters Home | |
| Letter to Daniel: Despatches from the Heart | |
| Season of Blood: A Rwandan Journey | |
| The bondage of fear | |
| Irish Politics Now: This Week Guide to the 25th Dáil | |
| Parents | Maura Hassett |
| Education | Presentation Brothers College |
| Cork | |
| St Mary's College | |
| Dublin | |
| Terenure College | |
| Siblings | Eamonn Keane |
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| ID | 425634 |
Fergal Keane Life story
Fergal Patrick Keane OBE is an Irish foreign correspondent with BBC News, and an author. For some time, Keane was the BBC's correspondent in South Africa. He is a nephew of the Irish playwright, novelist and essayist John B. Keane.
South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections
...By Fergal KeaneBBC NewsThirty years after the transition from apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to a country experiencing increasing political violence in a key region to see what happened to the hopes and promises of a better nation...
UN agencies reduce Gaza aid operations as fuel runs out
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Israel demands UN chief resign over Hamas attack comments
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Ukraine war: Family reunited 18 months after tearful goodbye on Platform 5
... Almost 18 months later, Fergal Keane travelled with them as they prepared to come back together...
The Queen's funeral watched by 25 million viewers in UK
... " This was a reminder once again of what quality national broadcasters we have, " " From Fergal Keane s gentle, poetic voiceover to Alastair Bruce s wealth of knowledge on Sky News, none of them messed up or misspoke despite the huge potential to do so during such a long, nerve-racking live event...
The Queen's funeral: How you can watch and listen on Monday
... Coverage on TV will be led by Huw Edwards, Kirsty Young, Fergal Keane, David Dimbleby and Sophie Raworth, positioned at locations across London and Windsor...
Taoiseach: Queen's death 'reminder to nurture UK-Ireland relations'
... " I would like to think that the visit of Queen Elizabeth II first of all to Ireland, her passing would give us all time for reflection, and will remind us of the need to proactively nurture the relationship between Britain and Ireland to enhance it in the time ahead, " the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) said during an interview with the BBC s Fergal Keane...
Fergal Keane: How I found a way to live with PTSD
... The BBC s Fergal Keane, who was diagnosed in 2008, explores its effects and the potential for healing...
The Queen's funeral: How you can watch and listen on Monday
Millions of people in the UK and around The World are expected to watch The Queen 's funeral at Westminster Abbey , on Monday.
The Day will be a national Bank Holiday in the UK to allow as many people as possible to follow The Day 's proceedings, which will include the Westminster Abbey service, a funeral cortege and military procession across London, and a ceremony inside Windsor Castle .
How To follow on The BbcThe Bbc will be providing full coverage of The State funeral across TV, radio, iPlayer, BBC Sounds, and the Bbc News website.
Coverage on TV will be led by Huw Edwards , Kirsty Young , Fergal Keane , David Dimbleby and Sophie Raworth , positioned at locations across London and Windsor.
A special programme will be on air from 08:00 to 17:00 BST on Bbc One and Bbc Two .
For radio audiences, a special programme presented by Martha Kearney will be simulcast on BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 4 , BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Scotland between 09:00 and 13:30 and 14:30 and 17:00.
The Service will broadcast on other BBC radio stations, including local stations, over The Course of The Day .
BBC Radio 1 , BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Asian Network and BBC Radio 6 Music will be reflecting The Events of The Day in their news coverage, with amended schedules. Radio 1 Dance and Radio 1 Relax will be simulcasting Radio 1 on Monday.
Where to watch on a big screenMany thousands of people are expected to gather to watch The Funeral on giant screens around the UK.
While some UK cinemas Will Close for The Day as a mark of respect, around, while cathedrals and theatres are also among the venues where people can view The Event .
Screenings will take place across England, including in, the, the, and the.
In Birmingham, The Funeral will be broadcast on a large screen at Centenary Square from shortly before 11:00.
A big screen in Edinburgh's Holyrood Park , in front of The Palace of Holyroodhouse, will be showing The Bbc 's coverage. There will also be big screens at Hyde Park in London, Sheffield's Cathedral Square and Carlisle's Bitts Park.
In Wales, there will be screens at Castle Square in Caernarfon, Theatr Colwyn in Colwyn Bay , and the Magic Lantern Cinema in Tywyn.
In Northern Ireland , large screens will be erected in County Antrim at The People 's Park, Ballymena, Shaftesbury Park , Carrickfergus and Larne Market Yard, while The Event will also be shown at Belfast's City Hall and outside the Town Hall in Coleraine, County Londonderry .
People in London will be able to watch The Funeral procession In Person at ceremonial viewing areas along the route. Transport for London has warned that three central Tube stations - Westminster , St James's Park and Hyde Park Corner - will be closed on Monday Morning to avoid overcrowding.
How To watch outside the UKThe Bbc 's special programme will be broadcast live to More Than 200 countries and territories worldwide via BBC World News and bbc. com.
Networks such as PBS, CNN and Fox in the US and ABC in Australia will also be broadcasting The Day 's events.
Source of news: bbc.com
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