Michael Meade & Kieran Coniry being filmed
Local Trawlerman and Volunteer RNLI crewman, Michael Meade from Crosshaven is one of a
number of Trawlermen around the Country who are being filmed as part of a TV documentary series to be called “Skippers”.
The series, being filmed by independent TV Company , Open Eye TV, follows the life of various
Skippers, their crews and problems as they try to make a living around the Coast.
Last Friday, The film crew arrived once again in Crosshaven. This time to highlight Michaels “other” involvement with the sea, that of being a Volunteer Crewman on the Crosshaven RNLI Lifeboat. The crew filmed the station , a launch and an exercise involving Michael going overboard from the Lifeboat and being recovered. A second Rib, provided by SouthCoast Marine acted as a camera platform for the film crew.
The Series is expected to be aired on RTE in December or early January 2010
Local Trawlerman and Volunteer RNLI crewman, Michael Meade from Crosshaven is one of a
number of Trawlermen around the Country who are being filmed as part of a TV documentary series to be called “Skippers”.
The series, being filmed by independent TV Company , Open Eye TV, follows the life of various
Skippers, their crews and problems as they try to make a living around the Coast.
Last Friday, The film crew arrived once again in Crosshaven. This time to highlight Michaels “other” involvement with the sea, that of being a Volunteer Crewman on the Crosshaven RNLI Lifeboat. The crew filmed the station , a launch and an exercise involving Michael going overboard from the Lifeboat and being recovered. A second Rib, provided by SouthCoast Marine acted as a camera platform for the film crew.
The Series is expected to be aired on RTE in December or early January 2010
