Funeral tomorrow of Pádraig Ó Méalóid
The death has occurred of the retired broadcaster, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, a member of the Rath Chairn family.
Aged 85, he was born in Camus Íochtair, Connemara, Co Galway, educated in Baile Bhúirne, Co Cork, and St.Pat's, Drumcondra, married in Waterford City, and lived in Glenageary and Killiney, Co Dublin.
He died on Monday in Ashbury Nursing Home, Blackrock, Co Dublin.
Pádraig was a consummate and exemplary broadcasting professional. Craoltóir den chéad scoth ab ea Pádraig Ó Méalóid, a chaith na blianta ó 1959 i leith ag obair le Radio Éireann i Sráid Anraí, RTÉ i nDomhnach Broc, Raidió na Gaeltachta i gCasla, agus TG4 i mBailena hAbhann. Múinteoir scoile ab ea Pádraig freisin i Scoil Lorcáin, Baile na Manach, agus oide sa Saothar lann Teanga i UCD.
Pádraig's main work was as a newsreader on RTÉ television. Along with Nuacht, he worked on Ceamara na Cruinne, Telefís Scoile, Buntús Cainte and Anois is Arís. On RTÉ Radio One, he presented the long standing series Preab San Aer, and Ceiliúradh Ceoil, while Fios Farraige, the popular marine based quiz show on Raidió na Gaeltachta was a particular favourite of his. He worked on a number of documentaries for TG4 and acted in their longstanding series Ros na Rún. In addition to all that, he also worked as a columnist, stage actor, translator, author and composer.
His wife, Clare, predeceased him in 2012, and his is survived by his family, Seán, Pádraig, Caitríona, Máirtín, Micheál, and Gráinne,his brothers, including Mick, who won an All-Ireland SFC medal with Meath in 1967, and sisters, grandchildren, family, friends and colleagues. He was a loving and dedicated family man to all his children and extended family.
Pádraig is reposing at Patrick O'Donovan and Son Funeral Home, Sallynoggin (opp Sallynoggin Church) this (Wednesday) evening from 5pm, with 7pm prayer service for family and friends - all welcome. Removal tomorrow (Thursday) morning to the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Churchview Road, Killiney arriving at 9.50 am, for Requiem Mass at 10 am, with burial afterwards in Shanganagh Cemetery, Shankill, Co Dublin.