Drámaíocht/Drama
Ros na Rún 8.30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays from 02/09/14
(Omnibus 10.30pm Sundays)
The popular soap returns to TG4 for a 19th season. A staple in the channel’s
schedule since its establishment, it is the only television drama series set in rural
Ireland and has won plaudits for its ability to portray the realities of contemporary life
in Ireland with humour and subtlety. It deals with the major issues, both complex
and simple in an understanding way.
This season’s storylines continue with a strong family theme throughout; from
growing families, unwelcome relatives, skeletons emerging from closets and family
feuds, as well as dramatic hook-ups, break-ups, local wrangling and gossiping along
with all the usual craic and shenanigans of your our favourite characters!
Following the traumatic birth of their son, Lee and Jason embark their life together by
looking for a new home. Will love conquer all for the newlyweds or will the endless
challenges extinguish their flame?
Máire and Peadar’s life together promises to change forever when a visitor arrives at
the B&B with information to shake them to the core. A shady character arrives in the
village and begins asking questions about local business people and has a
particularly keen interest in Tadhg.
Cathal struggles to come to terms with his grief. Convinced that he may still be a
target for murder, the good doctor descends into an irrational spiral of alcohol-fuelled
paranoia, mistrust and anger.
Transporting ‘dodgy’ merchandise leads to Mack’s discovery of darker illegal activity
in the village. He has a moral decision to make. This is the kind of choice that he is
good at.
Cast includes Leah Egan, Macdara Ó Fátharta, Fionnuala Ní Fhlatharta, Diarmuid
Mac an Adhaistair, Máire Eilís Ní Fhlatharta, Garrett Philips, Máire Ní Dhroighneáin,
Niall Mac Eachmharcaigh, Róisín Ní Chualáin, Ciabhán Ó Murchú and Pól Ó Gríofa.
This project receives support from the Section 481 incentives for film and TV drama
put in place by the Irish Govt.
Produced by Tyrone Productions & Eo Teilifís, Emma Scott 086-8936562 or 091568390
An Bronntanas
9.30pm Thursdays from 23/10/14
A brand new five-part contemporary thriller set against the backdrop of the rugged
Connemara coastline and the dramatic lives of a local lifeboat crew.
On a stormy night, the crew is called out on a rescue mission on a stormy sea. When
they find the endangered boat, they come across a single crew member, murdered
and handcuffed to the steering wheel and a cargo of over €1 million worth of drugs
At a time of bleak recession and funding cutbacks, this unexpected windfall seems
too good to leave behind or report. They decide to keep the drugs for their own
financial gain. As a result, their lives spiral into a world of paranoia, violence and
tragedy. The ‘gift’ they’ve found changes everything and things spiral out of control
in ways no one intended or could have foreseen.
This is a relevant tale, written by Tom Collins, Paul Walker and Eoin McNamee told
with black humour, offering a wry, incisive commentary on the human condition. It is
also ‘Celtic noir’ cautionary tale about the evil that good men can do.
Starring Dara Devaney (Corp + Anam) Pól Ó Gríofa (Ros na Rún), John Finn (Cold
Case), Owen McDonnell (Single-Handed, Rásaí na Gaillimhe), Michelle Beamish
(Seacht, Rásaí na Gaillimhe) Charlotte Bradley (Rásaí na Gaillimhe, The Yank) and
Seán Whatton (Game of Thrones). Directed by Tom Collins.
This project received support from the Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board,
from the BAI Sound and Vision scheme, from the Irish Language Broadcast Fund
and from the investment incentives for film and TV drama put in place by the Irish
Govt.
Produced by Rosg Teo. & De Facto Film & Video.
Contact: Ciarán Ó Cofaigh 091-553951 ciaran@rosg.ie
Corp + Anam
9.30pm 27/11/14
A second four-part series for the acclaimed and award-winning gritty crime thriller that
chronicles the difficult professional and intense personal life of a tenacious TV crime
reporter.
It deals with the murky corners of life on the fringes of the law, and
interrogates the frenzied role the media play in presenting human tragedies as
consumable bite-size news. This is Irish-language crime drama with a heart of
darkness.
With his marriage to Mairéad (Maria Doyle Kennedy) floundering, dogged TV crime
correspondent Cathal Mac Iarnáin (Diarmuid de Faoite) buries himself in his
investigative journalism, and launches a personal crusade against the Irish judiciary.
This hard-hitting new series shines a light on one of the darkest corners of our society
- corruption in our legal system.
Opening the series, Mac Iarnáin investigates the brutal assault of a foreign national
and discovers that the perpetrator, a serial offender, was given bail by a corrupt judge
– in spite of Garda appeals to remand him in custody. Pressure mounts on Cathal as
he’s implicated in her death. Desperate to clear his name, he is forced to endanger
those closest to him as he gets sucked in to a deadly game of cat and mouse with a
dangerous sociopath.
In episode 2, Mac Iarnáin uncovers a high-ranking solicitor who is double-charging
redress board victims for his services. Having persuaded his superiors to run with the
exposé, Cathal becomes dangerously exposed as his sources are suddenly silenced.
In the double episode 3 and 4, Mac Iarnáin champions the case of John McGuire, a
besieged farmer being hounded off his land by corrupt solicitors. However, the
judiciary closes rank against him and Cathal is imprisoned. Silenced and with no other
option, Cathal presents his estranged wife Mairéad with an uncomfortable dilemma,
Will she risk her career as a solicitor by taking on the judiciary in support of her difficult
and estranged spouse?
The cast includes Maria Doyle Kennedy, Diarmuid De Faoite, Colm Mac Donncha and
Sinéad Ní Fhlatharta. This series was written and directed by Darach Mac Con
Iomaire and is has been produced with funding support from the Broadcasting
Authority of Ireland.
This project also received funding from the BAI Sound and Vision scheme and from
the investment incentives for film and TV drama put in place by the Irish Govt.
Produced by Magamedia Teo. Paddy Hayes (Producer) 087-2896718 or
magamedia@gmail.com
Top of the Lake
11pm 284/08/14
This powerful and haunting seven-part story from Oscar-winning writer/director Jane
Campion begins with a mystery - Tui, a 12 year old girl walks chest deep into the
freezing waters of a South Island lake in New Zealand. She is five months pregnant
and won’t say who the father is. Then she disappears.
Robin Griffin is a gutsy but inexperienced detective called in to investigate. But as
Robin becomes more and more obsessed with the search for Tui, she slowly begins
to realise that in seeking the young girl, she is also trying to find herself. Set against
one of the most spectacular and untouched landscapes left on the planet, this is a
powerful and haunting story about our search for happiness where the dream of
paradise attracts it dark twin, the fall.
It stars Elisabeth Moss, David Wenham, Peter Mullan and Holly Hunter.
A See-Saw Films production.
The Bridge
10.40pm 16/10/14
Another in the current blossoming of award-winning Scandinavian TV crime drama
continues with this 10 part dark story that unfolds when a female body is found in the
middle of the Øresund Bridge that links Sweden and Denmark. In a macabre twist,
police discover that half the body belongs to a Swedish politician and the other half to
a Danish prostitute.
A bi-national team of inspectors is put together to solve the crime: laid-back Danish
family man Martin, and Swedish single woman, Saga who puts facts above empathy.
The clever killer is a “moral terrorist,” who lays out his agenda in messages
addressed to the media and designed to show us how corrupt we have become.
Indeed, the spectacular murders he stages actually do bring public opinion to his
side.
The lead detectives begin to suspect that it could be a personal vendetta perpetrated
by someone from their own ranks. Always one step ahead of the police, the killer
becomes the object of a dramatic manhunt throughout the Øresund area.
Produced by Filmlance International and Nimbus Film.
Justified
9.10pm Saturdays Season 5 begins 11/10/14
Season 5 of the acclaimed police drama series brings explosive plots, lots of gunfire
and searing one liners as we follow the latest in the trials and tribulations of Deputy
U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant), a true-blue hero. He is something
of a throwback, given to wearing a Stetson and cowboy boots, carrying his sidearm
in a hip holster – a weapon he only draws when he has to, and when he does, he
shoots to kill, because, as he sees it, that’s the purpose of a gun.
Raylan was born and reared in the hill country of eastern Kentucky, ran away
determined to become a U.S. Marshal. Now, years later he has been sent in
punishment (and by fate?) to the one place to which he vowed he would never
return—Kentucky.
In season 5, he confronts the Crowes, a deadly, lawless family from Florida intent on
settling in Harlan with new criminal enterprises in mind. Meanwhile, Boyd Crowder
(Walton Goggins) struggles to free his imprisoned fiancée Ava (Joelle Carter) as he
partners with the Dixie Mafia’s Wynn Duffy (Jere Burns).
Expect explosive plots, lots of gunfire and searing one liners. The character of
Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens was created by America’s pre-eminent crime
novelist Elmore Leonard.
Scannáin / Movies
Scannán na Seachtaine
9.30pm Mondays
Upcoming titles this season include Vicky Christina Barcelona, Resistance, Catch
me if you can, Ironweed, The Butchers Wife, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Blue
Chips, The Ring, Mother, You can Count on Me, Focus, Whiteout, A.I. Artificial
Intelligence.
An Western
Friday nights
TG4 – home of the Western brings action from some of the much loved westerns
such as The Big Country, Hang 'em High, Doc, The Good The Bad and The Ugly,
Unforgiven 1992
Saturday Night Movie
The Saturday night movie on TG4 – expect entertainment from upcoming titles such
as Life as We Know It, Mary Reilly, Kansas, Master & Commander: Far Side of the
World, True Crime, Barfly, Hamburger Hill, Trade, Heart Beat, The Best Man,
Drugstore Cowboy,
Animal Kingdom, Spread, Cool Hand Luke, Taffin
Movies as Gaeilge
TG4 has also pioneered Irish language versions of some kids favourites
and will broadcast them this Autumn / winter season.
Halloween week: see series of Harry Potter Movies as Gaeilge
Christmas week - Yogi Bear, Shark Tales, The Secret of Kells
Nuacht/ Cúrsaí Reatha/Comhrá
News/Current Affairs/Chat
Nuacht TG4
7pm daily
To see the súil eile in our news coverage, tune in to Eimear Ní Chonaola and the
energetic Nuacht TG4 team at 7pm every night. At the heart of Nuacht TG4 is its
distinctive mix of news from a regional, local, Gaeltacht and Irish-language
perspective, along with national and international stories.
As well as the daily news the weekly Timpeall na Tíre offers a chance to catch-up
on the strongest stories of the week.
Féilte will have special episodes from the two All-Ireland finals, a music-filled
episode from Oireachtas na Gaeilge and a Christmas episode from Cricklewood in
London, dedicated to the diaspora.
Nuacht TG4 will be live from the National Ploughing Championships in Laois next
month and from the annual Oireachtas na Gaeilge cultural festival in Killarney in
early November and live in Scotland as our neighbour goes to the polls on
independence in a few weeks’ time.
Nuacht TG4: part of the day, heart of the story
Aimsir TG4
Five detailed, customised and viewer-friendly updated weather bulletins every day with
regional, national and international weather forecasts, including a daily Fishing/ Coastal
report at 6:58pm with tide times for the main fishing ports and marinas.
