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Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland
About Cathal Goan
- Cathal Áedán Goan (born 17 April 1954) was Director-General of RTÉ from 2003 to 2011.
- He also played a leading role in the launch of TG4.Goan was born in Ardoyne, Belfast.
- He is an Irish language speaker.
- He studied Celtic studies at University College Dublin.
- He joined RTÉ as an archivist in 1979, with RTÉ Radio.
- He became a producer and senior producer on RTÉ Radio.
- In 1988, he moved to RTÉ Television and worked on Today Tonight.
- Remaining in current affairs, he became editor of Cúrsaí, an Irish language television programme about arts and current affairs.
- He became Editor of Irish Language Programming in 1990. Four years after being appointed Editor, he was approached to become 'Ceannasaí' of the new Teilifís na Gaeilge.
- From August 1994, he managed the commencement of the new television channel.
- After a successful launch of the channel, where award-winning programming was produced, he returned to RTÉ in 2000.
- He was appointed Director of Television and became a member of the RTÉ Executive Board. Bob Collins retired as Director-General of RTÉ in 2003 to pursue a career elsewhere.
- It was announced in July 2003 that Goan would fill this position.
- He became the Director-General in October 2003.
- In 2008, Goan had a salary of €380,000, but it was reduced by €66,500.
- In 2006, he was announced as member of the board of National Concert Hall, and will serve there until May 2011.After the broadcast of a news item on nude pictures of Taoiseach Brian Cowen, Minister Michael Kennedy called for Goan to "consider his position" as Director-General of RTÉ.
- Goan also received criticism from Minister Éamon Ó Cuív in February 2010, when Sunday Mass was reduced to being broadcast just once a month on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.Goan announced in July 2010, that he intended to step down at the end of his seven-year term.
- His resignation was accepted by the RTÉ Board.Goan is married to Irish singer Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill.
- She met him when she was "16 or 17 [years of age]".
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