Teanga Lashing

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Thus afternoon.

Further to An Coimisinéir Teanga’s [Language Commissioner’s] Annual Report which finds that RTÉ is failing to provide a comprehensive range of television programming in Irish.

In 2017, over RTÉ’s two television channels, over 18,657 hours of content were broadcasted. Only 123 hours, or 0.7% of this content was in Irish.

Emma Ní Chearúil, of irish-language activists Conradh Na Gailge, writes;

Conradh na Gaeilge will meet with Director General of RTÉ Dee Forbes next week. We will commend their provision of the Irish language to date – on Raidió na Gaeltachta, RTÉ 2FM and their multimedia platforms, for example, but we will focus primarily on the questions raised in the Language Commissioners’ Annual Report and the following recommendations.

1. A Plan for the Provision of Irish Language Programming to be developed immediately

2. To build on the previous developments such as optional Irish language commentary for sports events, which could be provided for all national rugbaí games, international soccer matches and all GAA programming on RTÉ

3. A channel such as RTÉ Jr to be provided in Irish, which would be an excellent support for parents who are raising children with Irish, and an additional resources in supporting Irish in the education system.

Troid!

Conradh Na Gaeilge

‘Seriously deficient’ – RTÉ criticised over 1pc Irish language content (Independent.ie)

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4 thoughts on “Teanga Lashing

    1. realPolithicks

      Exactly Daisy, with a channel already dedicated to programming in a language that very few people in Ireland actually speak or understand it makes zero sense for rte to be spending a lot of money on this.

  1. Zaccone

    RTE are wasting enough money as it is. More Irish language broadcasting, when TG4 already exists (and does a great job for comparatively little cost), won’t help.

    1. Hansel

      The thing is – as we converse here in English – does TG4 do a great job? Or is it just ticking a box.

      Personally I think it does a great job, but I don’t live in a gaeltacht and am not primarily an Irish speaker trying to survive without using English, so my opinion’s pretty null and void.

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