You can also access the latest weather updates on twitter @AimsirTG4 as well as
checking out the wealth and variety of Irish language terms in all the major dialects at
www.tg4.ie/aimsir
7 Lá
7.30pm Tuesdays
This Autumn sees a challenging time ahead as the reshuffled Cabinet with a new
Labour leader and Tánaiste tries to make budgetary decisions that resolve internal
disagreements and different priorities for the Government parties with the opposition
parties that seem to be having lots of challenges of their own. The controversial
water charges and the referendum on same-sex marriages announced for next
Spring will also raise the political temperature
Continuing political tensions in the Northern Ireland Administration are also likely to
make headlines as will the portfolio allocation too and European Parliament’s
approval of Phil Hogan, Ireland’s nominee as EU Commissioner.
This weekly review of current affairs programme presented by Páidí Ó Lionáird with
a panel of politicians and political analysts in studio and from locations worldwide,
including the European Parliament, continues with insightful analysis of the stories
and topics that matter to people’s lives in the Gaeltacht and in the Irish-speaking
world.
Comhrá
7.30pm Thursdays from 11/09/14
One of TG4’s most popular series is a deceptively simple format – a conversation
between the host, the award-winning broadcaster Máirtín Tom Sheáinín, and his
weekly guest. His particular talent is to put his guest completely at ease - whether
the person is a national figure or someone who has lived life far away from the
headlines, all are happy to share their innermost feelings or experiences in a quiet
conversation with Máirtín.
Among this year’s guests are a former Northern Ireland Assembly Minister, a
Spiritual Advisor in the world-famous seminary in Maynooth, a wandering minstrel
from Donegal, a Eurovision Song Contest presenter and the singing entrepreneur
who owns one of Corks best-known hotels.
11/9/14 Paddy Glackin
The well-known traditional musician and broadcaster from Clontarf has strong
Donegal roots and is a member of a well-known musical family. He chats to Máirtín
about music and about his former job in RTÉ as a radio producer and TV presenter.
18/9/14 Seán Farren
Originally from Dublin but based in Derry for many years, this academic is also a
former SDLP minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly. He talks about politics and
his previous life as a teacher in Dublin and in Africa.
25/9/14 Josie Mac Suibhne
From Gaoth Dobhair in the Donegal Gaeltacht, he emigrated to England to work
there at the early age of 16. In May 1989, he had a terrible accident and his life
changed dramatically and has been affected ever aince.
02/10/14 Micheál Ó Conchubhair
A native of Killanin on the southern shore of Lough Corrib, he spent forty years
working on the CIE Connemara bus route. He also played music with a host of
different bands. He has lots of colourful anecdotes from both strands of his life.
9/10/14 Joan Coen
Originally from Corca Dhuibhne in the West Kerry Gaeltacht, she now lives in
Carlow. She’ll talk about her work as an artist and a writer and her love of silence.
16/10/2014 Pádraig Ó Héalaí
He is a native of Feothanach in the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht of Kerry, he is one of
the country’s leading experts on folklore. He is currently honorary President of the
Oireachtas na Gaeilge cultural festival. He began his academic career lecturing in
Maynooth and subsequently moved to NUIG.
23/10/2014 Breandán Ó Tuairisg
A native of Cois Fharraige in the Galway Gaeltacht was in the American army during
the 1960s. He tells Máirtín that the Irish language saved him from being sent to the
war in Vietnam.
06/11/2014 Seán Ó Liatháin
A native of the Muskerry Gaeltacht in Cork, this well-known singer originally trained
as a national teacher but subsequently went into business, having a strong
entrepreneurial ability. He talks to Martin about his businesses, Mid-Cork Pallets and
the famed Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork. He also reveals his new plans for
another business.
13/11/2014 An tAthair Mícheál Mac Con Uladh CM
A native of Dungloe in Donegal, this Vincentian priest spent an extended period as
spiritual advisor in St. Patricks College Maynooth when it was the world’s largest
seminary. He then went on to work with AIDS victims in New York.
20/11/2014 Colm Breathnach
This Connemara man has made medical history as he has been on dialysis for 40
years, one the longest periods ever for an Irish person to receive this life-changing
form of treatment.
27/11/2014 Peadar Ó Riada
Son of the famous composer and musical innovator, this Cúil Aodha native speaks
about his parents’ early deaths, leaving him head of a large young family with a
unique musical legacy. He is an award-winning musician and producer himself and
musical director of Cór Chúil Aodha, the famous traditional choir founded by his
father is this week’s guest on Comhrá. Peadar is the director of Cór Chúil Aodha,
and speaks about his parent’s deaths and the affect it had on him, as well as a
unique gift that he possesses.
04/12/2014 Máire T. Concannon
Very few people born and raised outside Ireland can truly claim to be native
speakers of Irish, but this woman from Norwood, near Boston in the USA, is one of
them. Her parents came from Connemara and raised their daughter through their
native language.
11/12/14
Seán Mhaidhcí Ó Gallchobhair
An Achill man through and through, he is a multi-tasker as a fisherman, historian and
musician. He has a wealth of lore about his native island and plays a mean
accordion too.
18/12/2014
Pat Ó Nialagáin
This native of Dingle is a local historian with a treasure trove of stories and
anecdotes about the beautiful Kerry town.
One of the best is the story of the
German spy, Walter Simon who was landed in the peninsula by submarine during
World War II but was lacking in knowledge about local transport arrangements.
08/01/2015 Máirín Hurndall
This Belfast woman is a Unionist and a fluent Irish speaker. She shares her insights
on cultural traditions, diversity, the Troubles and Orange marches.
15/01/2015
Séamus Mhaitiú Ó Flatharta
A member of one of small number of families from the Connemara Gaeltacht that
were selected to move, lock, livestock and chattels to the Maynooth/Leixlip area in
the late 1950s. He remembers the move and the many differences in life, language
and farming skills between coastal Ros a Mhíl and the plains of Kildare.
22/1/2015
Felicity Hayes-McCoy
An actor and writer, she was born in Dublin but now spends her time between
London and the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht in Kerry. She explains how the magic of
Kerry cast its spell on her and talks about the book she wrote The House on an Irish
Hillside.
29/01/2015 Doireann Ní Bhriain
The well-known broadcaster was born and reared in Dublin and spent twenty years
of her working life in RTÉ, as a presenter and producer, following in the footsteps of
her actor-mother Neasa Ní Annracháin. She presented the 1981 Eurovision Song
Contest and recalls that for her night, she wore the same dress right through the
entire broadcast – a stark contrast with the frequent costume changes that is the
current Eurovision fashion.
05/02/2015
Francie Diver
A native of Doirí Beaga in the Donegal Gaeltacht, he spent many years working as a
musician in the showband industry. He has a wealth of memories from those years
with bands like Margo and the Keynotes and others.
12/2/2015
Máirtín Ó Conghaile
A native of Cois Fharraige, he has lived much of his adult life further west in the
Connemara Gaeltacht in An Trá Bháin. He talks about his work as a Regional
Development Manager with Údarás na Gaeltachta and about the tragic death of his
daughter Áine in a road accident.
19/2/2015 Patsaí Uí Chatháin
Her mother was from Donegal and her father was from London but she was born in
Dublin and now lives in Kilcock in north Kildare. She lived for a period in the same
house in Parnell Square that held the original offices of Conradh na Gaeilge. She
speaks of her great love of music and how it has influenced all her family’s lives.
26.2.2015 William Concannon
A native of Annaghdown in East Galway, he worked for many years as a collector for
The Irish Folklore Commission. He received a Google Award for a book he published
a few years ago. He talks about a letter he wrote to Queen Elizabeth II in London
and the response he got.
05/03/2015
Jimmy Breathnach
A native of An Rinn in the Waterford Gaeltacht, he enlisted in the Army in 1972 and
served overseas in a number of places. Nowadays, he loves to travel around in his
camper van and is considering selling his house altogether to buy a new camper
van.
12/3/2015 Úna Uí Rócháin
This Clare woman met her late husband Muiris in the Kerry Gaeltacht of Corca
Dhuibhne and within three weeks of that first meeting, they had decided to spend
their lives and marry. They did so and spent many years in Miltown Malbay where
they were founders of the world-famous Willie Clancy Summer School.
19/3/2015 Eoin Ó Niaidh
A native of Ros Muc in the Galway Gaeltacht, he enlisted in the Army and served
overseas in a number of places, seeing parts of the world and sampling local exotic
delicacies.
26/3/2015 Máire Uí Chaoimh
A native of Achill, she speaks about the history of her native island, untimely death of
her son and the importance of family in her life and for society generally.
02/04/2015 Pádraig Ó Laighin
This native of Roscommon, he moved to Montréal intending only to complete his
Masters in Psychology in McGill University but he got a job there and ended up
staying there for twenty six years.
9/4/2015 Cáit Uí Chofaigh
She lives in the townland of Kells in Iveragh peninsula in Kerry, between
Cahersiveen and Glenbeigh where she runs a sheep farm with her husband Tadhg.
16/4/2015
Pádraig Mac Fhearghusa
A former president of Conradh na Gaeilge, Pádraig Mac Fhearghusa lives in Tralee
and is originally from Ballyineen, West Cork.
He is the editor of the monthly
magazine Feasta. He’ll talk about his work as an Irish language activist and
campaigner and the time he spent in prison.
23/4/2015 Sara Uí Chéide
She is from Ros Muc in the Galway Gaeltacht and works as a hairdresser in her
adopted home of Leitir Móir. She has always been centrally involved with the
development of the local community in both her native parish and in Leitir Móir.
30/4/2015 Pádraig Ó Bradáin
A native of Glasnevin in Dublin, he has spent his working life in the Irish Diplomatic
Corps in Germany, Greece and Japan. He has a special interest in languages and
the unusual second name of Mary.
07/05/2015 Róisín Uí Chualáin
Born in Oldcastle in Meath, she went to Inis Oírr in the Aran Islands in 1961 to work
as the community nurse. She married and settled down there and has never left.
One of her more unforgettable medical experiences was giving birth to one of her
children on a boat.
14/5/2015 Antoine Ó Coileáin
A native of Ballina, the CEO of innovative Irish language organisation Gael Linn
lives in Dublin. Despite his long exile in the capital, he is in no doubt about his
county loyalty when attending a Gaelic football match !
21/5/2015 An Bráthair Ciarán Mac Cormaic
Baptised Séamus, this native of Woodlawn in east Galway took the name Ciarán
when he entered the religious life, 62 years ago. He spent 16 years working on the
missions in Africa but now lives in Nenagh.
28/5/2015
Lile Ní Annracháin
Líle Ní Annracháin originally from Kerry but based in Clondalkin. Líle is a poet and
reads some of her compositions on the show. She was very involved in bringing
Oireachtas na Gaeilge to Clondalkin in 1991.
Produced by TG4 Deirdre Ní Choistín 091-505050 deirdre.ni.choistin@tg4.ie
Feirm
8pm Thursdays from 23/10/14
Irish agriculture is the shining home-grown success story of the recent recession and
currently one of the most popular subjects chosen by Irish students at third level.
21st century farming is both a business and a science and Ireland is taking steps to
ensure it becomes a world leader in adapting scientific innovation to agriculture.
This new six-part series brings the viewer into the heart of this major change,
innovation and growth.
