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Cathal O'Shannon (1928 – 22 October 2011)〔''The Late Late Show'' (RTÉ 1), Friday, 12 January 2007.〕 was an Irish journalist and television presenter. He was a former journalist with ''The Irish Times'' newspaper and a former TV reporter and presenter for RTÉ.〔 He was probably best known for presenting documentaries on Irish history, produced mainly for Irish television viewers and broadcast by RTÉ. On 12 January 2007, after producing his most recent documentary, he stated that he had fully retired.〔 In a 2008 television documentary he "outed himself as a serial womaniser who cheated repeatedly on his wife".〔("Cathal O'Shannon outs himself as serial womaniser" ). 28 December 2008.〕 He was awarded lifetime membership of the Irish Film & Television Academy in 2010 when he said it was "particularly gratifying that it occurs before I pop my clogs".〔("IFTA honours RTÉ's O'Shannon" ). ''RTÉ Ten''. 22 September 2010.〕 He died the following year. ==Early life and private life== O'Shannon grew up in Dublin, Ireland, and was the son of Cathal O'Shannon (Sr.), an Irish socialist and republican. As a 16-year-old he joined the RAF in Belfast near the end of the Second World War.〔 〕 After training he was sent to Burma as a rear gunner in a Avro Lancaster bomber. His wife, Patsy, whom he met while working for ''The Irish Times'' in London, died in 2006. They had been married for more than 50 years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cathal O'Shannon (TV presenter)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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