{"id":70769,"date":"2017-11-27T16:50:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T16:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=70769\/"},"modified":"2019-06-25T10:49:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T09:49:22","slug":"bliain-na-gaeilge-set-for-a-lively-start-from-kerry-gaeltacht","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2017-2\/bliain-na-gaeilge-set-for-a-lively-start-from-kerry-gaeltacht\/","title":{"rendered":"Bliain na Gaeilge set for a lively start from Kerry Gaeltacht"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having been designated the Year of the Irish Language, 2018 will get off to an energetic and an authentic start with a live broadcast programme from the Dingle Peninsula that will guide viewers into the New Year. The programme, <em>F\u00e1ilte 2018,<\/em> will be broadcast live from the famed P\u00e1id\u00ed \u00d3 S\u00e9 pub in Ard a\u2019 Bh\u00f3thair in Ceann Tr\u00e1, featuring a review of 2017, music, dance and singing, from <strong>11.30pm on New Year\u2019s Eve to 1.15am on New Year\u2019s Day, marking the beginning of Bliain na Gaeilge, <\/strong>a year-long celebration of the language.<\/p>\n<p>This special programme, sponsored by Foras na Gaeilge, the North-South language body, will include a review of the stories that made news in 2017.\u00a0 It will also look forward to some of the events listed by lead organisation Conradh na Gaeilge to mark <em>Bliain na Gaeilge<\/em> during 2018.\u00a0 It will also offer some top musical entertainment from host <strong>P\u00e1draig \u00d3 S\u00e9<\/strong> and his group <em>Polca 4 <\/em>as well as guest musicians, singers and dancers.<\/p>\n<p>This exciting New Year entertainment also marks the first major contribution to the TG4 programme schedule by <em>Aniar, <\/em>a newly formed production partnership that has won and signed a major output deal contract with the Irish language TV channel.<\/p>\n<p>TG4\u2019s Ardsti\u00farth\u00f3ir, <strong>Alan Esslemont <\/strong>is looking forward to both the programme and the year for Irish: \u201c<em>The new technologies mean that we can now bring the language to every TV household in Ireland and to every internet and social media user on the globe. We will begin 2018 as we mean to go on \u2013 reaching out with authentic content that is attractive, entertaining and relevant.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Se\u00e1n \u00d3 Coinn<\/strong>, CEO of Foras na Gaeilge sees the year as a major opportunity to promote Irish:\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<em>The living language endures because people speak it,\u201d <\/em>he said \u201c<em>and the challenge for all of us for 2018 is to find ways that will encourage more people to do so.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Julian de Sp\u00e1inn, <\/strong>Ardr\u00fana\u00ed of Conradh na Gaeilge is excited by the prospect:\u00a0 \u201c<em>Heralding the beginning of <\/em>Bliain na Gaeilge <em>with a lively programme of chat, music and dance from the heart of the Gaeltacht seems both natural and exciting<\/em>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Niamh N\u00ed Bhaoill <\/strong>of <em>Aniar<\/em> promises that viewers will have a feast of music and song to start the year. \u201c<em>The Gaeltacht culture of West Kerry is famed far and wide,\u201d <\/em>she says \u201c<em>and we will bring the cream of our local talent to the TG4 screen for this exciting live event.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having been designated the Year of the Irish Language, 2018 will get off to an energetic and an authentic start with a live broadcast programme from the Dingle Peninsula that will guide viewers into the New Year. 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