We meet the people, projects and products that are
transforming our country into a world leader in agricultural innovation.
Each episode takes the viewer on a 360 degree tour of an agricultural sector via the
sector’s laboratories, farms and factories.
We see how blue-chip science is
improving everything from our carbon footprint to the nutrition content in the milk we
consume.
Presenter, young dairy farmer and Olympic athlete Jamie Costin guides us through
the series with a programme dedicated to each of the six main Irish agricultural
sectors; Dairy, Pigs and Sheep, Cereal, Forestry, Horticulture and Beef.
Over the course of the series Jamie meets innovators from every part of the
agricultural industry; from fellow farmers and pioneering agricultural scientists to
multi-million indigenous companies such as Dairymaster. Experts from Teagasc, the
universities, the Department of Agriculture, Bord na Móna, Glanbia and Treemetrics
share cutting-edge research in their labs and research sites.
We’ll meet the people, projects and products, which will transform our country into a
world leader in agricultural innovation.
Produced by Red Shoe, directed by Paschal Cassidy, producer Ciara Nic Chormaic
01 401 3646 karen@redshoe.ie.
Fíorscéal
10.30pm Tuesdays from 9/9/14
A new season of top-class international documentaries that continue to throw a
sometimes disturbing or controversial light on issues which affect us
environmentally, socially, politically and globally. Among the first documentaries of
the new season are:
Land of Amber
9/9/14
Mexican amber is found exclusively in the Simojovel region of the Chiapas state in
southern Mexico. It is extracted by hand by a workforce of indigenous men and
children. This rare and ancient precious stone reaches high prices in the market,
especially if the pieces have plants or animals trapped inside.
The local miners are well removed in the value chain from the top buyers. Traders,
resellers and jewellers buy the product from them at the lowest prices and make up
to 1000% profit when selling on to tourists and collectors.
Now, Chinese buyers are coming all the way to Simojovel, and buying raw amber at
a much higher price from the indigenous miners, sometimes directly, or through
knowledgeable US buyers. This is obviously benefitting the miners, but everyone
else, from the small artisans in Simojovel town to the big traders in touristy San
Cristóbal de Las Casas complains of injustice and imbalance in the trade.
Mission Rape 16/9/14
Despite increasingly refined technology, mass-rape as a tool of war is used in
modern combat. It is estimated that over 25,000 and up to 40,000 women were
victims of mass rape during the Balkan war 1992-1995. Twenty years after these
crimes only very few cases of war crimes of sexual violence have been investigated
and prosecuted.
When a woman is raped, the entire family is affected for generations to come. For
the women in the film the rapes remain a heavy, dark shadow in their lives
enshrouded by taboo. For them, legal justice is the only hope to regain integrity and
life. But justice fails and betrays them all the way to the International Criminal Court
of Justice (ICTY) in The Hague. The rapists from the war are at large, whereas the
women are afraid to return to their homes. In court cases about war crimes, rape
constantly falls down on the agenda.
The film shows how the ICTY downgrades the rape that was committed against one
of the main characters of the film by a high-ranking and notorious officer from the
war.
Big Tobacco - Young Targets 23/9/14
In the 21st century, tobacco-related diseases and illnesses will continue to kill 8
million people each year. And yet the dangers of smoking have been well known for
many years. Tobacco companies have used every trick in the book to sell their
deadly product; blatant or illegal, furtive or camouflaged advertising, corruption,
ignoring or omitting scientific or medical data, mass manipulation, political
influence… The tobacco industry will do what it takes to remain profitable; the very
survival of the industry is at stake.
Light Fly, Fly High Indian Women Boxers 30/9/14
The story of Thulasi, a young Indian woman who is literally fighting adversity. She
has a number of factors against her - she is a woman, born a "Dalit," or
"untouchable" in the Indian caste system. Her early years were a struggle for survival
and now, she hopes to avail of a government programme that offers jobs to young
athletes. Boxing is her chosen sport and she is trying to fight her way to the top.
But at 25, she has almost reached the cut-off age. Although she is one of the best
boxers on her team, there are more obstacles to overcome than just her opponents
in the ring. Taking part in these competitions is an expensive business, so the boss
of the boxing association has the power to make or break her career. Thulasi is not
prepared to exchange sexual favours for a piece of paper to improve her chances.
Carbon Crooks
21/10/14
At the end of 2012, the Kyoto Protocol expired.
The ratifying countries have
guaranteed that they will cut down on their carbon emissions and curb greenhouse
gasses. This award-winning documentary poses a very simple question: How will
Governments achieve these ambitious targets?
One solution has been to buy carbon credits. If a rich country in the developed world
has problems reaching its target, a solution is to buy Carbon Credits in the poor
countries. It all looks good on paper but in reality, not all is well.
In Bangladesh, numerous countries have bought carbon credits from new brick
factories that the UN call "smokeless". But the workers are exposed to extremely
hazardous fly-ash and are hardly able to breathe due to the heavy smoke. In Kenya
some 900,000 water purification filters were distributed for free with the aim of
reducing the use of firewood and saving carbon emissions. But only a quarter of the
population actually use firewood to boil their water. It is clear that the international
carbon trading industry has been exposed to massive theft and fraud on a much
larger scale. According to Europol, this fraud exceeds more than €5 billion euro.
The Dark Side of a Pill 14/10/14
This is an exclusive, case-driven investigation into one of the medical success
stories of our time. Ten per cent of the adult population in the Western world is
taking antidepressants. With global sales of €20 billion, the prescription drug is one
of the most lucrative products of the medical industry.
Now, in the Netherlands a court verdict may be about to change the way that Europe
views antidepressants. The trial is considering the possibility that a murderer be
acquitted for his crime because he was involuntarily intoxicated by antidepressants.
Other instances highlighted in the programme also raise questions. In the USA,
David never had a record of violence nor problems with the police but suddenly, just
days after taking antidepressants he committed a terrible crime as he stabbed and
killed his twin daughters. In Canada, a grieving mother is distraught that her son's
killer was released from prison after a short 14-month sentence. The judge ruled that
Prozac was to blame for his death. In Germany, a wife and loving mother committed
suicide, just weeks after taking Prozac. Her husband is convinced that there a link
between suicide and antidepressants. Is he right?
The Seed War: Fighting for food independence 21/10/14
In the near future, farmers might lose the right to plant their own seeds. Indeed, in
Europe, a regulation is emerging which will impose strict controls on the use of
agricultural seeds. Behind this appropriation stand five corporations already
governing half of the global seed market and looking to tighten their stranglehold
even further.
This documentary travels from India to Europe, and even the polar circle, to unveil a
silent and unknown war whose outcome is critical for all of us as it will determine our
food independence or lack of it.
Against all odds; A different tsunami story 28/10/14
North-eastern Japan shelters a fragile treasure: oysters. This sanctuary has been
almost wiped out by the tsunami which flooded 600kms of coastline, destroying
numerous fishing ports.
This is the story of Shigeatsu Hatakeya, called ‘the father of oysters’ who has spent
all his life trying to understand this very complex shellfish. He made a discovery that
might well change our appreciation of how nature works. This is also the story of a
fantastic international solidarity move between oyster farmers following the disaster.
Deadly Depths 4/11/14
Beneath the waves, real time bombs are ticking: more than one million tons of
chemical weapons, inherited from two world wars lie abandoned on the seabed.
From 1917 to 1970, the armies of the world’s greatest powers systematically
dumped these highly toxic and explosive cocktails into the oceans. Virtually
indestructible, these weapons were systematically immersed in seas and lakes or
buried.
This is a military secret so well-kept that these underwater dump sites remained
hidden for several decades. This programme investigates this untold story of the
global risk of this chemical pollution and the danger it poses to the health,
environmental, and economic impacts of which are still too difficult to estimate!
These deadly poisons are leaking little by little into the sea, threatening fishermen,
bathers, fish, and the entire ecosystem. In Italy, Germany, and Japan men are
fighting to locate and eliminate this silent enemy that has come to haunt us from the
past.
Béaloideas Beo
8.30pm Wednesdays from 01/10/14
This is a brand new studio-based 13 part series exploring folk beliefs and customs
associated with a wide range of topics including birth, death, marriage, weather,
superstitions, herbal remedies and cures. Are we superstitious? How do we protect
ourselves from bad luck? Where do our beliefs and customs come from, are they
ours alone? The presenter, award-winning broadcaster Seán Mac an tSíthigh is
joined in studio each week by a panel of guests to discuss these topics and to hear
live music by award-winning traditional musicians.
Contributors includes Máire Ní Laoire, Caitlín Ní Chualáin, Pádraig Ó Duinnín,
John Bhaba Jack, Pádraig Ó Healaí, Fr. Eddie Bheartla Ó Conghaile, Niamh Ní
Lochlainn and Piaras Ó Droighneáin
Musical interludes come from Michelle Mulcahy, Harry Bradley, Róisín Elsafty,
Emma Ní Fhioruisce, Cormac Begley and many more.
Produced by Sibéal Teo Niamh Ní Bhaoill 066-9152555 niamh@sibealteo.com
Saol chlár/ Lifestyle
Róisín
8pm Mondays from 22/09/14
The award-winning presenter, journalist and mother, Róisín O’Hara, returns with her
lively, topical and relevant weekly studio discussion programme on today’s Ireland.
She hears from women from all over the country who are changing the national
landscape in their own way. Through a mixture of conversation, debate, and
reporting, Róisín aims to shine a light on the dilemmas, issues and challenges that
real people face every day.
Produced by TG4. Deirdre Ní Choistín 091-505050 deirdre.ni.choistin@tg4.ie
Wwoofáil
9.30pm Tuesdays from 02/09/14
Another season of this fresh, young, surprising, casual and entertaining
travel/adventure series returns with the two intrepid, cash-strapped travellers,
Mairéad Ní Chuaig and Conall Ó Máirtín hit the road to exchange the sweat of their
labour for bed and board on organic farms across Europe.
Mairéad is well-known as one of the glamorous TG4 weather presenters with a keen
interest in fashion. Her companion Conall is a well-known GAA sports pundit, with a
great sense of humour and adventure. They have already demonstrated for TG4
viewers that theirs is the new alternative way to travel cheaply, learn new skills,
encounter different cultures and help save the planet.
Opulent foreign holidays are becoming a bit of a thing of the past. If people want to
travel they need to have a good reason to justify the expense and the environmental
impact. For an increasing number WWOOFING (World Wide Opportunities on
Organic Farms) provides ideal combination.
The presenters set out on their road trip in Ireland, stopping at two WWOOF farms in
Tipperary and Antrim. They then take to the Continent to try their hand at vineyards,
bee farms, building houses, stud farms and more. It is not all work and no play as
they also sample some of the local cuisine and culture. We’ll see them learn about
organic winemaking in Italy, about the Hare Krisna faith in Belguim, about yoga and
meditation in Tenerife and living without electricity or running water in Malta.
Produced with support from the ILBF
Produced by Stirling Film & TV Productions. Pól Penrose
Pol.Penrose@stirlingtelevision.co.uk
048890 333848
Ó Tholg go Tolg
9.30pm Tuesdays from 14/10/14
A new season of the couch-surfing series in which two Irish girls, Ciara Ní Bhroin
and Bláithín de Búrca, travel around Northern Europe, from the Hook of Holland to
Lithuania, Russia, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
The first hosts on their travels in the new series are Louise, an artist who lives in
quaint Leeuwarden in Holland and Patrick, a vivacious amateur magician living with
his parents in Hamburg.
