{"id":51812,"date":"2017-05-05T12:34:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T11:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/corporate\/press\/press-releases\/2017-2\/04-05-17\/"},"modified":"2019-06-25T09:35:14","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T08:35:14","slug":"04-05-17","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2017-2\/04-05-17\/","title":{"rendered":"04.05.17 &#8211; Eoin McNeill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The documentary also examines MacNeill\u2019s reasons for that most controversial decision \u2013 when, as Chief of Staff of the Volunteers, he issued a countermanding order that attempted to stop the 1916 Easter Rising. Pivotal moments in this seminal phase of our history are brought to life through dramatic reconstruction, access to MacNeill\u2019s unpublished memoir, interviews with key historians and the personal account of MacNeill\u2019s grandson, former T\u00e1naiste Michael McDowell.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary was produced by independent company Doubleband Films, with financial support from the Northern Ireland Irish Language Broadcast Fund, TG4 and BBC Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtic Media Festival (CMF) is one of the most prestigious and long-established TV, radio and media festivals in these islands.\u00a0 It combines a three-day media conference that attracts 300 broadcasters, producers, media and students with a content competition across the full range of content genres.\u00a0Entries first go through a national pre-selection phase in each country with the winners advancing to the international Festival. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.celticmediafestival.co.uk\" target=\"_New\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.celticmediafestival.co.uk<\/a>). This year\u2019s Festival, is taking place in the Isle of Man for the first time in its 38 year history.<\/p>\n<p>TG4 Ardsti\u00farth\u00f3ir Alan Esslemont, congratulated the winning entry, saying that it was a substantial re-appraisal of an often neglected central character in the Gaelic revival, the Rising and the founding of the Free State. \u201c<em>This is public service content of the highest quality<\/em>,<em>\u201d<\/em> he said \u201c<em>and we are gratified, but not surprised at this latest accolade from our peers in the Celtic media industries<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The documentary also examines MacNeill\u2019s reasons for that most controversial decision \u2013 when, as Chief of Staff of the Volunteers, he issued a countermanding order that attempted to stop the 1916 Easter Rising. 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