Scariff man’s work to air on RTÉ TV
March 4, 2021
THE WORK of a Scariff man will be aired on the national broadcaster from Friday evening, as part of The People’s Angelus, which is screened daily at 6pm on RTÉ One.
James Treacy, a photographer and videographer, made the piece along with his former lecturer, Martin Ryan. The short film was made at Kilmallock Mart in County Limerick and aims to reflect the rhythm of agricultural life and what the mart has come to mean, over the decades, to the fabric of farming life.
“It took me three days shooting to get the film right,” James said. “The indoor scenes had to be shot three times because to get them just right. We had about two hours of footage to choose from in the end. When we thought we had the film 100% complete, the director in RTÉ wanted us to have the gate in the auction ring fully closed at the end of the video and we hadn’t footage to match that so we had to film this last piece again.”
Tuesday 16 February 2021
Last year was a period of great holiday uncertainty, with some managing to fly away, others cancelling trips, and many racing to return to the UK before their travel corridor slammed shut. So in 2020, the UK staycation was embraced – from glamping in yurts and country-house breaks to slow travel on a canal-boat trip. This year, long-haul or even short-haul holidays may be unlikely for many until the early autumn, with those unwilling to book a currently-much-cheaper-than-usual overseas trip with a clear postponement policy to go on later in the year (traditionally, big family breaks are booked in January and February), instead wanting to wait it out or else cut their losses and book big-budget adventures for 2022.
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Joe Duffy inspires local photographer James to shoot a wedding for a fiver
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COVID has turned numerous previously successful careers to dust.
And while we will rise again, one of many to suffer have been photographers. Gatherings of any size have been shot down by coronavirus. One young man starting out on his photography and videography career is hoping for more exposure.
James Treacy is offering his services to one lucky couple for the princely sum of €5.
“It was inspired by Joe Duffy and his Fiver Friday,” said James, who has taken the idea and ran with it.
Many bars, restaurants and other businesses in the hospitality sector are predicted to declare insolvency in the second and third quarters of 2021.
The warning came from debt analysis expert StubbsGazette, which believes the wave of insolvencies is inevitable once Government pandemic subsidies are withdrawn or scaled back.
Its analysis indicates considerable pain is in store for such businesses in the hospitality industry – some of which have not been able to open since March.
The number of bankruptcies, winding-up petitions, receiverships, examinerships and liquidations during 2020 was well below levels seen the previous year. Read More
StubbsGazette managing director James Treacy said this was partly due to courts being forced to close or scale back hearings.