Vincent Browne Honoured: Vincent Browne . It is with joy that the people of Broadford heard that one of their favourite sons Vincent Browne is been honoured with a lifetime achievement award for his outstanding contribution to journalism in Ireland over many years. His fascination with both newspapers and television from an early date may stem from the fact that he was born overhead his father’s Newsagents and Television shop in the picturesque village of Broadford at the foot of the Mullaghareirk Mountains that straddle the Limerick-Cork border. He attended Broadford National School which was built in 1870; it consisted of a two roomed structure: one room for the boys and the other for the girls. The boy’s room had two teachers the principal who was Mr Phil Jones RIP who taught 4 classes: - low infants, high infants, 1st and 2nd class and the assistant teacher taught 3rd 4th 5th and 6th. He served as an alter boy in the local church in those days and been born in the village classed him a townie compared to us country boys but he never got involved in the town versus country fisticuffs that happened on occasions at the back of the Handball Alley after school in those days, maybe he being the eldest of the family, he was not used to the rough and tumble as his younger brothers David and Malachy were, but that as it may by all accounts he stood up well in the Rugby field in later life. He attended St. Marys Secondary Dromcollogher for one year and under the watchful eye of the Principal Mrs Josie Savage he got a firm foundation in discipline and education which did not go astray and it stood him for the rest of his life. He never really got involved with the local sports clubs: The G.A A or the Handball club but was once indirectly involved along with David and Malachy in helping the local football team win a tournament in nearby Tullylease one evening by inviting a guest of the family (Donal Spring of Ireland rugby fame) to line out at midfield with the locals. Donal dominated the sector and