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TG4’s record of garnering major international awards continues with the announcement today that it has won one of the major categories at the Celtic Media Festival 2015 taking place in Inverness, Scotland this week. Arkle, a documentary on the legendary National Hunt racehorse of the 1960s, won the Sports Award at the Festival, announced in Inverness today. With contributions from Ted Walsh, Davy Russell, legendary racing broadcaster Sir Peter O’Sullevan and Éamon Dunphy, Arkle explores the facts and the myths in the story of the greatest Irish steeplechaser ever. In 1964 he beat the champion of England in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. As a result, Arkle’s victory over Mill House in that race gave it the title of The Race of the Century. This programme was produced by independent Touchline Media and broadcast by TG4 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this extraordinary rivalry, recalling a golden era when this beloved Irish horse changed the face and popularity of National Hunt racing forever. The Celtic Media Festival (CMF) is one of the most prestigious and long-established TV and media festivals in these islands. It is held each year, rotating between venues in the various Celtic nations and regions. It combines a three-day media conference that attracts broadcasters, producers, media and students with a competition across the full range of Film, TV, Radio and new media content genres. CMF content awards are highly-coveted. Entries go through a national pre-selection phase in each country announced in February with the selected national winners advancing to the international Festival. (www.celticmediafestival.co.uk). TG4 Sports Editor, Rónán Ó Coisdealbha is delighted at today’s success at the Celtic Media Festival. “As well as meeting the needs of the domestic TV audience, our content is now reaching people all over the world through our Player and other smart devices”, he said. “It is particularly gratifying to see our sports output standing up to high-level competition from the best content from Scotland, Wales and indeed Ireland”, he said “and it reaffirms our conviction that quality will always travel well, just as Arkle proved many times in his career.” For further information, contact: Linda Ní Ghríofa, 091 505050
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Thug clár a choimisiúnaigh TG4 mórdhuais leis inniu ag Féile na Meán Ceilteach na bliana seo atá ar bun in Inbhear Nis na hAlban nuair a bronnadh an Torc sa Duaisaicme Spóirt ar an gclár Arkle. “Rás an chéid” a tugadh ar an rás cáiliúil léime inar bhfuair Arkle an ceann is fearr ar Mill House i gCorn Óir Cheltenham i 1964. Is mar chomóradh Leathchéad Bliain ar an éacht sin a rinne TG4 coimisiúnú ar an gclár seo ón gcomhlacht neamhspleách léiriúcháin. Touchline Media (Stephen Cullinane agus Denis Kirwin). Tugann an clár éachtaí iomadúla Arkle chun cuimhne le neart ábhair ón gcartlann rásaíochta agus le hagallaimh nua ó thráchtairí agus ó shaineolaithe na linne agus an lae inniu, ina measc Ted Walsh, Davy Russell, Sir Peter O’Sullevan, Donn McLean agus Éamon Dunphy. Eagraítear Féile na Meán Ceilteach gach bliain in ionad éagsúil sna críocha Ceilteacha. Cuirtear iontrálacha sna duais-rannóga éagsúla faoi mheasúnú ghiúiré náisiúnta ina dtír féin ar dtús agus roghnaítear an scoth astu sin don ghearrliosta clár a théann san iomaíocht ag an gcomórtas idirnáisiúnta. Tá Féile na bliana seo ar bun in Inbhir Nis na hAlban ó inniu go hAoine (22-24 Aibreán. (www.celticmediafestival.co.uk) Deir Eagraí Spóirt TG4, Rónán Ó Coisdealbha, go bhfuil tábhacht ar leith le duaiseanna mar seo. “Is mór an t-ardú croí dúinn go bhfuil gradam chomh haitheanta le Torc ón Fhéile Cheilteach buaite arís i mbliana ag clár le TG4 ag an bhféile seo, buaic na bliana do thionscal na teilifíse in Éirinn, Albain, An Bhriotáin, Corn na Breataine agus an Bhreatain Bheag, ” a dúirt sé. “Cruthaíonn sé arís go mbíonn an-spórt ag TG4”. Breis eolais ach teagmháil le: Linda Ní Ghríofa, 091505050