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TG4 announces Fómhar 24 Autumn schedule
11 Sep 2024 : News Desk
Photo: Martina Regan
TG4 have launched its autumn schedule, Fómhar 24, as the channel continues to deliver home-produced documentaries that reflect Irish life, an array of live sports events, entertainment series, excellent music, an selection of drama series, along with original content on the Irish language children’s channel Cúla4.

Home-produced drama will feature this season with the brand-new drama series Crá which sees a murder investigation begin when Garda Conall Ó Súilleabháin's missing mother is discovered buried in a bog. Meanwhile, a young journalist, Ciara-Kate, decides to produce a podcast about the case. If Conall wants justice for his mother, he has no choice but to join forces with this journalist. Their investigation leads them on a dark path and begs the question: can justice really be blind? 

The station’s flagship soap Ros na Rún is back, as life in the fictional Gaeltacht village comes with criminal Garda activity, wrongful crime convictions, death, gender, drugs and social issues alongside, love, romance and hearty village fun.

TG4’s film Kneecap which is currently in cinemas globally has received critical acclaim and was selected by IFTA to represent Ireland in the Oscar® International Feature Film category at the upcoming 97th annual Academy Awards 2025.

This season's documentaries include Fathaigh na Farraige, which explores Ireland's relationship with sharks and cetaceans in Irish waters. Idir Dhá Bhaile explores the challenges faced by one family of Ukrainian refugees as they try to rebuild their lives in Ireland. Na Lumière Gaelacha tells the story of the Horgan Brothers of Youghal, photographic, cinematic and animation pioneers at the time of the Lumière brothers in France.

Actor Brendan Gleeson hosts a heartfelt tribute in Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell to Hughes’s, where he interviews musicians, dancers, and singers who share the story of the unassuming pub and its lasting impact on his life and the world of traditional music in Dublin and throughout Ireland.

In Thomas Moore- Bard na hÉireann, we explore Moore's intriguing life and work while hearing new interpretations of many of his best-known songs. In historical documentaries; Pogrom Bhéal Feirste explores how a book about the plight of Nationalists in Belfast was too dangerous to be published. De Valera san Fhásach is a historical documentary series that presents the vital story of de Valera's Wilderness years from 1924-1926 when he was imprisoned, in poor mental health and stripped of his political power. Scéalta ár Stampaí sees six curious people find out about the particular images that have been put on the stamps of Ireland over the years.

Entertainment over the coming months sees Ireland’s most intrepid traveller, Hector Ó hEochagáin, embark on his latest epic trip in Hector-Caribbean. Hector heads to the rich tropical waters of the Caribbean, a journey through a string of magical islands, from Cuba to Jamaica, Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, from Antigua to Montserrat and ending way down South in Trinidad and Tobago. Junior Eurovision is in search of the next Irish Junior Eurovision 2024 entry. Who will represent Ireland this November in Madrid?  We join fashionistas Caoimhe Ní Chathail & Proinsias Ó Coinn in Éadaí SOS as they attempt to convince people to alter their shopping habits and embrace a more sustainable way of enjoying their passion for fashion. In Is Mise le Mess three cleaning fanatics are travelling around the country cleaning and decluttering homes. We get an insight into a small world where big things happen in the wonderful world of the Naíonra. Síorstíl is a cutting-edge sustainable fashion competition where six talented designers transform second-hand clothes and recycled materials into high-fashion editorial garments.

There will be a great selection of exclusive live games for sports fans on GAA Beo and Peil na mBan Beo. Additionally, a brand-new series Pobail na Páirce uncovers the history of Ireland’s most iconic stadiums. Iománaíocht Hollywood tells the extraordinary story of how Gaelic games have featured in the cinema since the beginning of the last century.

For the music lovers among us, the selection is plentiful this season. Join the King of Country, Daniel O'Donnell for a brand-new series of Opry le Daniel ar Thuras from the INEC in Killarney.

Ceol na gCoillte is a feature documentary that delves into a pivotal yet underexplored chapter in the shared histories of Ireland and Canada.

This third series of Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy sees the popular traditional music series bring together the very best in traditional music recorded at the festival in July 2024. We join fiddler Doireann Ní Ghlacáin as she takes to the road again in Ceolaireacht in search of the pulse of traditional Irish music in four areas around Ireland and Scotland. New music series, Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh, comes from the traditional music festival Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh 2024 on the Dingle Peninsula. A new series of Geantraí, sees the presenter, Pauline Scanlon, visit traditional music sessions across the length and breadth of the country.

As always, the Nuacht TG4 team will bring you the latest national, regional, international and Gaeilge related news every night at 7pm and on Tuesdays at 8pm 7 Lá sees weekly analysis of the stories that matter. The award-winning current affairs series Iniúchadh TG4, presented by Kevin Magee, explores political, societal, and economic issues. Fíorscéal brings a season of international documentaries that continue to throw a light on issues that affect us environmentally, socially, politically and globally.

TG4's children’s Irish language channel, Cúla4, celebrates its first anniversary with a range of original commissioned series for our younger viewers. Cúla4 airs daily, from 6am to 8pm every day, giving younger viewers a chance to catch all their favourite

programmes as Gaeilge. Nuacht Cúla4 the daily six-minute news bulletin specifically for children, will broadcast from Tuesday to Friday at 1.30pm and again at  5.30pm.

MOLSCÉAL, which is an online brand of TG4, will continue to tell the stories from Gaeltacht areas and Irish language communities on social media. BLOC is TG4's shared social media hub that serves the younger Irish-speaking audience ensuring its followers are treated to great content as well as getting the opportunity to become a creator for the brand. BLOC is currently available on Instagram, YouTube, Tik Tok, Facebook & Twitter. TG4’S online learning platform TG4 Foghlaim is the primary destination for those who want to improve their Irish. Developed by educators and TG4, TG4 Foghlaim is on the one-stop shop to aid language acquisition and development.

Cine4 continues to elevate the status of Irish language cinema with two premieres this year, Fréamhacha and Fidil Ghorm, and the next new film Báite in post-production.

Director General of TG4 Alan Esslemont said: “After the era-defining leap forward in 2023 for the prestige of the Irish language achieved by the success of ‘An Cailín Ciúin’, 2024 has been one of the best ever for TG4. Only last week our sports coverage was described as “a glittering example of public service broadcasting” and our national audience share has reached levels not seen since 2007. The mainstream success of ‘Kneecap’ in cinemas worldwide has shown the appetite in audiences of all demographics for Irish language content and demonstrates that audiences value TG4, not just a broadcast initiative, but as part of a broader Government vision to support the Irish language, culture and arts and to support regional and rural development and social inclusion of minority language communities by supporting the Irish language and Irish-speaking communities and Gaeltacht. 

The underfunding of TG4 is universally recognised but so far the state’s attitude towards TG4 lags behind the attitude of the people to TG4. Historic underfunding of TG4 is being used as a reason to maintain future underfunding of TG4.  De facto, our regulators are the state’s finance departments, surely not the correct way to maintain editorial independence for public service media. Coimisiún na Meán also needs to recognise what is being achieved by TG4.  Since its establishment barely 18 months ago, TG4 has frequently had to point out inaccuracies and deficits in its review processes, a lack of context and perspective on TG4’s role and a negative perspective regarding TG4’s achievements. TG4’s successes show beyond doubt that this is the time for the state to learn from best European practice in minority language media, to act now to strengthen existing structures and bring forward a sustainable model for TG4 which will benefit all of Irish society.”

 

 





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