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Michael viney a year s turning 2001
Michael Viney MRIA (born 1933) is an artist, author, broadcaster, and journalist who is based in Ireland. He was born in Brighton, England.
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- Michael viney a year s turning 2001
- Michael Viney An appreciation of spring in the winter of his life
- Honours
- References
In the 1960s he wrote for The Irish Times about social issues such as the fate of people in institutional care. His articles were later incorporated into the Ryan Report on institutional abuse of children in Ireland.
He has published "Another Life", a weekly column in The Irish Times, since 1977 when he settled in rural Murrisk, near the coast south of Louisburgh. Over the years the focus of the column has shifted from sustainability to natural history.
Michael Viney: An appreciation of spring in the winter of his life
Honours
In 1966, Viney won a Jacob's Award for his RTÉ Television documentary, Too Many Children.
He is a member of Aosdána, an association of people who have achieved distinction in the arts.
He was elected to the Royal Irish Academy in May 2017.