Kairos Communications

Karios Communications is a not for profit, media production and training company set up in 1983 by Irish branch of the Society of the Divine Word, in Maynooth, Co. Kildare.[1] Fr Michael Melvin SVD, was the founder of Kairos. Karios produces many religious themed programmes for RTE Irish Television such as Sunday Mass, iWitness[2] and The Angelus, as well as documentaries and other programmes for TG4, BBC, Trócaire and CURA. Karios has also produced the programmes such as the 2017 Christmas Eve mass broadcast by RTE and the European Broadcasting Union(EBU). Karios 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.[3] The opening of the new studios and facilities for Kairos in 1998 was officially opened by President Mary McAleese on 11 December 1998.[4]

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.[5] Kairos had 2 studios available for production and for education.[6] Karios runs post-graduate courses in Christian Communications for St. Patrick's College, Maynooth (Pontifical University).[7] As part of their studies with Maynooth and Kairos, students run a radio station every year during Radio Week.[8] Secondary school students particularly in transition year often visit Karios to see media and use some of the companies facilities.

Karios with Maynooth University Library created The Ken Saro-Wiwa Audio-Archive.[9]

Productions

  • Every Ancient Every New, produced by Kairos Communications, 1998.
  • Faith Hope and Plastic, produced by Kairos Communications Ltd., 2000.
  • The Dubliners 40th Birthday Party, at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, produced by Kairos Communications Ltd., 2002.
  • Know Racism, The National Anti-racism Awareness Programme, produced with RTE, for Dept. of Education, 2002.
  • Horses In The Blood, produced by Kairos Communications Ltd., 2005.
  • As Go Brách Linn, two programmes, produced in association with Ocarina Productions, for Dept. of Education, 2005.
  • Osman's Run, (aired on Bebo), produced for Trócaire by Kairos Communications Ltd., 2009.
  • A Shadow from the Darkness, Short film for IMU and CORI, produced by Kairos Communications Ltd., 2015.[10]
  • An Chaille Bhrídeoige: The Wedding veil of the Prince of Connacht, TG4, produced by Karios Communications Ltd.
  • Strings (Short Film), produced by Kairos Communications Ltd., 2016.
  • Mono (2002-2005), presented by Shalini Sinha, produced for RTE Diversity by Kairos Communications Ltd.

References

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