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Portrait of Eoin MacNeill lands History prize A programme on the life and legacy of one of the central characters in the 1916 Rising has taken the History award at the Celtic Media Festival 2017 in Douglas, Isle of Man this evening. Eoin Mac Néill: Fear Dearmadta 1916 won the Award for its portrayal of the controversial figure whose writings and actions played a central role in the founding of the Irish Volunteers in 1913 and the attempted cancellation of the Easter Rising 1916. The documentary also examines MacNeill’s reasons for that most controversial decision – when, as Chief of Staff of the Volunteers, he issued a countermanding order that attempted to stop the 1916 Easter Rising. Pivotal moments in this seminal phase of our history are brought to life through dramatic reconstruction, access to MacNeill’s unpublished memoir, interviews with key historians and the personal account of MacNeill’s grandson, former Tánaiste Michael McDowell. The documentary was produced by independent company Doubleband Films, with financial support from the Northern Ireland Irish Language Broadcast Fund, TG4 and BBC Northern Ireland. The Celtic Media Festival (CMF) is one of the most prestigious and long-established TV, radio and media festivals in these islands. It combines a three-day media conference that attracts 300 broadcasters, producers, media and students with a content competition across the full range of content genres. Entries first go through a national pre-selection phase in each country with the winners advancing to the international Festival. (www.celticmediafestival.co.uk). This year’s Festival, is taking place in the Isle of Man for the first time in its 38 year history. TG4 Ardstiúrthóir Alan Esslemont, congratulated the winning entry, saying that it was a substantial re-appraisal of an often neglected central character in the Gaelic revival, the Rising and the founding of the Free State. “This is public service content of the highest quality,” he said “and we are gratified, but not surprised at this latest accolade from our peers in the Celtic media industries.” Breis Eolas: Linda Ní Ghríofa, PR TG4, – Mob: 087 9172864 E-mail: Linda.ni.ghriofa@tg4.ie Rónán Ó Coisdealbha, Sports Editor, TG4 – Mob: 087 2472841 E-mail: sport@tg4.ie
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Bhuaigh an clár faisnéise agus drámaíochta, Eoin Mac Néill, Fear Dearmadta 1916, a choimisiúnaigh TG4 i bpáirt le BBC Thuaisceart Éireann, an duais do chláracha staire tráthnóna ag Féile na Meán Ceilteach 2017 i nDoolish, Oileáin Mhanainn. Clár uair an chloig faoin scoláire, údar, polaiteoir agus athbheochanóir é seo, fear a d’fhág rian a láimhe ar mhórán gnéithe de thréimhse chinniúnach i stair na tíre. Bhí sé ar dhuine de bhunaitheoirí Chonradh na Gaeilge in 1893 agus lárnach san Athbheochan as sin amach. Sa bhliain 1913, scríobh sé alt sa gClaidheamh Solais, iris an Chonartha, as ar bunaíodh Óglaigh na hÉireann, buíon a raibh sé ina Cheann Foirne uirthi ina dhiaidh sin. An oíche roimh Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916 d’eisigh sé freasordú ag cur an Éirí Amach ar ceal, cinneadh a lean é go bás. Féachtar sa chlár seo ar a shaol ildánach agus ar an an tionchar a bhí ag an gCogadh Cathartha ar a mhuintir agus an t-údar a cheap sé Éirí Amach na Cásca a chur ar ceal. Is é an comhlacht neamhspleách léiriúcháin, Doubleband Films a léirigh an clár seo ar choimisiún ó TG4 agus BBC Thuaisceart Éireann agus fuair an togra maoiniú freisin ón gCiste Craoltóireachta Gaeilge ansin. Eagraítear Féile na Meán Ceilteach gach bliain in ionad éagsúil sna críocha Ceilteacha. Cuirtear iontrálacha sna duais-rannóga éagsúla faoi mheasúnú ó ghiúiré náisiúnta ina dtír féin ar dtús. Roghnaítear an scoth astu sin le dul san iomaíocht sa gcomórtas idirnáisiúnta. Tá féile na bliana seo, an 38ú ceann go dtí seo, ar bun den chéad uair i nDoolish, Oileán Mhanainn (www.celticmediafestival.co.uk). Deir Ardstiúrthóir TG4, Alan Esslemont, gur duais shuntasach í seo do chlár substaintiúil faoi phearsa ildánach ar fánach an aird a thugtar air go minic. “Tá go leor scríofa, craolta agus ráite le cúpla bliain faoi cheannairí an Éirí Amach” a dúirt sé “ agus is ceart sin ach tugann an clár seo léargas na ‘súile eile’ ar dhuine a bhí lárnach sa nGluaiseacht agus san Athbheochan agus i mblianta tosaigh an tSaorstáit ina dhiaidh sin.” Breis Eolas: Linda Ní Ghríofa, PR TG4, – Mob: 087 9172864 E-mail: Linda.ni.ghriofa@tg4.ie Rónán Ó Coisdealbha, Sports Editor, TG4 – Mob: 087 2472841 E-mail: sport@tg4.ie