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Press Releases RTÉ Joins Seachtain na Gaeilge 2015 and says "Bain Triail Aisti!" 25 February 2015: RTÉ aims to surprise for Seachtain na Gaeilge, March 1st to 17th 2015, with a range of new content across television, radio, online and mobile, marking Ireland's leading Irish-language and culture festival. Rónán Mac Con Iomaire, RTÉ Group Head of Irish Language, says: “RTÉ is going Gaeilge from March 1st. New animated series Inis Spraoi will debut as Gaeilge on RTÉjr; 2fm will speak a different language from March 1 with much of the station’s imaging switching to Irish for the week. Blathnaid Ní Chofaigh will present a new RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta series aimed at Leaving Cert students preparing for their oral Irish exams. Five new Irish-language programmes will air on RTÉ One. Audiences can track upcoming programmes, and catch-up on anything they’ve missed too, by following @rte on Twitter.” RTÉ One RTÉ One will celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge with five new Irish-language programmes. Three-part series Gliondar starts on March 2 and looks at the passions and exuberance that grip us as we follow our own individual pursuits, looking at female power-lifters, vintage car enthusiasts and bee-keeping. Meanwhile, a two-part Cloch le Carn will look at the lives of Jackie Healy Rae & Dr. Ian Paisley. The Works, Nationwide and the Today show will all feature Irish-language items during Seachtain na Gaeilge, while coverage of the St. Patrick’s Day parade will see plenty of craic as Gaeilge as Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh co-hosts the celebration. As always there will be plenty of Gaeilge peppered throughout RTÉ’s output over the Seachtain na Gaeilge period, from continuity to nuacht to aimsir. RTÉ One’s Six-One news will have a distinct Irish-language focus on St. Patrick’s Day, with a mixture of Irish-language presentation and news packages. RTÉjr Kids are invited to join the adventures of Sean, Roisín and their classmates who hop on board a school-boat which takes them to their playschool on a magical island of Inis Spraoi. Reuben and Bó in the RTÉjr Postroom will be practicing their cúpla focail across the fortnight in advance of St. Patrick’s Day. Twigín’s Muc will be having all his adventures as Gaeilge too. Seachtain na Gaeilge will also see a significant increase in other Irish-language content on RTÉjr, with Joe & Jack and the Tell Me a Story strand. RTÉ2 Two Tube on RTÉ 2 will launch its own glossary of internet lingo as Gaeilge, offering viewers a reliable, Irish-language alternative to “omg”, “lol” and the rest. The show will also be creating its own mini-drama starring presenters Bláthnaid Treacy and Stephen Byrne. A special Two Tube competition will ask viewers to guess the name of a pop song from lyrics translated into Irish... Meanwhile, Sally will invite musical group Seo Linn into the SwipeTV studio. RTÉ 2fm RTÉ 2fm is going Gaeilge from March 1, with all of the station’s programming imaging switching to Irish for Seachtain na Gaeilge. As well as giving Irish a greater prominence on air for the period, RTÉ 2fm will also broadcast a show every weekday night for Seachtain na Gaeilge, with Eoghan McDermott in the suíochán te. RTÉ Radio 1 It will be a dramatic Seachtain na Gaeilge on RTÉ Radio 1, with Líon Mo Bhearna as the Drama on One on 15 March. The play, directed by Kíla musician Rossa Ó Snodaigh and featuring actors Emer O’Carroll and Sorcha Fox, is an adaptation of the Dublin Fringe Festival award-winning Tick My Box. Líon Mo Bhearna is a dark yet funny look at the world of speed-dating and is produced by the Leitrim-based Splódar Theatre Company. The Book on One for the week of 2nd March is Uaigheanna agus Scéalta Eile by Daithi O Muiri, while the history of the Irish language in Ireland will feature on The History Show. Sunday Miscellany will also feature items as Gaeilge. Shows such as Today with Sean O’Rourke will cover issues relating to the Irish language, and music programmes The South Wind Blows and The Rolling Wave will be presented bilingually. The week will