He combined his job there as an adviser on the furniture trade with that of writer of comedy sketches for revue performers such as Des Keogh and Rosaleen Linehan.
[2] Regarded at the time as a lavish production, Carrie was directed by Peter Collinson, and starred Milo O'Shea, Ray McAnally, and David Kelly.
[3] In 1969, Burrowes won the Irish Life Drama Competition for his play, The Becauseway, which the author described as belonging to "the tradition of the theatre of the absurd".
Two years later he became editor and chief script writer for the station's long-running rural soap opera, The Riordans.
Burrowes ensured his scripts were authentic by meeting farmers regularly in pubs and listening to their opinions and insights.
He was a skilled bridge player who represented Ireland in the inaugural 1960 World Team Olympiad,[11] tying for 16th among 29 entries.
[11] Burrowes lived in Bray, County Wicklow[1] until his death on 31 December 2015, aged 85, following a long illness.