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Colm Connolly (journalist)
Colm Connolly (1942 – 3 January 2025) was an Irish journalist, documentarian and newsreader, best known for his work with RTÉ News. Life and careerBorn in Dublin, County Dublin, Connolly was a guitarist in the Paramount Showband in the 1960s.[1] He later began working as a freelance journalist with BBC Bristol and presented a regional current affairs programme for five years.[2] Connolly returned to Ireland to work with RTÉ News as a reporter and newsreader in 1975. One of his first major assignments was as principal reporter on the kidnapping of Tiede Herrema in October and November 1975. Connolly published a book about the kidnapping − Herrema: Siege at Monasterevin − two years later.[3] In the late 1980s, Connolly moved into documentary making. His subjects included poet Francis Ledwidge, soldier Myles Keogh and the Titanic. He also researched, wrote, directed and produced a documentary on the life and assassination of Michael Collins called “The Shadow of Béalnabláth.” The documentary went on to win a Jacob Award. Colm wrote the accompanying book “Michael Collins”.[4] Connolly was RTÉ News' first Arts and Media correspondent until his retirement in 2003. Connolly died on 4 January 2025, at the age of 82.[5] References
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