{"id":30007,"date":"2016-09-09T11:36:33","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T10:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=30007"},"modified":"2019-06-24T16:43:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T15:43:42","slug":"08-09-16","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/ga\/eolas\/preas\/nuacht-raitis\/2016-2\/08-09-16\/","title":{"rendered":"08.09.16 &#8211; Alan Esslemont"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is as an Br\u00e0igh Mh\u00e0rr in Albain \u00f3 dh\u00fachas don Uasal Esslemont agus t\u00e1 taith\u00ed fhada fhairsing aige in earn\u00e1il an \u00e1bhair teilif\u00edse ina th\u00edr dh\u00fachais agus in \u00c9irinn. Bh\u00ed s\u00e9 ar dhuine acu sin a c\u00e9ad-fhosta\u00edodh i Telegael, an comhlacht ceannr\u00f3da\u00edoch l\u00e9iri\u00fach\u00e1in agus iarl\u00e9iri\u00fach\u00e1in sa Spid\u00e9al i nGaeltacht na Gaillimhe sa mbliain 1989. Ina dhiaidh sin ceapadh \u00e9 ar ardbhainist\u00edocht bhunaidh Theilif\u00eds na Gaeilge a chuaigh i mbun craolta den ch\u00e9ad uair O\u00edche Shamhna 1996 faoin teideal TnaG. B\u2019\u00e9 an bainisteoir sinsearach \u00e1bhair a sti\u00faraigh ath-bhrand\u00e1il na seirbh\u00edse mar TG4 in 1999. Agus \u00e9 ina Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Teilif\u00edse TG4 (2000-2007) d\u2019\u00e9irigh leis an gcain\u00e9al a scair fh\u00e9achana a mh\u00e9ad\u00fa go suntasach agus duaiseanna go leor a bhuachan do st\u00edl agus d\u2019\u00faire a \u00e1bhair l\u00e1ithreachais freisin.<\/p>\n<p>Sa mbliain 2008, cheangail Alan le MG ALBA agus d\u2019oibrigh i ndl\u00fathph\u00e1irt le Mairead M\u00e0iri Mhoireach, Ceannaire Seirbh\u00edse ar bhun\u00fa BBC ALBA, an t-aon chain\u00e9al faoi chead\u00fanas BBC a i gcomhph\u00e1irt le heagras eile. D\u2019\u00e9irigh go hiontach leis an gcain\u00e9al nua agus t\u00e1 lucht f\u00e9achana breis is 600,000 duine sa tseachtain aige anois, deich n-oiread l\u00edon na gcainteoir\u00ed G\u00e0idhlige sa t\u00edr.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00e1 c\u00e9im MBA ag Alan \u00f3n Open University agus t\u00e1 leor teangacha ar a thoil aige an Ghaeilge agus G\u00e0idhlig ina measc. Is i gCinn Mhara i gCamus i nGaeltacht na Gaillimhe, at\u00e1 c\u00f3na\u00ed air f\u00e9in agus ar a bhean M\u00e1ire (de bhunadh Mhaigh Eo) \u00f3 1989, \u00e1it a bhfuil a gc\u00faigear clainne t\u00f3gtha tr\u00ed Ghaeilge acu.<\/p>\n<p>Rachaidh Alan Esslemont i mbun TG4 ag tr\u00e9imhse chinni\u00fanach i bhforbairt na seirbh\u00edse. \u00c1ir\u00edtear go bhfuil TG4 ar cheann de na togra\u00ed spreagtha Gaeilge is fearr a chruthaigh le bliana fada. D\u00e9anann s\u00e9 infheist\u00edocht breis is \u20ac20m sa mbliain i gcruth\u00fa \u00e1bhar nua-l\u00e9irithe Gaeilge, rud a chotha\u00edonn os cionn 300 post san earn\u00e1il neamhsple\u00e1ch l\u00e9iri\u00fach\u00e1in ar fud an oile\u00e1in, go leor acu sin sa nGaeltacht. L\u00e9ir\u00edonn an tseirbh\u00eds a nu\u00e1l freisin lena leas as tairsigh nua sna me\u00e1in sh\u00f3isialta le rochtain a chinnti\u00fa d\u00e1 \u00e1bhar agus ceangal lena phobal domhanda. Beidh TG4 20 bliain ar an aer ar O\u00edche Shamhna 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Deir Cathaoirleach TG4, Si\u00fan N\u00ed Raghallaigh: \u201cTa an t-\u00e1dh orainn duine chomh cumasach le Alan Esslemont a bheith ar f\u00e1il le dul i mbun na seirbh\u00eds ag an am iontach ach d\u00fashl\u00e1nach seo i bhforbairt TG4.\u201d Ghlac s\u00ed bu\u00edochas freisin le P\u00f3l \u00d3 Gallch\u00f3ir as a sheirbh\u00eds fhada dh\u00fathrachtach mar cheannaire agus as na nithe ar fad a baineadh amach i TG4 lena linn.<\/p>\n<p>Deir Pr\u00edomhfheidhmeannach MG ALBA, D\u00f2mhnall Caimbeul: \u201cChuir sti\u00fair agus fuinneamh Alan Esslemont go leor lena bhfuil bainte amach againn le BBC ALBA le hocht mbliana anuas. C\u00e9 gur m\u00f3r an chaill d\u00fainn \u00e9 a bheith ag imeacht uainn, tuigimid go rachaidh sin chun tairbhe do TG4 agus don dl\u00fath-chaidreamh idir an d\u00e1 eagras sna blianta amach romhainn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seo a d\u00fairt Alan Esslemont \u201cT\u00e1 m\u00e9 ag s\u00fail go m\u00f3r leis an d\u00fashl\u00e1n iontach seo agus m\u00e9 ag filleadh ar TG4 agus ar an mheitheal iontach chumasach at\u00e1 ar an gcro\u00ed-fhoireann agus san earn\u00e1il neamhsple\u00e1ch freisin. Agus muid ag tabhairt aghaidh ar an dara fiche bliain, is ioma\u00ed bealach go dtig linn freastal ar an lucht f\u00e9achana in \u00c9irinn agus ar fud an domhain le fonn agus le fuinneamh.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is as an Br\u00e0igh Mh\u00e0rr in Albain \u00f3 dh\u00fachas don Uasal Esslemont agus t\u00e1 taith\u00ed fhada fhairsing aige in earn\u00e1il an \u00e1bhair teilif\u00edse ina th\u00edr dh\u00fachais agus in \u00c9irinn. 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