The Book Smugglers. Ireland, Lithuania, And The Freedom Of Language
One of the most interesting, and thought-provoking, Irish language documentaries of recent years will be screened at a film festivalContinue Reading
Category: Television
Oireachtas na Samhna
The Irish Times carries a very personal report celebrating the weekend’s Oireachtas na Samhna, the annual Irish language and culture festival, this year heldContinue Reading
RTÉ Versus TG4
Ireland’s Anglophone media establishment has never been comfortable with the Irish language. Or indeed Irish speakers. The existence of bothContinue Reading
BBC Alba’s Audience Soars By 100,000 Viewers In Just Three Months
Since its launch in 2008 the Scottish language television channel, BBC Alba, has spent most of its time relegated toContinue Reading
Féile Lúghnasa
Well its that time of the year again and the important Celtic Irish holiday of Lúghnasa, the Feast of Lúgh, isContinue Reading
TG4 Launches Scéal, The Short Film Scheme
News from the IFTN that TG4 has launched a new short film scheme: ‘Scéal is a development scheme that offersContinue Reading
George Bernard Shaw, Glenn Beck And The Ignorance Of The American Right
Interesting piece in the Canadian Globe and Mail on our very own George Bernard Shaw, playwright and raconteur par excellance, and American demagogue and rightContinue Reading
Howls Of Anglo Anguish As TG4 Wins Rugby Contract?
TG4 has announced an exclusive 3-year deal with the ERC to broadcast highlights of the Heineken and Amlin Challenge Cups. This isContinue Reading
TV3 And The Irish Language – Beyond The Pale?
Apparently the independent (British-owned) Irish television broadcaster TV3 is still humming and hawing about continuing the practice of broadcasting theContinue Reading
