Skip to content

Rotary Club of Bangor (Northern Ireland)

About Us
  • Home
  • Event Calendar
  • Meet & Greet Team 2024-25
  • 20 Reasons to Join Rotary
  • Members AreaExpand
    • Minutes & AgendasExpand
      • Business Meeting Minutes – October 2024
      • Business Meeting Minutes – May 2024
      • Business Meeting Minutes April 2024
      • Business Meeting Minutes – March 2024
      • Business Meeting Minutes – February 2024
      • December 2023 Business Meeting Minutes
      • Business Meeting Agenda and Minutes
      • Club Handover Minutes July 2023
      • Club Assembly Minutes June 2023
      • Business Meeting Minutes April 2023
      • Business Meeting Minutes March 2023
      • Minutes Business Meeting February 2023
      • Business Meeting Minutes: January 2023
      • Business Meeting October 2022
    • Club Handbook
    • Council Minutes
Rotary Club of Bangor (Northern Ireland)
FEATURE ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Roisin McAuley visits Bangor Rotary Club

Byadmin April 28, 2023April 28, 2023

The Rotary Club of Bangor recently enjoyed a presentation from former BBC Journalist Roisin McAuley.

Roisin entitled her talk “Rat-like cunning, a plausible manner and a little  literary ability”, a quote from journalist Nick Tomalin about what is required to  be a journalist. 

We heard how she became a reporter for the BBC on programmes such as  Spotlight, Newsnight and Panorama. Among many fascinating tales, she  recounted how she spent time reporting from Argentina during and after the  Falklands war, having been able to get in because she held an Irish passport. 

She told of an interview with PLO leader Yasser Arafat, when she had  immense difficulty making any sense of the garbled English he insisted on speaking. There were also stories of time spent in Angola during the post  independence civil war and in Sarajevo, where the journalists were accommodated in a hotel with no windows- they had all been blown out.

Having retired from journalism, she is now a published author, but that is a  story for another time.


(Pic PP Bill Aiken : Words President Margaret Francey)

Post Tags: #Featured
admin

PP Gavin keeps an eye on what appears on the website!

Post navigation

Previous Previous
Princess Royal meets Honorary Rotarian Morrell Murphy
NextContinue
Jack isn’t the only ‘knit’ in the Watson household!

Upcoming Events

May 14
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Club visit to Hinch Distillery, Ballynahinch

May 21
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Rotary Meeting

May 28
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Club A.G.M.

View Calendar

© 2025 - WordPress Theme by Kadence WP

Scroll to top
  • Home
  • Event Calendar
  • Meet & Greet Team 2024-25
  • 20 Reasons to Join Rotary
  • Members Area
    • Minutes & Agendas
      • Business Meeting Minutes – October 2024
      • Business Meeting Minutes – May 2024
      • Business Meeting Minutes April 2024
      • Business Meeting Minutes – March 2024
      • Business Meeting Minutes – February 2024
      • December 2023 Business Meeting Minutes
      • Business Meeting Agenda and Minutes
      • Club Handover Minutes July 2023
      • Club Assembly Minutes June 2023
      • Business Meeting Minutes April 2023
      • Business Meeting Minutes March 2023
      • Minutes Business Meeting February 2023
      • Business Meeting Minutes: January 2023
      • Business Meeting October 2022
    • Club Handbook
    • Council Minutes
Search