List of Irish-language media
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The following is a list of media available in the Irish language.
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[edit] Television
- TG4 - "TG Ceathair" originally known as Teilifís na Gaeilge (TnaG) broadcasting on terrestrial television in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland with a potential reach of 6 million. The station has a 3% audience share in the Republic, almost double what it was in the 1990s with an annual budget of €30 million.
Any complaints regarding the provision of services, including media in Irish within the Republic can be directed to An Coimisinéir Teanga (The Language Commissioner). There are more than 700 public bodies in the Republic which are obliged under the Irish constitution to make available bilingual(English & Irish language) documentation and corresondance to be made in both languages.[citation needed]
[edit] Radio
There are six radio stations that broadcast entirely in Irish:
- RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (RnaG) - is one of the national radio stations which is part of the RTÉ franchise.
- Anocht FM broadcasts on the same frequency as Raidió na Gaeltachta but is aimed at a young audience.
- Raidió X (a temporary name) - a youth-orientated chart music station, currently broadcasting on the internet.
- Raidió na Life - broadcasting in the Greater Dublin area.
- Raidió Fáilte - broadcasting in the Greater Belfast area.
- Radió Idirlíon / Internet Radio site
Almost all national, regional and local stations also have regular Irish-language programming.
[edit] Top 40 Oifigiúil na hÉireann and Giotaí
A company called Digital Audio Productions specialising in all aspects of radio programming has created two very successful Top 40 Oifigiúil na hÉireann and Giotaí brands of Irish-language radio programmes.
Top 40 Oifigiúil na hÉireann (Ireland's Official Top 40) is a new phenomenon, and it has become increasingly popular to hear the Irish Top 40 hits being presented entirely in Irish on what are regarded as English-language radio stations such as:
- East Coast FM
- Flirt FM
- Galway Bay FM
- LM FM
- Midwest Radio
- NEAR FM 101.6FM
- Newstalk
- Red FM
- Spin 1038
- Spin South West
- Wired FM
The Giotaí ([A] Bit) radio programme is broadcast on the following stations:
- Cork's 96FM
- Cork's 103FM
- Dublin's Country Mix 106.8
- Dublin's Q102
- East Coast FM
- Limerick's Live 95FM
- Northern Sound Radio
- Shannonside 104FM
[edit] Print
[edit] Newspapers
- Lá (7,000 circulation) - biggest selling Celtic language daily newspaper.
- Foinse (10,000 circulation) - biggest selling Celtic language weekly newspaper.
- Saol (monthly newspaper)
In addition to this, most English-language newspapers have Irish-language columns.
[edit] Magazines
- An tUltach - "Ulsterman" magazine.
- Comhar - Monthly current affairs magazine.
- Feasta - Monthly current affairs magazine.
- nós* - Monthly youth magazine.
[edit] Internet
- Nuacht RTÉ (News)
- Nuacht (News)
- BEO (News)
- Foinse (News)
- Gaelport (News)
- Boards.ie (Irish language forum)
- Politics.ie (Irish language forum)
- Slugger O'Toole (Irish language forum)
[edit] Software
Several computer software products have the option of an Irish-language interface. Prominent examples include KDE,[1] Mozilla Firefox,[2] Mozilla Thunderbird,[2] OpenOffice.org,[3] and Microsoft Windows XP,[4]
[edit] See also
- Gaelic Revival - Irish language revival
- Gaelscoileanna Irish-medium education
- Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland
- List of Celtic language media
[edit] References
- ^ KDE Irish Gaelic translation. kde.ie. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- ^ a b Firefox in Irish. mozdev.org. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ Bogearra den scoth, chomh maith agus a bhí sé ariamh, anois as Gaeilge (Irish). openoffice.org. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ Windows XP Pacáiste Comhéadan Gaeilge (Irish). Microsoft. Retrieved on 2007-06-19..
