On Thursday 19 April RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta will hold a celebratory concert in Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin in Derry as part of their 40 year celebration. The concert will be part of the Celtic Media Festival taking place in the city.

Musicians taking to the stage will include flute player Marcas Ó Murchú, Ciarán and Róisín Carlin on flute and fiddle, Brian Sutherland and Philip Crickare on fiddle, lilting from Fearghal Mac Uiginn, Dick Mag Gabhann on box and vocals, Padaí Ó Mianáin on whistle, Derry’s Irish language choir, Ciarán Ó Ceallaigh on box and guitar, Muiris Ó Brolcháin on fiddle and pipes, and Ryan O’Donnell on bouzouki.  Monaghan fiddler Dónal McCague will also be playing, as will Fermanagh box player Darren Breslin.  Sean-nós dancers Joe Mag Uiginn and Mary Nic Uiginn will also be demonstrating their talents.

The show will be presented by Donegal woman Edel Ní Chuireáin, Ceannaire (Head) of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.

Tickets can be won through Raidió na Gaeltachta’s Donegal programmes Barrscéalta and Rónán Beo @3 over from now until the evening of the concert.

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta celebrated 40 years on air on Monday 2 April.  The national Irish-language station came on air for the first time at 3pm on Easter Sunday 1972, becoming the second legal radio station in the state. 

The station was established as a result of a campaign by the Gaeltacht Civil Rights Movement, who had successfully set up pirate radio station Saor Raidió Chonamara in 1970, resulting in a government announcement later that year that Raidió na Gaeltachta was to be set up.

The service started with 7 broadcasters, and initially broadcast for just over 2 hours a day to Gaeltacht areas.  From small beginnings its broadcasting hours grew little by little, as did the range of programmes, with Raidió na Gaeltachta today broadcasting 24/7 nationally and across the world via satellite and online.   The station HQ is in Casla in Connemara, with smaller stations in Corca Dhuibhne in Kerry and in Gaoth Dobhair in Donegal, as well as staff in Donnybrook. News and current affairs, including the regional news service, form the backbone of the service, which has contributors throughout the world.  Raidió na Gaeltachta has also played an important role in the development of traditional music, and sean-nós singing in particular, which continue to have a central place in its schedule.  Sport is also an important part of the programming, Gaelic games in particular. 

The concert, Ceolchoirm Cheiliúrtha 40 Bliain RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, takes place at 8pm on Thursday 19 April.

 

                                Ceolchoirm cheiliúrtha i nDoire do RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta

Beidh ceolchoirm mhór ag RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta i gCultúrlann Uí Chanáin i nDoire ar an Déardaoin 19 Aibreán mar chuid dá gceiliúradh 40 bliain.  Beidh sé ar siúl mar chuid d’Fhéile na Méan Ceilteach a bheidh ar siúl sa chathair.

Is bean as Tír Chonaill, Ceannaire Raidió na Gaeltachta Edel Ní Chuireáin, a bheidh ina Bean an Tí don ócáid, agus beidh scoth na gceoltóirí, na ndamhsóirí agus na n-amhránaithe ar stáitse.  

Is iad na ceoltóirí a bheidh le cloisteáil: Dónal McCague (fidil), Darren Breslin (bosca ceoil), Fearghal Mac Uiginn (portaireacht béil), Ciarán agus Róisín Carlin (feadóg mhór agus fidil), Marcas Ó Murchú (feadóg mhór), Brian Sutherland agus Philip Crickare (fidléirí), Dick Mag Gabhann (bosca ceoil) agus Padaí Ó Mianáin (feadóg stáin), Cór Gaeilge Dhoire, Ciarán Ó Ceallaigh (bosca ceoil agus giotár) agus Muiris Ó Brolcháin (fidil, píobaí), agus Ryan O’Donnell ar an mbascúcaí.  Beidh na damhsóirí sean-nóis Joe Mag Uiginn agus Mary Nic Uiginn le cloisteáil freisin.   

Beidh ticéidí don cheolchoirm á dtabhairt amach ar na cláracha Barrscéalta agus Rónán Beo @3 as seo go dtí an 19 Aibreán, bígí ag éisteacht.

Tá RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta ag ceiliúradh 40 bliain i mbliana.  Tháinig an stáisiún ar an aer ar Dhomhnach Cásca 1972 ag 3pm.

Is é Raidió Na Gaeltachta an craoltóir náisiúnta Gaeilge agus tá ról lárnach náisiúnta ag an tseirbhís go laethúil mar chuisle na teanga agus mar mhodh cumarsáide ina measc siúd a roghnaíonn an Ghaeilge mar theanga labhartha.  Crann taca atá sa tseirbhís do chur chun cinn na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta.

Tá béim faoi leith ar nuacht agus ar chúrsaí reatha náisiúnta agus áitiúla i sceideal an Raidió.  Tá tús áite tugtha chomh maith don cheol traidisiúnta agus don amhránaíocht ar an sean-nós, agus tábhacht le cúrsaí spóirt, na cluichí Gaelacha go háirithe, freisin.  

Beidh Ceolchoirm Cheiliúrtha 40 Bliain RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, ar siúl ag 8pm Déardaoin 19 Aibreán, agus beidh sé á craoladh ansin ar 27 Aibreán ag 7.00 pm.


Tuilleadh Eolais:
Caitríona Ní Bhaoill, Oifigeach Poiblíochta, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Tel. +353 868769585   email/ caitriona.nibhaoill@rte.ie