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TG4’s record of garnering major international awards continues with the announcement today that it has taken the most coveted of all the Torc awards at at the Celtic Media Festival 2015 which ended in Inverness, Scotland this evening. Páidí Ó Sé, Rí an Pharóiste won the Spirit of the Festival Award for the best programme in a Celtic language. The winning entry is a frank and fulsome appraisal of the legendary footballer and manager, a colourful character whose sudden death in December 2012 at the age of 57 shocked the sporting world and the wider public. Often in the news, sometimes controversial, always quotable, Páidí was many things to many people and one of the élite five players who won eight All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals during Kerry’s golden era. This programme gives a unique insight into how his family and neighbours in his beloved West Kerry Gaeltacht saw him. For them he was a local hero, the king of the parish as the programme’s title has it as it provides a different perspective to that often given in the national media during his eventful life and after his death. The programme is narrated by his neighbour Louise Ní Fhiannachta and was produced for TG4 by independent company Magamedia. 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 Ardstiúrthóir Pól Ó Gallchóir, congratulated the winning entry, saying that it was clear from the outset that this would be a special programme, a unique insight into a complex character whose life and achievements left a deep mark on his neighbours in the close-knit community in which he grew up and lived all his life. “Quality will always travel well,” he said “and this latest prize for the Páidí Ó Sé portrait confirms that our colleagues in the Celtic countries recognise that special quality too.” He also welcomed tonight’s announcement that the Celtic Media Festival 2016 will be held in Dungarvan Co Waterford in April next year. For further information, contact: Linda Ní Ghríofa, 091 505050
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Bhuaigh an clár speisialta cuimhneacháin agus ómóis, Páidí Ó Sé, Rí an Pharóiste, a choimisiúnaigh TG4, an príomh-dhuais, “Spiorad na Féile” tráthnóna ag Féile na Meán Ceilteach 2015 a tháinig chun deiridh in Inbhear Nis in Albain. Is í seo an duais is airde ar fad ag an bhFéile agus bronntar í ar an gclár is fearr i dteanga Cheilteach. Clár faisnéise faoin laoch peile as Gaeltacht Chorca Dhuibhne é seo, clár pearsanta ag Louise Ní Fhiannachta, comharsa le Páidí. Tugann sí léargas na gcomharsan ar dhuine de mhór-phearsain na tíre, peileadóir iomráiteach Ard a’ Bhóthair trí shúile agus ó bhéal a mhuintire ina dhúthaigh féin. Bhásaigh Páidí i mí Nollag 2012 agus gan é ach 57 bliain d’aois, bás tobann a bhain preab as an tír ar fad. Is iomaí mír faoi craoladh lena linn agus tar éis a bháis ach seo portráid ar leith, léargas áitiúil ar laoch a raibh persona náisiúnta aige freisin ach a chuireann a shaol agus a éachtaí go cinnte i gcomhthéacs a phobail Gaeltachta féin. Seo Páidí mar a facthas é i measc na gcomharsan. An comhlacht Magamedia a léirigh an clár. 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. Bhí Féile na bliana seo ar bun in Inbhear Nis na hAlban faoi láthair, 22-24 Aibreán. (www.celticmediafestival.co.uk) Deir Ardstiúrthóir TG4, Pól Ó Gallchóir go gcuireann an mórdhuais idirnáisiúnta seo an dlaoi mhullaigh ar an aitheantas atá faighte cheana féin ag an gclár seo. “Thuigeamar ón tús gur clár speisialta a bheadh anseo” a dúirt sé. “Fuair sé ard-mholadh nuair a chraol muid é agus Gradam Cumarsáide an Oireachtais tamall ina dhiaidh sin. Feicimid anois go raibh an meas céanna air ag ár gcomghleacaithe Ceilteacha, rud nach gcuireann aon iontas orainn ach a thugann sásamh ar leith dúinn fosta”. D’fháiltigh sé freisin roimh fhógra na hoíche anocht gur i nDún Garbhán, Co Phort Láirge a reachtáilfear Féile na Meán Ceilteach 2016, faoi cheann bliana, díreach. Breis eolais ach teagmháil le: Linda Ní Ghríofa, 091 505050