also see presenters and continuity announcers using links as Gaeilge. RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta It’s Seachtain na Gaeilge every seachtain on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, but for this year, SnaG will be marked on Ireland’s national Irish-language radio station with a new series aimed at students preparing for their Leaving Cert Irish exam. Gaeilge na hArdteiste is a 6 part series presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh starting Sunday 1 March covering all aspects of the Irish Leaving Cert exam. The first three programmes will focus exclusively on the Oral exam, with commentary and advice from qualified Irish-language teachers. The other three programmes in the series will cover poetry, prose, the essay, and the aural. The series will also include advice on how to keep physically and mentally healthy during the exams. The half-hour shows will be broadcast each night from 8.30pm to 9:00pm until Friday March 6th and will be available to download. To mark the launch of the series, @rte and @rternag have partnered on a special Twitter competition to give away an iPhone6. Munster magazine programme An Saol ó Dheas will head to Cork and Limerick, and Donegal’s Barrscéalta will be in Cill Chartha in the southwest of the county. Iris Aniar will celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge as they broadcast live from Galway City, and Nuacht a hAon head to Leinster House for Lá na Gaeilge in the Dáil. Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí will also keep you in touch with the latest Seachtain na Gaeilge news. RTÉ lyric fm RTÉ lyric fm will be treating listeners to an engaging selection of sheanfhocail across the week, spoken by Evelyn Cockburn and Peter Browne. John Kelly will also mark Seachtain na Gaeilge on his programme, The John Kelly Ensemble, on March 11, by including the voices of Darach Ó Catháin, Kate Bush and Seosamh Ó hÉanaí. Donnacha Dennehy’s monumental Grá agus Bás will feature The Gloaming vocalist Iarla Ó Lionaird with the The Crash Ensemble. On Movies & Musicals on Saturday, March 14, Aedín Gormley will delve into Irish-language film, looking at Mise Éire among others. RTÉ Pulse The Cosmo, RTÉ's programme for the LGBT community, goes bilingual for Seachtain na Gaeilge as Scott De Buitléir chats to Maria Ní Fhlatharta of ShoutOut Galway about homophobic bullying in schools. Scott and Jenny will be testing out their best chat-up lines as Gaeilge, while Colin Fallesen presents the latest LGBT news from London. RTÉ.ie / RTÉ Player / RTÉ Archives RTÉ will host a dedicated Irish-language hub featuring RTÉ One and RTÉ2 programmes and a selection favourites from Gliondar, Cloch le Carn, Abhainn and Scannal. RTÉ Archives will feature items relating to Gaeilge on its Daily Archives feature over the period. RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Master uilleann piper Liam O’Flynn will reunite with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and friends on St Patrick’s Day at the National Concert Hall for a concert in celebration of his 70th birthday year, and his life and music. The evening will be presented and conducted by David Brophy. To mark this celebration, The Rolling Wave on RTÉ Radio 1 will present two programmes (Sundays 8 and 15 March) at 10pm featuring highlights from Liam's long and accomplished career in Irish music. These programmes will be repeated on RTÉ lyric fm on Mondays 9 and 16 March at 7pm
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25 Feabhra 2015: Beidh féiríní ag RTÉ dá lucht féachana agus éisteachta le linn Sheachtain na Gaeilge, le réimse nua ábhar ar an teilifís, ar raidió, ar líne agus ar fhearais soghluaiste le príomhfhéile Gaeilge agus cultúir na hÉireann a cheiliúradh. 15 Meán Fómhair 2014: Inniú, cuirfear tús le ré nua i gcúrsaí nuachta in RTÉ, le seirbhís chuimsitheach nuachta ar-líne i nGaeilge den chéad uair, 12 Meán Fómhair 2014: I ndiaidh chomórtas poiblí, tá Rónán Mac Con Iomaire ceaptha ina Ghrúpcheannasaí Gaeilge ag RTÉ. 14 Samhain 2012: Cé na cineál seirbhísí i nGaeilge ar chóir do RTÉ a sholáthar ar an Teilifís, ar an Raidió agus Ar Líne?