Further on, they share a one bedroom flat with a fire breather in Riga and meet a
budding entrepreneur in Talinn. They also face some anxious moments crossing the
Polish-Russian border on their way to meeting a couple who met through
couchsurfing. They then visit 62-year old Rumualdas, who witnessed the decline of
the Soviet Union first-hand.
Produced by Red Pepper Productions Ltd
087-8651069
martin@redpepper.ie
Fíorasach/Factual
Cogar
9.30pm Sundays (repeat Mondays 7.30pm)
This is the generic title for a series of TG4’s most popular original Irish language
factual content, comprising specially commissioned half-hour programmes that are
highly personal in nature and often illustrate a hidden side of Irish life.
Programmes concentrate on people more than on issues and this allows participants
to tell their own story in their own ways.
Na Máilligh
14/09/14
This documentary focuses on the brothers Beartlín and Tomás Ó Máille from An
Cheathrú Rua in the Connemara Gaeltacht, two charming characters who have
worked with horses all their lives. They are natural comedians with a positive outlook
on life and though brothers, they have a unique friendship. As we follow them to the
annual circuit of Connemara Pony shows that are held annually, we get an insider’s
view of the unique appeal of the famous pony. The brothers live like our
grandparents did.
Produced by Mikey Ó Flatharta mikeydarba@gmail.com 087 7930212
Na Blaas
21/09/14
The story behind the much-loved traditional Waterford floury bread. It has been a
unique Waterford staple for over 300 years. Following a six year campaign by four
local bakers, it has recently been awarded PGI (Protected Geographic Indicator)
status by the EU, an important seal of approval. Local broadcaster and author
Catherine Foley goes in search of the story behind the Blaa. She talks to the
campaigning bakers to learn what makes the Waterford Blaa so special and why
Waterfordians love it so much. The Minister for Agriculture also contributes,
explaining why this is such an important achievement.
Produced by RoseAnn Foley 0866094563 roseannfoley@gmail.com
In Niall We Trust
28/09/14
The life and work of New York-based Irish attorney Niall Mac Giolla Bhuí as he
defends Sam Kellner, a Hasidic Jew facing ten years in jail for allegedly bribing
young people to give false evidence of sexual abuse against Hasidic community
leaders. The high-profile case has divided New Yorkers and shone a rare light on the
closed Hasidic Jewish community of Brooklyn. We will follow Niall as he fights for
clients in the Bronx courthouse, and follow the explosive trial.
Niall views himself as being at the very cutting edge of the justice system providing
service to clients facing long terms of imprisonment. We will also see him interact
with the Irish Diaspora in New York.
Produced by Bóthar Ard Teo with support from the ILBF and TG4
Produced by Bóthar Ard Ltd Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 004428-90611916
m.omuilleoir@belfastmediagroup.com
Taobh Thiar den Doras
05/10/14
Since 1996, 168 women have been murdered in the Republic, 103 of them in their
own homes, the overwhelming majority killed by their partners or ex partners.
Domestic violence is prevalent in all strands of Irish society thought largely remaining
in the shadows.
For many women living at home is a dangerous and uncomfortable place due to fear
of violent and abusive husbands or partners. In this programme, three women from
rural Ireland speak candidly about their experiences of living with violent abusive
men, the affect it had on them and their children, their reasons for staying and
ultimately their reasons for leaving.
An adult daughter of an abusive father will talk about her life as a defenceless child
living in constant fear of a controlling violent tyrant and the effect this had on her life.
Produced by Bog Dog Films. Mick Ruane 087-9214950 bogdogfilms@eircom.net
Fear an Tainc 12/10/14
A fresh look at a seventy year old mystery. On a stormy night in late December
1941, an oil tank attached to a rail wagon was washed ashore on Inisheer, one of the
Aran Islands at the mouth of Galway Bay. In the tank lay the body of a dead man.
Wearing little or no clothing and with no distinguishing marks, he was dubbed 'The
Man in the Tank' by the islanders. His remains are now buried in the local graveyard,
another nameless victim of World War II, perhaps.
To this very day no-one knows who he was or where he came from.
In this programme the few islanders who were alive at the time relate their memories
of the event and the producers will set about investigating who the 'The Man in the
Tank' was and where he came from.
Produced by Snag Breac Films. Aenghus Geoghegan 087-7580593
snagbreacfilms@gmail.com
Scéal Danno
19/10/14
The story of the star of the early days of professional wrestling in the USA. Danno
O’Mahoney was born in Ballydehob, West Cork in 1912 and rose to become a
global superstar and a shining example of the Fighting Irish in American culture
during the 1920s and 30s. The fledgling sport he helped grow is now a multibilliondollar entertainment industry. He was a trailblazer, athlete and entertainer; a true
Irish legend but few know much about the man himself.
His bouts were worldwide news and offered hope to a changing Ireland gripped by
the Great Depression as a man-mountain from West Cork dominated all opponents,
confirming national pride in our new nation; his homecoming had thousands follow
him around Cork with the world’s media which followed him throughout his amazing
career in a surreal sport which has seen many ups and downs in his career.
Possibly Ireland’s strongest man, his athletic record for throwing the hammer lasted
for 50 years. Sadly he did not live to see it as a tragic car accident in the Midlands of
Ireland took his life at the early age of 38. By then his legend was cemented, as this
documentary shows.
Produced by Square One Productions. Shane Tobin 087-2467889 info@sq1.ie
An Reo Mór 1947
26/10/2014
A look back at one of the coldest winters in Ireland in living memory, a freak ice age
that lasted two months. In late January 1947 a cold front left Ireland in an arctic grip
with temperatures plummeting to -14°C. The country came to virtual standstill and
isolate farms and villages ran low on food, fuel and animal fodder.
With firsthand accounts from those who remember it well, and the use of archive film
and newspaper articles, this is the story of the Big Freeze.
Léiriú le Abú Media. 091-505100 eileen@abumedia.ie
Ó Mehan go Meehan
2/11/14
The story of the Mehan/Meehan family, an Indian family from the Punjab that has
been living in Letterkenny in Donegal since the 1960s. Davinder Mehan came to
the North-West to join his uncle who had been selling clothes for thirty years. The
young nephew began to cycle the Gaeltacht areas of the county, selling clothes door
to door.
For many of his customers, he was the first person of colour they had ever seen. A
couple of years later he was joined by Ramesh, his bride. They had only ever met
once, for tea. This was an arranged married, as per Hindu tradition.
Produced by Sound Woman Productions
soundwomanproductions@gmail.com
An Naomh Éanna
Mary
Phelan
086-6033064
9/11/14
The story of the legendary (and still controversial) ferry and cargo boat that plied the
Galway-Aran Islands route for 30 years. CIÉ’s riveted ship carried everything from
summer students and sheep ”down” to Galway and biscuits and The Dubliners “up”
to Aran. The Naomh Éanna was launched at the end of a great era of shipbuilding at
the Liffey Dockyard and was designed to service a group of islands, only one of
which could berth her quayside.
Rusted and retired from service for over twenty years and with little future, she was
consigned to be scrapped, until a young English captain embarked on a campaign to
save her from the indignity of the scrapyard. The campaign continues as does the
rusting.
Produced by Léirithe DMCI. Donncha Mac Con Iomaire 087-9545692
donncha@macconiomaire.com
All Black na hÉireann
16/11/14
The amazing story of the first ever captain of the All Blacks rugby team, Donegal
born Dave Gallaher. Born in Donegal at a young age, he left for New Zealand and
despite being told he would never play rugby, he became the greatest player they
ever saw in a country that remembers him as a legend.
He was the captain of the New Zealand team that conquered Europe and reinvented
rugby in 1905. Dave would die in Europe years later fighting in the trenches during
World War 1 but not before he changed the sporting world of his adopted country
and the history of rugby union football forever.
Produced by Square One Productions. Shane Tobin info@sq1.ie 087-2467889
An tIonad
23/11/14
A heart-warming programme that demonstrates how local voluntary initiative and
commitment can make a real difference to people suffering from serious illness.
Prior to 2010 people diagnosed with cancer in the east Galway area had no local
centre to offer them support. Realising that patients who had been diagnosed with
cancer had a real need for assistance in understanding and coping with their illness,
a group of people got together to form the East Galway Cancer Support centre.
Just under four years later their new centre in Ballinasloe is thriving, offering a range
of services to cancer patients and survivors. It is fostering an awareness of healing
emanating from the community, giving patients a voice and a belief that there is life
beyond the diagnosis of cancer.
Produced by Hawkeye Films. Contact Dónal Haughey hawkeyefilms@eircom.net
087-2500644
Seachtain na Rásaí
from 30/11/14
A four part documentary series that looks at Ireland's biggest and most famous
racing festival, the Galway Races. The Irish racing calendar is studded with famous
festivals. But one week every summer, the entire racing world - both flat and national
hunt - descends on the city of the Tribes for race week at the Ballybrit racecourse.
The atmosphere, the scale, and the sheer exuberance of Galway make it the best
sporting and social week of the year in Ireland. This 4 part observational
documentary series follows the preparations for and the seven days of this iconic
week in Irish racing. We go behind the scenes with legendary trainer Dermot Weld,
top jockey Pat Smullen and upcoming female rider Kate O'Brien, racecourse
manager John Moloney, bookmaker John Mulholland, and the women hoping to
catch the judges' eyes on Ladies Day.
Plus there's 'access all areas' in the city as the bars, hotels, restaurants, taxi drivers,
and gardaí all cater for the tens of thousands who flock in to Galway for race week.
Directed by Luke McManus (Jump Boys and Arkle - The legend lives on')
Produced by Touchline Media Stephen Cullinane 01-4295086 stephen@touchline.ie
Anamnocht
Peann le Pár
Wednesdays 9.30pm from 03/09/14
03/09/14 &10/09/14
This unique two part series charts the development of the written word from its
origins, over five thousand years ago in Mesopotamia, to the present. It examines
the development of ideas, how they are inextricably linked to the rise of the written
word and how education liberates people.
It also deals with the political implications of the written word and why societies felt
the need to censor certain types of information. It examines how modern science has
unlocked some of the mysteries of what our brain does when we read and considers
how technology companies might censor our culture in the future.
The series, narrated by Eibhlín Ní Chonghaile ranges world-wide and explores the
different political and cultural dynamics the written word has created.
In the first episode we examine the origins of written language. From the caves in
Lascaux and their mysterious markings to the origins of numbers in Mesapotamia.
The legend of Gilgamesh, considered to be the first novel, Guttenberg’s innovative
printing press and the effect it had on Europe and the world.
We also examine the critical role that Ireland had in preserving the literature of the
ancient world and how the monks had designed books that are still perfect hundreds
of years later. Finally, we examine the best read book in the world, the Bible, and its
effect on the world. The huge variety of interpretations, some completely literal
some less so and the religious beliefs and behaviour that exist as a result.
In the second episode we examine the effect that the written word has had on
society and how different societies respond to censorship and the rights of the
people to express a point of view, no matter how controversial or unpopular. We
look at some examples of the intolerance towards a free liberal media that some
European countries experience today.
