Last night we learned of the death of Paddy Coulter on 3rd November, 2024.
Our sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Paddy and his six o’clock Saturday night pals are a Rose and Crown institution.
Andrew (landlord) doesn’t know how he’s going to handle the forthcoming 6 nations rugby championships. Paddy’s praising of EVERY aspect of Irish rugby and to a lesser extent every other nation except, of course, his constant but amusing battering of the England team. This will be truly missed. It was fun.
From the local Oxford Reuters Institute, where Paddy was Director of Studies from 2001 to 2007, we were introduced in his witty, happy, smiling manner to an editor or senior staff member from every major news title on the planet.
One year the Reuters Institute decided to upgrade their brochure, local photographs were taken and sent to the USA to be collated. We believe the pictures carried no identification. This manifested itself into the Reuters Foundation Fellowship Programme new literature leading with a picture of … the Rose and Crown by night!
Paddy Coulter, a man who’s company one delighted in sharing.
RIP
A Celebration for the life of Paddy
was held, and recorded, at Oxford on 5th December 2024 before an audience of 350 of his friends and relatives.
Here’s the link including tributes, films and lots more music – https://vimeo.com/1038271717 (password: Celeb512).
OBITUARIES
GREEN TEMPLETON COLLEGE – University of Oxford.
OXFORD POVERTY and HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (OPHI)
READ MORE ABOUT PADDY
MARK GALLOWAY – Executive Director at International Broadcasting Trust. My predecessor (Paddy):
‘Truth-telling, and the ethical dilemmas surrounding the portrayal of the truth, were key to Coulter’s long career, in which he played an important role in repositioning NGOs as a major force for change on development.’
