{"id":112996,"date":"2020-05-19T13:16:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T12:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=112996"},"modified":"2021-11-04T16:35:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T16:35:16","slug":"saol-ella-drama-series-for-young-people-selected-by-tg4-from-the-drama-development-scheme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2020-2\/saol-ella-drama-series-for-young-people-selected-by-tg4-from-the-drama-development-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Saol Ella’ – Drama series for Young People selected by TG4 from the Drama Development Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"

TG4 have selected the drama series for young people, \u2018Saol Ella\u2019<\/em><\/strong> by Dan\u00fa Media, written by Gemma Breathnach and Ailbhe Nic Giolla Bhr\u00edghde, for the next round of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s (BAI) Sound and Vision<\/em>\u00a0fund.
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\nTG4 announced the Development<\/em>\u00a0Scheme for Young People’s Drama<\/em>\u00a0in 2019, in order to develop a series which encompasses solid drama and storytelling, visual imagination and high values.\u00a0 \u00a0The Development Scheme for Young People’s Drama<\/em> is funded by TG4, the WRAP fund, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) and Screen Ireland in order to develop an Irish language drama series which is aimed at young people and families.\u00a0\u00a0If produced, the series will have a budget of up to \u20ac1.2 million.
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\nThe series which has been selected tells the story of Ella, a young girl from the Gaeltacht whose life is turned upside down when her father decides to keep Gaeilgeoir\u00ed (Irish language students). \u00a0\u00a0 Where once there was order there is now chaos.\u00a0 \u00a0Not only does Ella have to deal with the new upheaval at home, her arch nemesis Saorla has a job next door helping the bean an t\u00ed extraordinaire<\/em>, M\u00e1ir\u00edn.\u00a0 Ella is a thirteen year old girl whose heart’s desire for the summer is to find a boyfriend and have her first kiss. An easy enough challenge according to her friends, Treasa and Naoise, given that M\u00e1ir\u00edn’s house next door is full of boys, courtesy of the local Irish College in Maigh Rua.
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\nSiobh\u00e1n N\u00ed Bhr\u00e1daigh, TG4’s Young People\u2019s Editor siad:\u00a0“This is the first drama project aimed at primary school and early teen viewers since the production of ‘Aifric’. We hope to provide viewers with a polished and engaging drama for 2021”.<\/em> <\/span>
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TG4 have selected the drama series for young people, \u2018Saol Ella\u2019 by Dan\u00fa Media, written by Gemma Breathnach and Ailbhe Nic Giolla Bhr\u00edghde, for the next round of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s (BAI) Sound and Vision\u00a0fund.   TG4 announced the Development\u00a0Scheme for Young People’s Drama\u00a0in 2019, in order to develop a series which encompasses […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":876,"featured_media":0,"parent":111527,"menu_order":19,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-pr.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTG4 | \u2018Saol Ella\u2019 \u2013 Drama series for Young People selected by TG4 from the Drama Development Scheme | 2020 | Press Releases | Press | Irish Television Channel, S\u00fail Eile<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New series aimed at young people, 'Saol Ella', selected by the TG4 Development scheme\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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