Produced by Reading Productions Justin McCarthy justinmccarthy23@gmail.com
Ar Intinn Eile
from 17/09/14
This three part documentary series explores the history of mental illness and its
treatment in Ireland over the past three hundred years, with each of the programmes
covering a century.
In common with other countries, our understanding of mental illness has improved
somewhat in recent times but there were insightful pioneers working in this field in
past centuries too. They fought an uphill struggle to overcome the stigma attaching
to any form of mental illness and against some of the very harsh treatments and
permanent incarceration meted out to patients.
Contributors to the series include Dr Ciara Breathnach, Professor Brendan Kelly,
Mícheál Clancy, Martin Rogan, Professor Jim Lucey, Dr Ivor Browne, Pádraig Ó
Fiannachta, Jonny Dillon, Stephen Hanaphy, Máirín Ní Nualláin, Dr Éamonn Ó
Ciardha, Dr Catherine Cox, Professor Elizabeth Malcolm, Dr Pauline Prior and
Dr Laurence Geary.
Produced by Blinder Films Ailish Bracken 086-1994388 ailish@blinderfilms.com
Tunnel Tigers Thír Chonaill
08/10/14
Beneath the vibrant, urban metropolis that is modern day London, London Crossrail
is creating 42km of new rail tunnels to link the south and east of the city. It is
Europe’s largest construction project, and in this engineering theatre, we find Boyles,
Gallaghers and O’Donnells, tunnel construction crews sourced almost exclusively
from Donegal.
This underground parish of Donegal men is continuing a practice that stretches back
for generations. For well over a hundred years, Donegal men have tunnelled and this
film tells their story from present to past and back again. This story of the men who
flocked to tunnel out the mines, rail lines and hydro schemes of Britain is one that
evokes life in all its harshness, humour and beauty - with characters cast by the work
they did.
Gonna O’Donnell is one them, now long retired. The programme follows him on his
annual trip from the Rosses in Donegal to the Highlands of Scotland where he
revisits the vast schemes and other locations where the Tunnel Tigers earned their
reputation. Gonna’s journey is intercut with the voices of the Donegal men he worked
alongside from the 1950’s to the early 80’s and we also meet the modern tunnellers
from Donegal.
Produced by Hollybrook Films, director Neal Boyle 056 7712663
info@hollybrookfilms.com
Filleadh ar an Teampall Mór
15/10/14
In 1964, An Garda Síochána moved its main training facility from the Phoenix Park in
Dublin to Templemore in Co Tipperary, a significant decentralisation of a major
component of this major arm of the State. Now, 50 years after the first recruits
graduated from this new facility, they returned to commemorate the occasion.
In this commemorative documentary, we meet the class of '64 and discover how
their lives and careers played out after they left Templemore. Many of them were
involved in some of the most high-profile court cases the State has ever seen - one
even became a Garda Commissioner. All of them recall a different more innocent
time as they reflect on what has become of the Gardaí. Profiling both the men of
Templemore and the town that embraced them, this documentary provides a unique
insight into the lives of the men who served our State.
Produced by Dearg Films. Brian Reddin 01-2899217 deargfilms@eircom.net
Torthaí na Daoirse 22/10/14
The story of the Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid strike in 1984 when Mary Manning, a
21 year old worker at the supermarket in Henry Street, Dublin took on the might of
her employers and much of the Irish establishment as well.
In keeping with a directive from her own union, she refused to register the sale of an
Outspan grapefruit. She and ten other workers who supported her action were
suspended from work with immediate effect and a strike ensued. They assumed it
would be a matter of days before the issue would be resolved and they would return
to work. But the lockout was to last two years and nine months and only ended
when the Irish government agreed to implement a complete ban of the import of
South African goods until the apartheid regime was overthrown.
Opposition to the strike came from all quarters – including from within the IDATU
(Irish Distributive & Administrative Union), the Church, the Gardaí, the Irish
Government and most astonishingly the head of the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement,
This documentary exposes the bitter rivalry that escalated between the parties
concerned as the eyes of the world shone on the strikers in their fight against
apartheid. European trade was the lifeblood of apartheid in South Africa, and on
that fateful day in July 1984 the naive action taken by one young Irish shop cashier
was about to change the face of the anti-apartheid movement around the world.
Participants include: Mary Manning, Áine Ní Éalaí, Ben Dunne, Brendan
Archbold, Brendan Ryan, Des Geraghty, Bishop Desmond Tutu and sitting TDs
Finian McGrath and Ruairí Quinn.
This project received support from the BAI Sound and Vision scheme and from Bord
Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board.
Produced by Ferndale Films Ltd. Noel Pearson 086-2452570
noel@ferndalefilms.com
Dialanna an Chogadh Mhóir
from 29/10/14
The súil eile approach can illuminate the big stories too – as demonstrated in this
unique 8 part documentary series on World War I. The series, a major international
coproduction seeks to answer one simple question: What was it like for those
involved ?
It seeks to answer the question by relying solely on the contemporary testimony of
those who lived through it (or through part of it).
This series is a major
collaboration, drawing on the work of an international team of authors, researchers
and broadcasters. The initial research uncovered 1,000 dramatic stories of the war.
The series has woven them together, combining some of the most vivid and
emotional stories of Irishmen and women with those of European men, women and
children. These characters- such as the selection of Irish soldiers in a trench on The
Western Front - provide gritty insights into their daily lives and struggles, and give a
true sense of this lived war on the battlefields.
In addition to these main characters, the series provides context and shade by
including snippets from 100 side characters from all over the world – a Chorus of
sorts – who share a feeling or experience that was echoed around the globe. Hailing
from different sections of the involved powers, and from all walks of life, these
characters represent a cross-section of society itself.
No TV series can tell the full story of the Great War. This series brings you into the
minds of those who experienced it.
Produced by Looks International (Germany) and Square One productions (Ireland)
Produced by Square One Productions. Shane Tobin 087-2467889 info@sq1.ie
Siamsaíocht/ Entertainment
An Jig Gig
8.30pm Sundays from 28/09/14
The search for the top traditional dance act in Ireland is back! Young and old, from
all different Irish dancing styles, will battle it out on stage trying to impress the judges
and host Aindrias de Staic.
Over the past 5 years, thousands of Irish dancers have battled it out in their quest to
be crowned TG4’s Best Traditional Irish Dance Act. They have come to us in all
shapes and sizes, from solo dancers to large dance troupes. This is the first Irish
dance competition that showcases dancers of different ages, styles and
organisations battling it out head to head on the same stage.
Now it’s time to begin the search for An Jig Gig Champion 2014 !
All forms of Irish dancing will feature on the 13 part series, from step dancing to
brush dancing, from sean-nós dancing to set dancers. This is the ultimate free-for-all
Irish dance competition and a celebration of all the Irish dancing traditions.
Keeping a close eye on all the talented hopefuls are our 3 judges.
Breandán de Gallaí, former lead dancer in Riverdance, Breandán is used to working
with the world’s top Irish dancers. He is a hard man to impress and any dancer going
on stage in front of him, aiming to be crowned the best had better give the
performance of their lives!
Dearbhla Lennon, also a former lead dancer in Riverdance and Lord Of The Dance.
She has experienced performing at the top level in Irish dance for years. Like
Breandán, she is an expert in the field, and will quickly weed out the chancers from
the talented dancers.
Labhrás Sonaí Choilm Learraí, a champion Sean-nós dancer, and a fanatical
supporter of the older styles of Irish dance completes the judging panel. Labhrás, a
man who knows what he likes, won’t be pulling any punches with such a prestigious
prize at stake.
All 3 judges are experts in the field of Irish dance, but will they see eye to eye with
such a variety of styles on display? Sparks are sure to fly again on An Jig Gig…..
Produced by Adare Productions. Brian Graham 01-2843877
brian@adareproductions.ie
An Lá a Rugadh Mé
8pm Tuesdays from 21/10/14
A simple and entertaining series that combines nostalgia, national and International
news and popular culture in which a guest presenter sifts through the Irish
newspapers, radio and television archive to see what was making headlines on the
day he/she was born.
We then follow that person as they embark on a personal journey investigating
further three of the stories that catch their eye from the date of their birth. The
episode begins with a visit to the National Library where journalist Harry McGee is
on hand to guide the guest through the newspaper archive there. They find out what
made the headlines (big and small) on the day of the guest’s birth. It is up to the
guest to decide which three stories they like best. It might be those that made
headlines on that day, OR the smaller news stories, from local radio or newspaper
that catches their attention.
The stories can be a mix of heavy news items that have resonance today or lighter
items that speak more about the culture, fashion or trends “back in the day”.
Among the guests are well known personalities and include GAA legends,
politicians, musicians, actors and broadcasters.
Former Minister Alan Dukes visits the German World War II prisoner of war camp in
Sachsenhausen, liberated on the day of his birth. He finds out that one of those
interned was an Irishman, Colonel John McGrath.
Broadcaster Evelyn O’Rourke meets a woman who was kidnapped in Dublin’s
Henry Street on the day of Evelyn’s birth.
Veteran sportscaster Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh adds to his repertoire by going for
a cricket lesson in the Phoenix Park, the venue home of a big cricket match on the
day he was born.
Style icon and Kerry footballer Paul Galvin follows the fashion passion by tracing
what happened to designer Sara Percival who opened a clothes factory in Mayo on
the day he was born.
Columnist and commentator Úna Mullally wonders at how a fictitious barwoman in
a lager commercial could have captivated the Irish male psyche at the time she was
born– as Irishmen wondered about Sally O’Brien ‘and the way she might look at
you’.
Produced by Adare Productions, Brighid Breathnach 01 2843877
www.adareproductions.ie
Xtreme 5.55pm Mondays & Wednesdays from 22/09/14
Action and extreme sports continue to outpace many other traditional sports
worldwide. Many of these sports, such as surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding,
not only entail a supreme challenge and thrill for those who take part - they also
represent a ‘lifestyle’ choice, to be part of something that’s bigger than just sport..
The Xtreme ColleXtion is a weekly magazine programme presented by Colmán Mac
Séalaigh which unites the very best action and extreme sports from around the
planet into a single, regular TV offering.
Loaded to the max with awe-inspiring events, stunts, challenges and projects, The
Xtreme ColleXtion also focuses on the personalities involved, telling exceptional
stories
about
extraordinary
sports
people,
who
live
life
on
the edge. So if barrelling inside the world’s best breaks or skateboarding in the
coolest urban locations is your thing, then you’re in the right place.
Survivor 27: Blood v Water
7.15pm Saturdays from 20/09/14
The rules are simple: 20 Americans are abandoned in the middle of some of the
most unforgiving places on earth. Divided into teams, they participate in challenges
given by host Jeff Probst.
In this season, former participants compete against their own relatives who all have
the same ultimate goal - to outwit, outplay and outlast to become the Sole Survivor.
Sraitheanna Faisnéise / Factual series
Cláir Dúlra / Leighis ; Nature /Health
I mBarr do Shláinte
7.30pm Wednesdays from 03/09/14
General practitioner Dr. Sinéad Ní Bheirn returns with a new series in which her
studio guests talk frankly about their different illnesses, all of which are common in
Irish society. Reporter Catherine Ní Ghuairim goes out in search of further
information on the illnesses and reports on the results from current medical and
scientific research experts in the different fields.
