Vere Wynne-Jones
Vere Wynne-Jones (29 June 1950 – 23 July 2006) was one of Ireland's best-known broadcasters, as a journalist and commentator on both
The Den's Christmas Specials. He was the son of a Church of Ireland clergyman, Reverend Martin Jones.[2] Through his mother he was related to the de Veres of Curraghchase.[3]
Wynne-Jones was educated at
Villiers Secondary School, Limerick, and later at Trinity College Dublin, where he studied economics and politics. His teaching career brought him to Newpark Comprehensive School, Blackrock, County Dublin and he played an important role in the conceptual design of the Transition Year programme.[2][4]
He was a member of the
Freemasons on television.[5]
He was a diagnosed with
bowel cancer in 2002 and also underwent treatment for liver cancer. He died on 23 July 2006, aged 56.[1]
References
- ^ RTÉ News Online. 23 July 2006. Archivedfrom the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Bray, Allison (24 July 2006). "Broadcaster dies after battle with cancer". Irish Independent.
- Irish Times. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Bryan Dobson: My Leaving Cert –'I'm so old I didn't get points'". The Irish Times. 14 June 2016.
- ^ Cryan, Des (14 August 2006). "Vere Wynne-Jones". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2007.
External links
- Obituary by Leo Enright in Sunday Independent, July 30 2006
- Report on the death of Vere Wynne-Jones from RTÉ's news archive (RealMedia).
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