Item 40 - RTÉ Correspondence - Radio and Television - Carolyn Swift

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UGA T40/4/40

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RTÉ Correspondence - Radio and Television - Carolyn Swift

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  • [196-]

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1 file, c. 30 pp

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Letters from/to Carolyn Swift re. work at RTÉ television and radio. Includes memo from Donal Farmer re. discussion writing/editing work on various programmes by Swift (27 Jun 1969); Letter from Tom McGrath re. a series of dramas based on short stories (21 Mar 1968); from Rita Foran re. contract update for Swift (3 Oct 1966); Letter from Swift to Jack White, Asst' Controller of Programmes, RTÉ, and her concerns about an EBU series and how Ireland is represented in an episode from Norway and worries about her association with the programme (7 Nov 1966) and with letter of response from White to Swift re. 'misgivings' about a Norwegian script about Ireland "... the entire continent of Europe regards us as an island of lunatics". (10 Nov 1966); letter from Swift to Sheila Redmond, RTE Contracts Dept re. Norwegian collaboration (20 Oct 1966); Letters between Swift and Adrian Vale, RTÉ re. her adaptation of Lennox Robinson's play, The Far Off Hills (Mar 1967); Letter from Swift to David Kelly discussing script of 'Not So Green' and about a parody of 'She Moved Through the Fair' (14 Jul 1965); Letters between Swift and Michael Garvey, Programme Controller, RTÉ, her filling of job roles, advertising of roles and her contract status (30 Jan 1967); Letters between Bill Skinner of Muserights Ltd. (with Carolyn Swift) and Shannon Free Airport and Shannon Free Airport Development Co. Ltd. discussing proposal by Skinner and from Muserights to work as 'production consultants' on entertainment at venues of Bunratty, Knappogue and Kinvara, and broadly discussing tourism and entertainment options in the region (1967).

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      07/04/2025
      24/07/2025

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