Amongst the illnesses covered in this year’s series are, hemochromatosis, Thyroid
problems, COPD, Arthritis, Pre-eclampsia, Gestational Diabetes, Acne and reflux
and colic in children.
Produced by TG4. Deirdre Ní Choistín 091-505050 deirdre.ni.choistin@tg4.ie
Fiántas
Fiántas na hIndia Saturdays 8.05pm from 20/09/14
This stunning five part nature series, Wildest India takes a look at India’s Great
Desert- It’s a hotspot for nature, home to some of the toughest and rarest creatures
on earth. The series is a celebration of India – a melting pot of iconic wildlife, epic
terrains and colourful beauty.
Fiántas na nOileán
from 08/11/14
Each episode in this five part series, Wildest Islands, explores the wildlife on an
island or archipelago, where evolution resulted in remarkable diversity. The islands
are in different oceans and conditions, and whether isolated or not, wildlife, human
populations and even geology often interact significantly with insular and/or
continental neighbours.
Islands can be home to the most extreme examples of life, the wildest of people and
the most dramatic landscapes. Natural selection fuels evolution in the most dramatic
way. Isolated for hundreds of thousands of years, pockets of individuals survive,
thrive and adapt to fill all available niches fuelling a rapid development of new
species.
This iconic and landmark series is a celebration of the world’s most spectacular
island locations, and the people and wildlife who call these jewels home.
Fiántas Mheiriceá Theas
from 13/12/14
This four part series, Wildest Latin America, uncovers what makes the Amazon such
a powerhouse of evolution and how it has come to home a third of all species on the
planet.
SPÓRT/SPORT
SPORT ON TG4 THIS AUTUMN

TG4 will broadcast over 22 live Guinness PRO12 Rugby games during the season
with live matches on Friday evenings – including the mouth-watering clash between
Munster and Leinster, live from Thomond Park in the 11th Round of the competition
on St Stephen’s Day, Friday 26th December.

Live & exclusive coverage of the Australia v Ireland International Rules Series
match – Exclusively Live on TG4 on Saturday 22nd November. The best GAA players
take on their professional counterparts from the Australian Football League (AFL).

GAA Beo will provide exclusive coverage of the All-Ireland Minor and Under-21
Hurling Finals, County Finals and the AIB Club Provincial Championships.

Peil na mBan Beo on TG4 on Sunday 28th September will see live coverage of the
TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Finals from Croke Park.

La Vuelta (Tour of Spain Cycling) – Live from Sunday 24th August to Sunday 14th
September.

Hour-long highlights of all the GAA action on TG4’s weekly show GAA 2014 –
Monday evenings at 8.30pm.

Live and exclusive coverage of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships from
Santander, Spain (18-21 September)

Deferred coverage of both Senior All-Ireland Senior Hurling and Football Finals
from Croke Park at 7:30pm on the day, providing viewers the opportunity to see all of
the action from the two biggest games of the year.

Six continuous days of live coverage from the Listowel Races – including the Kerry
National Handicap Steeplechase on Wednesday 17th September.

Seó Spóirt – the weekend-preview programme with interviews, previews, reviews
and analysis presented by broadcaster All-Ireland winning captain Dara Ó Cinnéide
– Friday evenings at 10:00pm.

Laochra Gael: the ever-popular profile series that chronicles the careers of the top
Gaelic games players of bygone days. This season’s new profiles include
programmes on Brendan Cummins (Tipperary), Barney Rock (Dublin), Ryan
McMenamin (Tyrone), Michael Duignan (Offaly), Niamh Kindlon (Monaghan),
Ogie Moran (Kerry), Jamesie O'Connor (Clare), Liam McHale (Mayo).

Volvo Ocean Race: Live coverage from each in-port race and the start of each leg
plus weekly highlights from October to the final stages in Gothenburg in June 2015.

Motorsport Ireland: Every Wednesday night at 11pm from various motorsport and
rallying events such as the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, Circuit of Ireland Rally,
National Forestry Rally and the Dunlop National Rally Championship.
Guinness PRO12 - Live rugby Coverage on TG4
Extensive free to view live coverage of the new 2014/15 Guinness PRO12 Rugby
competition each weekend. The league format continues over 22 weekends with
the top four teams progressing to the play-off semi finals and finals to be held in
second half of May 2015.
TG4’s live coverage will kick-off on Friday 5th September with Munster v Edinburgh,
live from Thomond Park
In an exciting new development, TG4 has announced that the station will produce a
new weekly extended highlights programme each weekend with all the highlights,
action and latest news from the Guinness PRO12, on Saturday nights at 11:00pm.
Commentary will be provided by Gearóid Mac Donncha and pitch side analysis with
Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill and regular analysts including Eoghan Ó Neachtain,
John Broderick and Éamonn Molloy.
The TG4 line-up of live matches is as follows:
Round
Date
Match
Friday 5th September
Munster v Edinburgh, Live from
Thomond Park
7:10pm
Highlights from the weekends matches
10:45pm
Edinburgh v Connacht, Live from BT
Murrayfield
7:10pm
Highlights from the weekends matches
11:10pm
Connacht v Leinster, Live from the
Sportsground
7:10pm
Leinster v Cardiff Blues, Live from the
RDS Arena
7:10pm
Highlights from the weekends matches
10.30pm
Connacht v Carfiff Blues, Live from the
Sportsground
7:10pm
Highlights from the weekends matches
(including Leinster v Munster)
10:30pm
Munster v Scarlets, Live from Thomond
Park
7:10pm
Highlights from the weekends matches
10:30pm
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
Saturday
6th
September
Friday
12th
September
Saturday
13th
September
Friday
19th
September
Friday
26th
September
Saturday
27th
September
Friday 3rd October
5
Saturday 4th October
5
Friday 10th October
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
12
11th
Saturday
October
st
TG4
coverage
begins
Leinster v Edinburgh, Live from the RDS
Arena
7:10pm
Friday 31 October
Saturday
1st
November
Highlights from the weekends matches
Connacht v Zebre, Live from the
st
Friday 21 November Sportsground
Sunday
23rd
November
Highlights from the weekends matches
th
Friday 28 November Munster v Ulster, Live from Thomond
Park
th
Saturday
29 Leinster
v
Ospreys
November
Connacht v Scarlets
Leinster v Connacht, Live from the RDS
Friday 19 December Arena
Saturday
20th
December
Highlights from the weekends matches
Munster v Leinster, Live from Thomond
Friday 26th December Park
Connacht v Munster, Live from the
st
Thursday 1 January Sportsground
10:40pm
7:10pm
7:10pm
7:10pm
11:00pm
4:30pm
4:30pm
GAA Coverage on TG4
Live & exclusive coverage of the Ireland v Australia International Rules Series
match.
IRELAND v AUSTRALIA, INTERNATIONAL RULES SERIES
GAA / AFL
Live & exclusive on TG4
SATURDAY 22nd NOVEMBER
Venue: Paterson’s Stadium, Perth, Australia Match starts at 8:45am (Irish time)
Earlier this year, the GAA and the AFL announced that the International Rules
series will take place this year, but only as a one-off Test, winner takes all..
The Irish will again be managed by Paul Earley who oversaw their success
against the Aussies in the games played at Breffni Park and Croke Park last
autumn.
The AFL recently confirmed that the Australian team for the 2014 Series will be
compiled entirely of players who have All Australian experience. Major AFL stars
such as Patrick Dangerfield, Luke Hodge, Scott Pendlebury and Joel Selwood
have already committed to the 2014 game.
Paul Earley is confident that the new approach from the Australians will ensure a
competitive tussle in Perth. They’ve chosen a high-quality head coach in Alastair
Clarkson from Hawthorn in the AFL.
The GAA and the AFL have also modified some of the laws of International Rules
Football ahead of Ireland's visit to Perth in November.
The winning team receives the coveted Cormac McAnallen Cup — named after
the Tyrone football star who died suddenly at the age of 23.
GAA BEO
Exclusive live GAA coverage from a top Sunday afternoon fixture in the AIB Club
Championships and various County Finals from around the country as well as full
deferred coverage from a second match. Micheál Ó Domhnaill introduces the action
from the sideline with match commentary by Brian Tyers and Mac Dara Mac
Donncha who are joined each week by top analysts.
GAA coverage on TG4 comprises live match coverage, highlights, features,
documentary and archive-based programming. The relationship between TG4 and
the GAA has, from the outset, been a close one, given the many areas of mutual
interest. In addition to match coverage, TG4 has also provided a range of news,
features and documentary material on the GAA.
This Autumn will see TG4 provide exclusive live tv coverage of the All-Ireland UnderMinor and 21 Hurling Finals, the TG4 Ladies Gaelic Football Finals as well as
tracking the AIB Provincial Club Championships.
Saturday 6th September 2014 - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Gaelic Football Semi Finals:
TG4 coverage begins at 1:45pm with live coverage of the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies
Football Semi-Finals - Intermediate semi-final and senior semi-final, presented by
Gráinne McElwain, as we find out which teams can make it all the way and appear in
the TG4 All-Ireland Finals in Croke Park on the last Sunday in September.
Sunday 7th September
12.45pm Live and exclusive TV coverage of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final
from Croke Park.
7.30pm Full deferred coverage of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final from Croke
Park, commentary by Garry Mac Donncha.
Saturday 15th September at 5pm
Ireland Under-21 Hurling Finals.
Live coverage of the Bord Gáis Energy All-
Sunday 21st September
12.45pm Live and exclusive TV coverage of the All-Ireland Minor Football Final
from Croke Park.
7.30pm Full deferred coverage of the All-Ireland Senior Football Final from Croke
Park with commentary by Garry Mac Donncha.
Sunday 28thSeptember at 11.40am
Live coverage of the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Finals from Croke Park, a
triple header of matches– All Ireland Junior Final (11.45am), Intermediate Final
(1.45pm) and Senior Final (4pm). Presented by Gráinne McElwain.
Sunday 5th, Sunday 12th and Sunday 19th October at 2pm on TG4
Live coverage of a county Hurling or Football Final.
Every Sunday from 26thOctober to Sunday 7th December at 2 pm
Live & deferred coverage from the AIB Club Provincial Hurling & Football
Championship.
GAA 2014
Another season of the popular staple in the TG4 schedule, Monday night’s hour long
highlights of all the Gaelic games action, Mondays, 8.30pm.
Laochra Gael
The thirteenth season the popular documentary profile series on Gaelic games
legends. Each edition recalls a former player who made a big impact on his/her
chosen sport and includes archive footage, interviews and features. Contributors
include players, managers, commentators and analysts.
The new season’s profiles will include:
Brendan Cummins, (Tipperary)
Considered one of the greatest hurling goalkeepers of all time, the dual-playing
Ardfinnan man guarded the net for the Premier county for nearly two decades,
winning two All Irelands, five All Star awards and making a record 73 championship
appearances for his native county.
Barney Rock, (Dublin)
The red-headed darling of Hill 16 throughout the eighties, the Ballymun free-taker
captured Metropolitan hearts with his place kicking and match-winning scores like his
famous opportunistic goal against Galway in the 1983 All-Ireland Final ensuring
victory for a 12 man Dublin.
