Death of Mayo-born producer of Ros na Rún

THE death has taken place of Máire Ní Thuathail from Spiddal, executive producer of Ros na Rún and managing director of EoTeilifís Teo.

A native of Tourmakeady, Máíre was a graduate of NUI Galway and formed EoTeilifís in 1988 after spending some time working with Bord na Gaeilge and Coco Television.

She produced a number of children’s programmes and was also involved in training young graduates in the TV sector.

With the formation of TG4, EoTeilifís and Tyrone Productions won the tender to produce the station’s flagship soap Ros na Rún.

With the series now in its 21st year, Máire served as executive producer of the series until she fell ill earlier this year.

She won numerous awards during her career, and served as board member for a number of organisations including Media Antenna, Screen Producers Ireland and Enterprise Ireland.