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News and Events - Irish Language Broadcast Funding

22
Mar

Oilithreacht, Monday 25th March, 10pm, BBC2 Northern Ireland

22/03/19

Filmed during the summer of 2018, this three-part series documents a 12-week season on the sacred site of Lough Derg, Co. Donegal. Made by DoubleBand Films for BBC Gaeilge and RTÉ with support […]

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14
Mar

£10,000 prize for Celtic Media Festival’s International Pitching Forum 2019

14/03/19

The Celtic Media Festival (CMF) has announced an extended submissions deadline for its International Pitching Forum, which offers a £10,000 development fund prize for the winning pitch. This year’s festival – the 40th […]

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13
Mar

BBC Northern Ireland and TG4 celebrate St Patrick’s Day with Daniel O’Donnell and guests

13/03/19

On St Patrick’s Day, join Daniel O’Donnell as he hosts a special concert recorded at the Market Place Theatre, Armagh. Ceiliúradh na Féile Pádraig will bring viewers a stellar cast of singers, dancers, […]

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07
Mar

Belfast Boxer Barnes goes 12 rounds with the Irish language

07/03/19

Two-time Olympic bronze winner Paddy Barnes has his heart set on a different sort of medal – the Fáinne Airgid, a silver ring-shaped pin given to those with a good level of spoken Irish. […]

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18
Feb

The Oscars of Traditional Music Makes Triumphant Return to Belfast

18/02/19

TG4’s Gradam Ceoil returned to Belfast last night to captivate traditional music fans for a second year running, celebrating the achievements of musicians from Ireland and across the world. Over 1000 attendees enjoyed […]

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15
Feb

Weekend of music to take place in Belfast ahead of Gradam Ceoil 2019

15/02/19

Belfast trad fans are in for a treat as TG4’s traditional music awards, Gradam Ceoil 2019, is set to take place at the Waterfront Hall on Sunday 17th February. Known as the ‘Oscars […]

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11
Jan

Ceol ón Chlann 3, Sunday 13th January at 10.30pm on TG4

11/01/19

Ceol ón Chlann, the documentary series that offers a fresh insight into the heritage of various Irish musical families, their legacy and their continuing significance in modern Ireland’s musical tapestry, will return to […]

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08
Jan

ILBF series ‘Beidh Aonach Amárach’ offers insight into Ireland’s agricultural shows

08/01/19

Witness the excitement, tension and fun exhibited at Ireland’s country fairs in Beidh Aonach Amárach on Thursday 10th January 2019 at 9.30pm on TG4. With 140 agricultural shows across Ireland, thousands of competitors […]

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19
Dec

Tune into ILBF content this Christmas season

19/12/18

A number of projects supported by Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) are set to broadcast on TG4 over the Christmas period. Ar Theallach an Dóchais, will broadcast for the first […]

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15
Nov

Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund announce second season of Amharc

15/11/18

TG4, BBC Gaeilge and Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund are delighted to announce the second season of ‘Amharc’. ‘Amharc’ was created to support the production of landmark creative films on the […]

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09
Nov

The Irish language magazine series, I Lár an Aonaigh, returns to BBC Two Northern Ireland

09/11/18

The Irish language magazine series, I Lár an Aonaigh, returns to BBC Two Northern Ireland on Monday 12th November at 10pm. I Lár an Aonaigh is a Below The Radar TV production for BBC Gaeilge with funding […]

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24
Oct

Féile: 30 Bliain ag Fás (Féile: 30 Years of Growth), Sunday 28 October, 10.30pm, BBC Two Northern Ireland

24/10/18

Since it began in 1988, Féile an Phobail in West Belfast has grown into one of the biggest community festivals in Europe. That first Féile was a day-long celebration with a carnival parade […]

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19
Oct

Welcome to a multiplatform, immersive experience, a first for Irish broadcasting

19/10/18

Did you know Derry City plays host to Europe’s biggest Halloween Festival and this year for the first time you can share in the festivities – with a multi-platform experience like no other.  Samhain […]

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17
Oct

Irish Language Broadcast Fund announces funding decisions for 2018

17/10/18

Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) is delighted to announce its latest funding decisions for 2018. Funding was awarded across a wide genre of TV and online content with a total […]

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16
Oct

Rocky Ros Muc screenings in Belfast and New York

16/10/18

Rocky Ros Muc, a film supported by Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund, is set to screen at The Belfast International Arts Festival on 22nd October and at the Irish Arts Centre […]

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15
Oct

Celtic-Korean co-production The Wall launches at MIPCOM

15/10/18

Today (Monday 15th) at MIPCOM, to mark their new strategic alliance, the partners in the Celtic International Fund are launching The Wall, a six-part documentary series for Welsh broadcaster S4C, Irish broadcaster TG4 […]

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11
Oct

An Shandon on TG4 on Thursday 18th October at 8pm

11/10/18

An Shandon, a fly on the wall documentary series, provides a behind the scenes look at the Shandon hotel in Donegal, where the staff have as much craic as the guests. Across four […]

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09
Oct

An Bap to air on BBC Two Northern Ireland on Sunday 14th October at 10.15pm

09/10/18

Chef and musician Brian (Danny Minnie) Ó Domhnaill uncovers the story of the Belfast bap, from its humble beginnings in 1842 to its status as a modern day icon, and learns about the […]

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03
Oct

ILBF documentary explores state of NI civil rights on BBC Two NI

03/10/18

Against the backdrop of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement, BBC Gaeilge documentary Ar Theallach an Dóchais (BBC Two Northern Ireland, Sunday 7 October, 10.15pm) explores the state of civil rights […]

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26
Sep

Graduation marks new wave of talent for the Irish language TV production sector

26/09/18

Northern Ireland Screen hosted a reception in The MAC on Wednesday 26th September to mark the graduation of thirteen trainees who took part in various Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) training schemes and […]

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17
Sep

40th Celtic Media Festival opens Call for Entries

17/09/18

The Celtic Media Festival, the biggest media festival in the Celtic nations and regions, has opened its Call for Entries Film and programme makers may submit entries for the prestigious Torc Awards for Excellence […]

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12
Sep

Lomax in Éirinn, Sunday 16th September at 8.30pm on TG4

12/09/18

In a new Irish Language Broadcast Fund documentary, Pol Brennan uncovers the story of Alan Lomax in Lomax in Éirinn. In the late 1940s Texan song-collector Alan Lomax had a dream to record […]

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03
Sep

Turas Bóthair 2, Thursday 6th September at 8.00pm on TG4

03/09/18

Turas Bóthair, the show that reveals what people really talk about in their cars, is back for a second series on Thursday 6th September at 8.00 pm on TG4. The six-part series was […]

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23
Aug

Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond to be shown on Sunday 26th August at 8.30pm on TG4

23/08/18

A new documentary about the Tyrone minor teams of 1997 and 1998 will air this weekend on TG4. This programme received funding support from Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund and is […]

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20
Aug

Hammond: Duais an Dorais (A Parting Gift), Sunday 26th August at 10pm on BBC Two Northern Ireland and Wednesday 29th August at 9.30pm on TG4

20/08/18

Made to mark the 10th anniversary of his death, Hammond: Duais an Dorais examines through contributions from friends, family, former colleagues, and archive footage of, and from, the man himself, the life, the […]

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