Don Cockburn

Corsendonk · 11-06-2011 12:27AM

Who was the guy who use to read the results in the late 80s on RTE every Sunday Evening? I think he did some of the outdoor athletics broadcasting too. He is RIP quite awhile.

WASP0 · 11-06-2011 05:08PM

Corsendonk wrote: »

Who was the guy who use to read the results in the late 80s on RTE every Sunday Evening? I think he did some of the outdoor athletics broadcasting too. He is RIP quite awhile.

I think it was Sean Og O Callaghan, I'm not sure if he died.

Corsendonk · 12-06-2011 11:45AM

WASP0 wrote: »

I think it was Sean Og O Callaghan, I'm not sure if he died.

Nope your thinking radio and he retired last month. It was Sports Stadium I was thinking of and it was presented by Brendan O'Reilly who died in 2001.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2001/0401/oreilly.html

jimbobaloobob · 16-06-2011 12:52AM

There used to be an old add on RTE for either RTE itself or for Cycling to work and it featured Don Coburn (Cockburn Whatever your choice) swinging through a few corners on his bike. I wonder is it still available.

Someone mentioned earlier Don that did the drawings. Don Conroy. As far as i know he still does art work and has featured on radio and tv in the last few years.

Lady von Purple · 20-06-2011 07:26AM

Don Conroy is indeed still alive. Or was up until late last year anyway, he was teaching an animation workshop at some festival in Dublin. Can't remember which now.

KarlDrake · 14-03-2013 12:00PM

It appears he was vox popped on the news last night. proxy.jpg?t=FQQVBBgpaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0cGljLmNvbS9zaG93L2xhcmdlL2NiOHJneC5qcGcUAhYAEgA&s=OttLbs60FtDqXw2EWOnJ8bnKozLxkC0eS9JH3NXU8mY

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murrayp4 · 14-03-2013 12:02PM

Weird, I was looking up youtube clips of him the other day.

The Princess Bride · 14-03-2013 02:11PM

KarlDrake wrote: »

It appears he was vox popped on the news last night.

Thanks for confirming-I thought that I was seeing things last night.

This brought back some memories for me.
http://www.dailyedge.ie/rte-newsreaders-797017-Feb2013/

VEN · 15-03-2013 01:26AM

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

There used to be an old add on RTE for either RTE itself or for Cycling to work and it featured Don Coburn (Cockburn Whatever your choice) swinging through a few corners on his bike. I wonder is it still available.

we've been looking for it, still looking...

the music went like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_I2ch8_TXc

Hank Schrader · 16-03-2013 12:58AM

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

Does anyone remember Don Cockburn's appearance on the Live Mike?

Mike Murphy had a kind of celebrity Jim'll Fix It item where stars (by RTE standards) did stuff other than that for which they were famous.

Don had always wanted to be a stand-up comedian, and for one night only he was.

His delivery was exactly the same as when he read the news.

Oh dear

tippspur · 16-03-2013 01:20AM

Don is still around,he had a good sense of humour as fer as I remember.

RabbleRouser2k · 05-09-2017 11:47PM

Don Cockburn sadly passed away yesterday, 5th September.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ex-rt%C3%A9-newsreader-don-cockburn-dies-aged-87-1.3210494

darkdubh · 06-09-2017 02:09PM

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

Does anyone remember Don Cockburn's appearance on the Live Mike?

Mike Murphy had a kind of celebrity Jim'll Fix It item where stars (by RTE standards) did stuff other than that for which they were famous.

Don had always wanted to be a stand-up comedian, and for one night only he was.

His delivery was exactly the same as when he read the news.

Don Cockburn

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