{"id":91408,"date":"2018-08-13T11:34:10","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T10:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=91408"},"modified":"2019-07-01T11:52:54","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T10:52:54","slug":"fleadhtv-live-on-tg4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2018-2\/fleadhtv-live-on-tg4\/","title":{"rendered":"FleadhTV Live on TG4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Produced by the double IFTA Award-<\/strong>winning team at Gifted Empire Productions<\/strong>, FleadhTV is going from strength to strength this summer. The shows from the four provinces of Ireland, the Connacht, Leinster, Munster & Ulster Fleadh\u2019s <\/strong>have been topping the TG4 ratings in the month of July 2018<\/strong>. Now it\u2019s time to get to the All-Ireland\u00a0 A programme coming from the monster of an event that is Fleadh Cheoil na h\u00c9ireann<\/strong> has now become one of TG4\u2019s flagship programmes of the year<\/strong>. FleadhTV<\/strong> first appeared on TV screens in 2013 with Fleadh Cheoil taking place in the North of Ireland, for the first time, in Derry (then titled Fleadh Live), in 2017 the series was watched by over 700,000<\/strong> over the weekend of live shows.\u00a0 However FleadhTV isn\u2019t just a music TV show, it\u2019s one of the leading lights of multiscreen viewing<\/strong> with their social channels exploding with content. On Fleadh week last year, 1 million video views<\/strong> were logged on FleadhTV\u2019s own social networks.\u00a0 In July 2018\u00a0 alone their social channels had video views of over 500,000, the appetite is there, this is a very social Fleadh!<\/p>\n

The FleadhTV shows in August<\/strong> there is an extra show so it\u2019s now running from Thursday 16th<\/sup> August to Sunday 19th<\/sup> August inclusive from 8.30pm to 11.30pm<\/strong> each night.\u00a0 Fleadh Cheoil 2018<\/strong> will be taking place on the East Coast of Ireland in Drogheda<\/strong>. Acts confirmed to appear on the shows include Zoe Conway, Finnegan McSherry, Duke Special & Ulaid, Rioghnach Connolly, Declan O\u2019Rourke, Karen Casey, M\u00edche\u00e1l \u00d3 S\u00failleabh\u00e1in, K\u00edla, The Evertides <\/strong>and Frankie Gavin\u2019s Roaring 20s Irish Orchestra.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hector \u00d3 hEochag\u00e1in<\/strong> returns this year and joining him in her debut on FleadhTV is renowned musician and Gaeilgeoir Doireann Ni Ghlac\u00e1in.<\/strong> New to the presenting team also is well known RT\u00c9 Radio 1 presenter<\/strong> and lead vocalist from The Evertides<\/strong> Ruth Smith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

So there you have it, summer is sorted with a musical journey \u201cceol agus caint\u201d from the four corners of Ireland will descend on Drogheda for FleadhTV this August 16-19th. When you\u2019ve come in from the sun, what better way to round off the day with tunes and a whole lot more, this is no ordinary music and online TV show, this is FleadhTV.<\/p>\n

Twitter @FleadhTV<\/span><\/a> \/\/ Facebook facebook.com\/FleadhTV<\/span><\/a> \/\/ Instagram FleadhTV<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gifted Empire Productions<\/strong> produce FleadhTV for TG4. Gifted Empire Productions are a Derry based TV Production company that has won two IFTA Awards for their shows.\u00a0 In 2015 they took home the IFTA for Best Life Event for FleadhTV<\/strong> and in 2018 they won again in Best Live Event for TG4XX Beo<\/strong>, the 20th<\/sup> anniversary celebrations of TG4 from NUIG.\u00a0 Paul McKay is Executive Producer and Director. Gifted Empire Productions will produce a brand new TV show<\/strong> from Derry on October 31st, 2018.\u00a0 Samhain Live<\/strong> will celebrate the city\u2019s spectacular Halloween celebrations for the first time on live TV.\u00a0 Samhain Live will be jointly broadcast by BBC Northern Ireland and TG4<\/strong>.\u00a0 The show will feature some of the very best of Irish contemporary musicians and bands.<\/p>\n

FleadhTV 2018 Main Show Presenter bios<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hector’s<\/strong> home for 16 years has been TG4, where he has recently returned from the jungles of Central America with his latest TV hit “Hector Central. \u00a0He is in full development of a number of projects & a brand new travel adventure on TG4 for 2018.<\/p>\n

Hector has been entertaining the country on radio over the last few years, first with his hugely popular weekend show with Tommy Tiernan, then he continued to \u201ckeep er lit\u201d on acclaimed breakfast show on 2fm & now has resumed radio duties with his brand new \u201cSunday Sitting room\u201d on Today FM.<\/p>\n

Hector has won multiple\u00a0IFTA\u00a0awards with his shows have spanned 15 years on our screens.\u00a0 He is unique in creating & writing the majority of his television ideas, from the Horse Racing hit \u201cOnly Fools Buy Horses\u201d to \u201cHanging with Hector\u201d and on to the series where he immersed himself in sub cultures all over the country \u201cHector Goes\u201d, which aired on Primetime\u00a0RTE\u00a01 in 2013 & 2014.<\/p>\n

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Doireann N\u00ed Ghlac\u00e1in<\/strong>, hails from Dublin and is currently undergoing a PHD in Irish in NUIG.\u00a0 Her thesis is based on the sean n\u00f3s songs of the Muskerry Gaeltacht, many of which were reintroduced into the modern tradition by her maternal grandfather, Se\u00e1n \u00d3’Riada.\u00a0 Although an accomplished sean n\u00f3s singer, having won many prestigious awards such as that of Oireachtas na Gaeilge, Glackin is better known for her fiddle playing.\u00a0 She learnt the fiddle from her father Kevin Glackin and has gone on to bring her music to the world stage in recent years.\u00a0 She has also performed on all major traditional music broadcasts of late such as HUP, B\u00e9aloideas Beo and of note Tradfest TG4 a forthcoming series, which she also presents<\/p>\n

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Ruth Smith<\/strong> is a performer, broadcaster, musician & teacher based in County Clare.<\/p>\n

She holds a BA in Music, Drama & Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin, an MA in Trad Performance from the World Academy of Music & Dance, University of Limerick as well as a CC\u00c9 TTCT & Royal Irish Academy Teachers Diploma.<\/p>\n

As 1\/3 of the vocal & instrumental trio The Evertides\u00a0https:\/\/theevertides.com<\/a>\u00a0Ruth plays fiddle, piano & guitar and has performed at Doolin Folk Festival, Body & Soul & Temple Bar Trad Fest, supporting the likes of Wallis Bird & The Lost Brothers.\u00a0 Her recent on stage work includes performing as ‘Ex-Girldfriend’ in the Oscar and Tony award winning musical ‘Once’ for the 2017 Summer production in The Olympia Theatre, Dublin with Landmark Productions, and as a member of the original cast of THISISPOPBABY’s hit show RIOT.<\/p>\n

An experienced MC & events producer Ruth has worked with the 2011\/2012 Volvo Ocean Race and the 2012 London Olympics and closer to home with Croke Park – GAA, MC’ing for League & Championship fixtures over the past few years, including the Senior All-Ireland Finals to a packed Croke Park.<\/p>\n

Ruth is a regular presenter on RT\u00c9 Radio 1 with her show Simply Folk\u00a0http:\/\/www.rte.ie\/radio1\/simply-folk\/<\/a>\u00a0– along with broadcaster John Creedon, Ruth will be hosting the\u00a0inaugural RT\u00c9Radio1 Folk Awards in Vicar Street on the 25th October.<\/p>\n