Phil 'Fan' Larkin & Philip Larkin, (Kilkenny)
The Larkins of James Stephens club in Kilkenny hold a unique distinction in hurling
history: Three generations of the same family have won All Ireland Senior hurling
medals with Kilkenny. Paddy won four in the 1930s, his son 'Fan' won five in the
1960's and 70's and his son Philly added three more with the Cats at the turn of the
21st century.
Ryan McMenamin, (Tyrone)
A tenacious defender, the St Dympna’s Dromore man was born in Canada. While
he often was accused of playing on the edge, he was vital to the success of Mickey
Harte's team of champions, winning three All Irelands with Tyrone in the 2000's and
five Ulster titles. Often feared, always respected, Ryan always drew a response
from opponents and from the crowd
Michael Duignan, (Offaly)
For over a decade, he was a key member of the talented Offaly team that took the
hurling world by storm in the 1990s with their skill, flair and never say die attitude,
winning two All Ireland medals and five Leinster titles. The St Rynagh’s man was a
talented footballer too. He is now a respected pundit.
Niamh Kindlon, (Monaghan)
Winning an All Ireland in her debut year with Monaghan in 1997,
the
Magheracloone stalwart has gone on to cement her status as one of the modern
greats of ladies football, leading her county team on the ongoing quest for more All
Ireland glory with no luck so far but Niamh plays on.
Ciarán Carey, (Limerick)
A giant of a player for Limerick during the nineties, the Patrickswell stalwart held the
fort at midfield and centre back throughout his county’s campaigns to achieve All
Ireland glory. While he didn’t achieve that, he made his mark and his amazing last
minute point against Clare in 1996 will go down as one of the greatest winners ever
scored in GAA history.
Ogie Moran, (Kerry)
A member of the all-Kerry exclusive club of five players to win eight football All
Ireland senior medals, the Beale club-man has two further unique distinctions of
been the only player to win all eight while playing the same position and of being the
only player of them to play for the full duration of each of those eight victorious finals.
He captained for Kerry’s famous All Ireland victory over Dublin in 1978.
Jamesie O'Connor, (Clare)
Clare's most prolific scorer during their reign in the nineties, the St Joseph's Doora
Barefield man was key to the county’s All Ireland successes of 1995 and 1997. He
also added three Munster titles, Hurler of the Year in 1997, four All Star awards and
an All Ireland club medal in what was a golden era for the Banner county
Liam McHale, (Mayo)
One of Ireland's greatest basketball players but to Gaelic football fans he will be
remembered as the tall, imposing midfielder who spearheaded his county’s frequent
but unsuccessful All-Ireland campaigns from 1989 to 1997. Although the All Ireland
title remained elusive for Mayo, the Ballina man collected six Connacht titles and an
All Star and was a selector with Mayo in 2004 and 2005.
Seó Spóirt
Friday nights
Weekly sports programme with interviews, previews, reviews and analysis presented
by broadcaster and former Kerry All-Ireland winning captain Dara Ó Cinnéide. Now
in its sixth series, Dara is joined weekly at TG4 headquarters by resident pundit
Seán Bán Breathnach (SBB) alongside well known guest analysts including Micheál
Ó Muircheartaigh, Ger Loughnane, Jarlath Burns, Tomás Ó Sé, John Allen,
Seán Óg de Paor, Donal O’Grady, Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Pat Fleury, Seán Ó
Domhnaill, Tomás Ó Flatharta, Coman Goggins, Eamonn Fitzmaurice and
Conal Ó Máirtín. While roving reporter Gemma Ní Chionnaith will bring us up to
date with interviews from Ireland’s top players and managers from around the
country.
The show covers a wide range of sports – including GAA, Rugby, Horseracing and
Soccer. The series is a must for all sporting fans as they prepare for the weekend’s
action. It’s your one stop shop for what’s happening in the world of sport. Check out
the website at: www.tg4.ie/seospoirt.
Produced by Sónta Teo. keith@sonta.ie
095-33933
CYCLING: Vuelta a España – The Tour of Spain
Inspired by the success of the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France, this race was first
organized in 1935 and has grown in status an popularity and now is a UCI World
Tour event with the participation of all the major professional teams.
The 2012 Vuelta a España was won by the Spaniard Alberto Contador of Team
Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank. The 2013 Vuelta a España brought the first win of an
American rider, Chris Horner which also became the oldest winner of the competition
(and of any grand tour), at the age of 41.
Running from Saturday August 23rd - 14th September, the 2014 Vuelta will have 21
stages, covering a total distance of 3180 kilometres.
TG4 will provide coverage of each stage live with half hour highlights each evening.
Commentary will be provided by the channel’s regular cycling experts Páidí Ó
Lionáird and Pádraic Ó Cuinn.
Listowel Racing Festival 2014
Not just a sporting occasion, the annual Listowel Races is a social event that is
always well attended, not only by people from all over Ireland but also by the Irish
living abroad. Live coverage of the famous Kerry racing festival is now a staple of the
TG4 Autumn schedule. This year’s festival runs with from Monday 15 th to Saturday
20th September, six days of racing coverage with a total of forty five races presented
by Séan Bán Breathnach, with analysis from Mánus Ó Conghaile and commentary
from Micheál Ó Sé. Sláine Ní Chathalláin & Mick Ó hUallacháin will be amidst the
action with the trainers and owners.
So don't miss out on the horses, the races, the gambling, Ladies’ Day, the craic and
the fun. The centrepiece of the festival comes on Wednesday with the running of the
Guinness Kerry National Handicap Steeplechase. This €160,000 three mile contest
always provides breath taking action while Friday 19 thSeptember is Ladies Day with
the best dressed lady competition. Coverage starts on TG4 on Monday 15 th of
September at 3pm.
Motorsport Ireland Wednesdays 11.30pm
Highlights from various motorsport and rallying events such as the Irish Tarmac Rally
Championship, Circuit of Ireland Rally, National Forestry Rally and the Dunlop
National Rally Championship.
ISAF Sailing World Championships 2014
Live & exclusive coverage of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships from
Santander, Spain from the 18-21 September 2014 with all ten Olympic events racing
for World Championship glory and Olympic qualification. Almost 1,500 of the world’s
best sailors will gather to compete in the ten Olympic events with 1,000 boats racing
in the various events.
This event will be the first opportunity for Providence Team IRL to qualify Ireland for
the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the following classes:
Providence Team IRL (sailors that competed in London 2012)
49er – Ryan Seaton & Matt McGovern
Laser Radial – Annalise Murphy
Laser Standard – James Espey
ISA Development Academy (sailors in training for 2016 or 2020)
49erfx – Andrea Brewster & Saskia Tidey
Laser Standard – Finn Lynch
TG4 Coverage Start times
Thursday 18th September 1:10pm
Friday 19th September
1:10pm
Saturday 20th September 1:10pm
Sunday 21st September Deferred coverage begins at 3pm
Volvo Ocean Race
The Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round the World Race) is the major
round the world yacht race. Theo forthcoming race will start in Alicante, Spain in
early October and will end in Gothenburg, Sweden in June 2015.
The race will
have 11 port stops and cover 38,739 nautical miles with TG4 offering live coverage
of each in-port race and the start of each leg as well as a weekly highlights
programme throughout.
Ealaíon/ Art
Imeall
10.15pm
Thursdays from 11/09/14
The channel’s flagship bilingual arts series returns for its 7th season with presenter
Tristan Rosenstock and his team chronicling cultural life in Ireland, getting up close
and personal with our leading artists in all corners of the country.
The series regularly features established and emerging talent. Some of Ireland’s
best known will be giving in-depth interviews. These include Chieftain’s founder and
leader Paddy Moloney, writer Emma Donoghue, composer Bill Whelan, poet
Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Hozier, Ireland Chair of Irish Poetry Paula Meehan, artist Mick
O’Dea as well as international artists such as stage and TV actor John Mahoney.
From Lego sculptures to circus skills, Imeall will showcase every aspect of Ireland’s
creative magic.
Produced by Red Shoe Maggie Breathnach 086-3894142 Maggie@redshoe.ie
Steip Beo
A real example of súil eile as TG4 again brings live coverage of the traditional step
dancing competition from Oireachtas na Gaeilge, the annual cultural festival, being
held again this year in Killarney.
An art form in decline until recent years, sean-nós dancing is currently undergoing a
huge revival. This is an exuberant, free style form of individual dancing for men and
women and boys and girls of all ages and sizes, from under 16 upwards.
The emphasis here is on flair and self-expression in a form of traditional Irish dancing
that is very far removed from the uniforms, curly wigs and regulated steps of other
regimented forms of Irish dancing.
TG4’s live coverage of this competition has become a run-away success and a real
audience-grabber as it conveys the fun and energy of this old pastime that really
connects with the contemporary audience. Presented by Joe Ó Dónaill.
YOUNG PEOPLE’s
6-7pm Monday – Friday
Xtreme 5.55pm Mondays & Wednesdays from 22/09/14
Action and extreme sports continue to outpace many other traditional sports
worldwide. Many of these sports, such as surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding,
not only entail a supreme challenge and thrill for those who take part - they also
represent a ‘lifestyle’ choice, to be part of something that’s bigger than just sport.
The Xtreme is a weekly magazine programme presented by Colmán Mac Séalaigh
which unites the very best action and extreme sports from around the planet into a
single, regular TV offering.
Loaded to the max with awe-inspiring events, stunts, challenges and projects,
Xtreme also focuses on the personalities involved, telling exceptional stories about
extraordinary
sports
people,
who
live
life
on
the edge. So if barrelling inside the world’s best breaks or skateboarding in the
coolest urban locations is your thing, then you’re in the right place.
Is maith liom Pop 6.25pm Mondays from 22/09/14
Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill presents this weekly archive-based programme,
rolling back the years to bring us the music that made the headlines in years gone
by.
Cluiche Thart 5.55pm Thursdays from 25/09/14
The latest news on technology and the best Apps in the market. Each week Colmán
Mac Séalaigh will review the newly released games for Playstation and X-Box and
above all that, we will keep you up-to-date on the latest and best gadgets!
Bushwhacked 5.55pm Fridays from 26/09/14
This is an Australian series, meeting the country’s weird and wonderful wildlife, and
learning about indigenous rites and rituals. Each episode, tracks down one of
Australia’s unique animals. It’s a fun-fuelled, adrenalin-pumping, fast-paced
adventure presented by two colourful characters – one an ice cool bushman; the
other a skateboarding city-slicker who’s never been into the heart of Aboriginal
Australia.
Wipeout 6pm Tuesdays from 23/09/14
It’s crashes, smashes and hilarious mud splashes in the ultimate obstacle race, in
this new season of Wipeout, presented and revoiced by Máire Treasa and Colmán.
The 6–7pm slot will also include another opportunity to see the TG4 travel
programmes Wwoofáil and Ó Tholg go Tolg and the TG4 Magic series, Draíocht.
Lá Dár Saol
31/10/2014 5.05pm
A unique TV and Web project for young adults that will be launched on Halloween,
TG4’s coming of age, 18th birthday. Young people from all over Ireland were invited
to make a recording of a day in their lives (on camera, Smart Phone or PC) and to
submit for inclusion in a TV program and a Web-based competition.
