Kairos Communications

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Kairos Communications is a not-for-profit media production and training company based in Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland. It has produced programmes for multiple channels and other clients, and has its own studios.

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History

Kairos was set up in 1983 by the Irish branch of the Society of the Divine Word, in Maynooth, Co. Kildare. [1] Fr Michael Melvin SVD, was the founder of Kairos. Kairos (Greek καιρός, "the right time") was the name of a magazine produced by the Divine Word Missionaries for schools, in the 1970s and the Communications company grew out of that. [2] Kairos started producing religious programming for RTE in the 1990s first when it produced the 'Prayer at Bedtime'.[ citation needed ] In 1990, the Karios Communications Institute, commenced a one-year media course, [3] this developed into a Diploma and Higher Diploma in Christian Communications and Media, accredited by Maynooth.

New studios and facilities for Kairos were officially opened by President Mary McAleese on 11 December 1998. [4]

Production

Kairos produces many programmes with a religious theme for RTÉ Irish Television, including broadcast Sunday Mass and Services, iWitness [5] and The Angelus , as well as documentaries and other programmes for TG4, BBC, EWTN, Trócaire and CURA. Kairos has also produced live European Broadcasts such as the 2017 Christmas Eve mass broadcast by RTÉ and the European Broadcasting Union(EBU). They also produce masses and services on Radio for RTE, broadcast on RTE Radio 1 Extra and Long Wave. [6]

Education and training

Since 2003 Kairos has worked in partnership with Maynooth University (NUI) delivering media production modules for students of degree & masters programmes in media studies. [7] Kairos has 2 studios available for production and for education. [8] Kairos runs post-graduate courses in Christian Communications for St. Patrick's College, Maynooth (Pontifical University). [9] As part of their studies with Maynooth and Kairos, students run a radio station every year during Radio Week. [10] Secondary school students, particularly in transition year, visit the studios and produce, direct and create their own T.V. show on the day, using the Kairos T.V. studio and equipment.

Kairos, with Maynooth University Library, created The Ken Saro-Wiwa Audio-Archive. [11]

Productions

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References

  1. ↑ Communications www.divineword.ie
  2. ↑ Fr Michael Melvin SVD www.catholicireland.net
  3. ↑ Karios - Irish Province Reports for the XV General Chapter, Divine World Missionaries, p. 170., SVD Publications Generalate Rome 1999.
  4. ↑ Remarks by President Mary McAleese at Kairos Communications, Maynooth On Friday, 11 December 1998 www.president.ie, 11 December 1998.
  5. ↑ iWitness www.rte.ie
  6. ↑ Independent Productions Annual Report 2017 RTE, www.rte.ie
  7. ↑ Education Kairos Website.
  8. ↑ Theatres Class halls AV Equipment Maynooth University.
  9. ↑ Postgraduate Diploma in Christian Communication and Development St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Website
  10. ↑ Kairos Communications Radio Channel - UStream
  11. ↑ Nui Maynooth Launch Book and Audio Archive Based on Ken Saro Wiwa Archive www.conul.ie
  12. ↑ Justice Desk Irish Missionary Union.
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