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 |
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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 watched by 25 million viewers in UK
The Queen 's funeral on Monday was watched by More Than 25 million viewers in the UK, Making It one of the country's biggest ever TV events.
More Than 50 UK Channels broadcast The Service , as The Nation paused to pay a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth Ii .
The Audience across the three main Channels - Bbc One , Bbc Two and Itv - peaked at 25. 3 million at 12:25 BST.
That was during The Procession After Her coffin had been carried out of the Westminster Abbey funeral service.
The Overnight figures from ratings body Barb do not include all viewers watching through streaming apps like Bbc Iplayer and Itv Player, or those who saw it on big screens outdoors or in cinemas, churches or pubs.
In Comparison , Princess Diana 's funeral in 1997 had More Than 32 million UK viewers.
A similar number are thought to have watched England's World Cup victory in 1966, although that occurred before the modern TV ratings system began.
Almost 27. 7 million watched Boris Johnson 's Prime Ministerial statement on 10 May 2020, when he set out a plan to ease The First Covid lockdown.
And the London 2012 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies each attracted almost 24. 5 million viewers.
Monday's royal funeral was shown live across most Bbc Channels - with a signed version on Bbc Two - and all Itv and Sky stations.
Children's Channels CBBC and CBeebies stuck with their usual programmes, while Channel 5 broadcast the Emoji Movie and Stuart Little - Drawing both criticism and praise from parents online.
Channel 4 chose to broadcast The Queen 's coronation from 1953 and other royal documentaries.
Most commercial Channels did not air adverts on The Day , meaning the increased viewing did not result in a financial benefit.
The Bbc 's coverage of The Funeral and processions through London was anchored by Huw Edwards , with David Dimbleby Taking Over when The Cortege reached Windsor for a later committal service.
Dimbleby was following in the footsteps of his father Richard, who played a similar on-air role at The Funeral of George Vi in 1952 and The Queen 's coronation The Following year.
Kirsty Young was also on The Bbc presenting teamon Monday, while Tom Bradby and Julie Etchingham led the coverage on Itv . Anna Botting and Dermot Murnaghan were on air for Sky, and Alastair Stewart led the GB News team.
" 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. "
Many observers commended the commentators for knowing when To Let the pictures and sounds of the occasion tell The Story .
" The Funeral of Queen Elizabeth Ii was at its most poignant, and its most beautiful, when the broadcasters said nothing at all, "
Hundreds of millions more are likely to have watched around The World , with Piers Morgan providing commentary on Fox News in the US and Christiane Amanpour among the line-up on Cnn .
Source of news: bbc.com