The best segments have been compiled for the TV programme, providing a unique
insight into what life is like for today’s generation of young people. The complete
submissions will be posted on the TG4 You Tube and viewers can then vote to
select prize-winning “Day in the Life”.
Produced Léiriú le Macha Media Antaine Ó Donaille
PRESCHOOL
Monday Sunday 7.00-7.30am
TG4’s pre-school block: Cúla4 na nÓg returns to our screens this Autumn giving
preschoolers the opportunity to watch, listen and engage with colourful characters.
Each morning will include a 5 minute segment called Déan É presented by Gráinne
Bleasdale, with the help of young guests in the Cúla4 na nÓg studio. Déan É
focuses on how to facepaint, how to dance, how to make various craft projects and
more.
Newly commissioned for the Pre-school block is a second series of Bia Linn as
well as a puppet series Saol faoi Shráid.
Bia Linn 2 produced by Indee Productions and presented by Muireann Ní
Chíobháin & Cóco an Cócaire (the puppet chef), the series focuses on easily
prepared meals for kids to make. Muireann invites young helpers into the Bia Linn
kitchen, to cook and sing along with her, while Cócó presents food related features
from all around the country, orchards, farms etc.
Saol Faoi Shráid is a new and original Irish language series produced by
Meangadh Fíbín. It follows the adventures of Glibín & Ribín, alien characters from
the centre of the earth whose spaceship crashes underground. They now have a
home with a trio of insect characters who play in a rock band. Ribín and Glibín
endeavour to find out all that they can about this new world that they now inhabit
and they learn a lot from their friends above the street, young Irish children from
around the country who help them to problem solve in each episode. With newly
composed songs and lots of old Irish tales and stories intermingled throughout the
story lines, this series is bound to capture the imagination of its viewers.
This project received support from the BAi Sound and Vision scheme and from the
Section 481 incentives for film and TV drama put in place by the Irish Govt.
Newly acquired and revoiced titles include, Q Pootle 5; a series inspired by the
books by Nick Butterworth, based on the adventures of a small friendly alien and his
friends on the planet Okidoki. Zac & Quack, follows a dynamic and adventurous
boy named Zack and his best friend, Quack, Peg & Cat is an animated math-based
series for children ages 3-5, about the spirited Peg and her sidekick Cat as they
embark on adventures and solve problems together, Igam Ogam, our cave girl
friend, returns for a second series this Autumn, co-produced in Ireland by Telegael &
Studio Calon.
Scéal an Lae, the popular story time series, featuring newly published Irish language
books and translations, will return for a fourth series with readers such as Micheál Ó
Muircheartaigh, Bríd Ní Neachtain, Páidí Ó Lionáird, Aonghus Óg MacAnally
and more.
KIDS: 6 – 12 year olds
Monday – Friday 4.00-5.55 pm Sat-Sun 7.00-7.30M
Every evening on Cúla4 join in for new episodes of Tuff Puppy, Spongebob,
Rekkit Rabbit and the Wildgrinder’s skating team along with your other favourite
characters. The Cúla4 block returns for the autumn with a brand new look. Join us
each day in studio, Monday-Friday to find out about the latest in the Tech, gaming
and sporting world. Each week The Cúla4 team will also pay a visit to a primary
school to find out what students are up to these days in “Mo Scoil”
NEW PROGRAMMES on Cúla4
This season of Cúla4 will launch the reversioned series Officially Amazing hosted
by Eoin Ó Loideáin. The series brings to you w eird and w onderful
Guinness World Records attempts from around the w orld. We meet
some amazing people who hold some really astonishing official world records. But
it's not just humans who want to get in on the action – we'll also be meeting animals
champing at the bit to become world record holders.
Naíonán an Zú: is a family series based in Berlin. The series discovers what it takes
to be a zoo baby in a modern zoo. From regular weight checks to inoculations and
first trips outside, we witness all these firsts and many more as we observe the
animals in Berlin in their first days of life through to animal toddlerdom.
The Cúla4 block will also feature new animated series’ such as Dennis & Gnasher,
based on the original comic strips from The Beano. Sabrina the Teenage Witch, an
animated spin-off of the ever popular live action drama series and for the millions of
girls around the world who love horses Cúla4 will introduce Wendy, an animated
drama series based on the adventures of a young girl living on a stud farm.
Kids: Online Content…
www.cula4.com/og contains information on all pre-school programmes on TG4. The
site also gives information on all the free to download Cúla4 Apps; Cúlacaint 1-3,
Aimsir Cúla4 , Ollie an Veain Bheag Bhán, Zou & Ag Spraoi le Claude. On-line
games are also available here, as well as a link to the Cúla4 E-Litir; a
downloadable monthly newsletter for parents and teachers.
Cula4 TV- if you miss a programme you can view it on the Cula4 Player. Free to
access, worldwide via the link cula4.com The Player has a kid’s friendly interface
with access only to age appropriate content.
Ceol/Music
Bosca Ceoil
10pm Sundays from 28/09/14
A brand new Irish music series that’s high-energy and live-performance based, with
multiple stages, enthusiastic audiences and a dynamic, new presenter Pauline
Scanlon (singer with the group Lumiere). This is an eclectic mix of traditional Irish
and contemporary singers, dancers and instrumentalists, televised in an innovative,
energetic and highly visual manner, including some of the biggest names in the trad
world such as Sharon Shannon, Dervish, Danú, Cara Dillon, Frankie Gavin & De
Dannan, Fidil, Flook, Beoga, Buttons & Bows, At First Light and Lumiere alongside
emerging Acts such as We Banjo 3, Morga, The Bonny Men and Reel It In.
The series also includes new and exciting musical collaborations between the artists
and there are special exclusive performances with contemporary artists like Mick
Flannery, Steve Wall and Lisa O’Neill.
The series was recorded in Monroes in Galway, one of the top live music venues in
Ireland. Each edition features 5 different performance spaces/stages with energetic
live audiences in each. Each space is beautifully lit and has its own visual identity
from intimate solo & duet areas to full band stage with lights, movers and LED panels
so that the overall aesthetic and style has a slightly post-modern feel.
Produced by Paul McKay Productions 087-4155322 paulmckayok@gmail.com
Celebrating a Musical Family at Oireachtas na Gaeilge
The annual Oireachtas na Gaeilge cultural festival takes place in Killarney this year
in early November and TG4 will once again provide extensive news and programme
coverage not just of the main singing and dance competitions but of fringe events
also.
One special event will be this Thursday night live programme from Killarney in the
company of one of Kerry’s best-known musical families. They are a numerous
bunch with an enviable array of singing and instrumental talent at their disposal.
They’ve performed in duets, trios, bands, groups and choirs. They can make you
laugh and make you dance but also make you weep with their beautiful and wistful
songs. Who can they be?
Glór Tíre Togha & Rogha
10.30pm Wednesdays from 10/09/14
Featuring a selection of top-class country music and song from Series 10 this
entertaining series has performances from the cream of the country music crop,
including Louise Morrissey, Michael English, Mike Denver, Jim Devine, Mick
Flavin, Brendan Shine, Nathan Carter, Gina and the Champions and Johnny
Brady.
The first episode of Glór Tíre - Rogha agus Togha begins this on 10th September,
with the best selection of songs from the tenth instalment of the popular country
music series. Performing on stage in the Quays Bar Music Hall.
Produced by Gaelmedia Teo. Christy King 091-592888 gaelmed5@eircom.net
A Little Bit Showband
11pm Wednesdays from 10/09/14
Ireland’s showband era in the third quarter of the last century was a phenomenon
that will never be seen in this country again. At the height of its popularity there were
over 800 bands playing to packed ballrooms throughout the island! It was an era of
Beehive hair styles, sharp suits, Brylcreem and the Ballroom of Romance where
‘dancing at the crossroads’ was an actuality not just a phrase.
This is a new 6 part series in which broadcaster and veteran showband member
Ronan Collins takes you on a nostalgic trip back to this golden period in Irish life.
Each programme features one of Ireland’s leading showband stars. Catapulted from
their ordinary lives into a world of jiving, electric guitars, adoring fans and life on the
road we find out what showband lives were really like for these stars and what
happened to them once the mirror ball stopped spinning and the public turned its
back on the ballrooms.
It combines new interviews with nostalgic archive footage from the period to illustrate
the highs and lows of this special group of men and women who kept Ireland
entertained for so long.
Featured in the series are the stories of Brendan Bowyer, Sonny Knowles,
Brendan O’Brien, Paddy Cole, Seán Dunphy and Tina.
Produced by RTÉ. Ray McCarthy raymccarthy@rte.ie
Spillane an Fánaí
10pm Tuesdays from 21/10/2014
A heart warming and revealing six part entertainment series presented by singer/
songwriter John Spillane. Combining off-the-cuff encounters with local people,
interviews and music sequences, John Spillane goes on another musical voyage of
discovery.
Following last year’s highly popular format, John becomes a modern-day wandering
minstrel as he visits a new town or village in each programme and volunteers to
spend a week there, working in a local pub. He also ventures out and about to meet
the locals, to learn more about the place, all in search of musical inspiration for his
song-writing challenge – to compose a song that captures the unique spirit and
character of his adopted place.
Produced by Forefront Productions. Tony McCarthy 021-4366000 info@forefront.ie
Opry an Iúir
10.30pm Wednesdays from 12/11/14
Following on from the phenomenal success of the first two series in Newry's Town
Hall, the third season of this very popular country and Irish music returns this year
bigger and better than before. Hosts, Marc Roberts and Lynette Faye, are joined by
the King of Country music - Daniel O'Donnell. Daniel has recently celebrated a
fantastic 30 years in the music industry.
This series sees our hosts meet and greet some of the biggest country stars in the
intimate setting of the Old Town Hall in Newry. From rising stars such as Lisa Mc
Hugh and John Mc Nicholl to the greatest acts in the business Philomena Begley
and Susan McCann to favourites Mary Duff and Declan Nerney the show has it all.
Marc Roberts gives each star a helping hand as they prepare to perform a one off
duet in Irish with a special guest. Back stage, Lynette Fay meets the audience, chats
with ‘superfans’ and celebrity followers of each artist.
Recorded in front of a live audience, mixing archive, testimonials from fans and chat,
the stars perform country favourites. Along with great performances we get rare
glimpses into the home lives of our stars. Opry an Iúir brings the essence of
Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry to Newry.
The series was produced with support from the Northern Ireland Irish Language
Broadcast Fund.
Produced by Big Mountain Productions Philip McGovern 00442830834046
info@bigmountainproductions.com
Later with Jools Holland
late night on Thursdays from 4/09/14
An archive selection of one of the most popular TV music shows of the past twenty
years, this relaxed studio audience, peppered with celebrity guests has a talented,
upbeat, and very cool jovial host. This is a show for the true music lover, featuring an
eclectic mix from a range of artists, crossing all genres and levels; superstar,
established and breakthrough.
The show's intimate atmosphere ensures that the music takes centre stage, kicking
off with a spontaneous jam session, with guests adding their own signature sounds.
Each band then performs two or three live tracks, often featuring collaborations
between artists, interspersed with short, quirky interviews with Jools. The host's
enthusiastic and energetic presenting style, fuelled by a true passion for his craft
helps to keep the audience and the viewer entertained throughout.
A BBC production.