All I ask is that you want me as a friend”…..

Liam Clancy 25th December on TG4 at 10.10pm

On Christmas Night, ‘Liam Clancy, Mo Chara’ – a compelling and heart warming documentary about the man behind the cap will be broadcast on TG4, Liam Clancy, Mo Chara, is a moving and loving tribute to the legendary balladeer Liam Clancy – told through the eyes of some of his family and his closest friends from the Ring Gaeltacht in Co Waterford where Liam Clancy lived and called home. Continue reading →

GAA BEO

For the next 3 weekends, we will be giving away some of the finest GAA books in our new weekly book competition on ‘GAA Beo’. It has been another action-packed year both on and off the field for our national games and we have all of the best GAA books up for grabs as the sporting year draws to a close.

Don gcéad trí dheireadh seachtaine eile, beidh togha na leabhar CLG á mbronnadh againne anseo ar GAA BEO. Bhí sár bhliain eile ag an CLG agus tugann na leabhair éagsúla seo léargas ar imeachtaí uilig an Chumainn.

To be in with a chance of winning these fantastic prizes just send us in your name, address and phone number and we will pick out 5 names at random every weekend to win the books in question.

Le bheith istigh sa tarraingt dona duaiseanna breátha seo, níl le déanamh agat ach d’ainm, do sheoladh agus d’uimhir gutháin a sheoladh chugainn. Beidh cúigear buaiteoir gach seachtain as gach ainm a thagann chugainn.

To enter click here

This week’s books are:

Seo a leanas leabhair na seachtaine seo:

Week 1:

1.‘Cake’ – Shane Curran

2. ‘The Little Book of GAA Facts’ by Eddie Ryan

3.‘Dalo – The Anthony Daly Biography’ by Christy O’Connor

4.‘The GAA In My Time’ by Eugene McGee

There was great excitement at DigiSat’s offices this week as a brand new state-of- the-art satellite van was launched by the company at the annual International Broadcaster Conference (IBC) in Amsterdam. Led by Tomás Mac Craith, DigiSat (part of An Rinn-based Nemeton TV), has grown significantly over the last number of years. This success and an ever increasing demand for HD satellite links for live television drove the need to expand their existing fleet to three units.

The new van launched at the show is already booked out with work for a number of broadcasters, including TG4, RTÉ, SKY, BBC & Channel 7 (Australia) and will be covering events such as Continue reading →

Waterford Institute of Technology and Nemeton TV  announce – the class of 2014 film premiere on the 22^nd May in SCG Cinema, Dungarvan, starting with a reception at 11.30am.

The  students on the course are working very hard putting the finishing touches to their films. The twelve post grads on the course who come from all over Ireland have made dramas, documentaries and music films.

The films feature many sites and locations around Dungarvan and Waterford, Ring and Helvic where they have been practicing their camera  skills over the past eight months.

This years students shot their films in Derry, Galway, Cork,Conamara, Waterford and An Rinn. Topics include Halloween in Derry by Des Baker, Nicholas Tobín Féile, An Rinn,by local film maker Eileen Hyland Two dramas and a specially composed suite of music inspired by the Comeraghs by Eadaoin Walsh from Waterford.

One of the films, shown in last year’s premiere went on to win first prize in the National Student Media Awards for best documentary in the Irish language and an extended one hour film has been commissioned by TG4 of the same programme. This year’s course hope to surpass the success of last year’s graduates with their films. A new feature of the course is compulsory work experience during the year. This has resulted in jobs for some students, three students will not make the premiere because they are working on tv productions.

Ar Fud na Tíre has come to an end we really enjoyed making the series and travelling all over the country meeting so many different people and communities. We would like to thank everyone who took part and to everyone who tuned into TG4. Here’s a look back at some of our favourite moments from the series.

AFTN Series Highlights from Nemeton Leiritheoiri Teilifise on Vimeo.

MUMHA ABÚ!!

 Send your GOOD LUCK MUNSTER/ ÁDH MÓR MUMHA messages to us on RugbaíBEO ahead of Munsters’ Heineken Cup Semi-Final clash with Toulon in France on Sunday 27th of April.

Craolfar na teachtaireachtaí ar TG4.

All you need is a Smartphone in an outdoor location.

Take the video in landscape mode.

Tell us who you are, where you are from and wish Munster well.

Bain triail as cúpla focail Gaeilge a úsáid.

Cuir Ríomhphost nó Tvuít chugainn.

You can email us or tweet us with your video-messages.

rugbaibeo@tg4.ie    / @Rugbai_BEO

Deadline 25/04/2014

Four  programmes from last years Higher Diploma in Television course are on the short list for the best student tv project in Irish. Amongst them are; ‘Cairde Liam’ by Tadhg o hUallacháin from an Rinn and Aisling Ni Fhlaithearta, Arainn. Mic Aonghusa’s historical drama about the Vikings and a live music multi-camera programme by Edel Fox. Also nominated are Micheal O Flaitherta in the Irish language writing category and Niamh Drohan for National Journalism in English who studied in UL last year.

Blaithín Ní Chatháin said “It is a great honour for the students to be nominated as they were competing with UCC, UCD, TCD,DCU, National Film School Dun Laoghaire, DIT, and the other Institutes of Technology media courses. Most of their course work was completed in the An Rinn Gaeltacht where the students lived and filmed for a year.  The Higher Diploma has a great reputation in the media industry for it’s practical skills and the chance it gives students to make their own films, corporate videos or dramas on the course. They learn camera,editing,writing and directing skills to a broadcast standard.”

The Higher Diploma for 2014-15 are currently finalising interviews for Round Two admissions.  For further information to apply see www.wit.ie  www.nemeton.ie

The Giro D’Italia 2014: The Big Start

Digisat,  a NemetonTV company  announced yesterday that they  have been contracted  by the BBC to provide the satelitte uplinks for this world famous event.

This is the first time ever that this spectacular sporting event will take place on Irish soil.  It will start with an opening ceremony in Belfast on the 8th of May and the first stages of the event will take place over 3 days through  both Belfast and Dublin.  An absolute ‘must-see’ for both sporting fans and cycling enthusiasts.

Last years event saw the host broadcaster RAI send images to over 174 countries, over 5 continents. Digisat are delighted to be taking part in this truly world wide event.

For more information on this event visit www.girostart2014.com or www.discoverireland.ie

Martin O’Connell – TG4 This Sunday @18:25:

One of the greatest defenders in Gaelic Football, Meath’s Martin O’Connell was the only modern day back to be named on the Team of the Millennium. One of Seán Boylan’s tough team of warriors that won two All Irelands in 1987 and 1988, O’Connell topped off an incredible career with a third All Ireland and a Player of the Year award in 1996. Also features interviews with Sean Boylan, Niall Cahalane, Mick Mellet and Jarlath Burns.

Aspiro Choir

Carlow’s Aspiro Choir feature in this weeks Ar Fud Na Tíre.  Watch the full programme this Friday on TG4 at 19:30