DairneShanahan
- Journalist
- Producer
Pioneering current affairs reporter Dairne Shanahan brought social issues like abortion, transsexuality and poverty into the national conversation. Her credits include documentary Women in Power - Indira Gandhi, and current affairs shows Gallery, Close Up, Sunday and 60 Minutes in New Zealand, The Mike Willesee Show in Australia and W5 in Canada.
Biography
Dairne Shanahan had an early awakening to the world of politics and power plays. She remembers the wealthy Cuban girls at her Canadian boarding school organising a march for Fidel Castro, when he visited Montreal on the eve of the revolution — then later watching the same girls returning to school with worthless Cuban dollar bills "hidden in their hair rollers" after the communists swept to power.
Screenography
Awards
1988 International Film and TV Festival of New York
Gold Award: W5, Dying with Dignity story
Silver Award: W5, A Case of Influence story
“It was a great ride. I've loved it.”