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The second series of acclaimed TG4 drama Corp + Anam.

With a poster designed by Annie Atkins , the Dubliner responsible for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2013) posterage.

Joanne writes:

The second series of TG4’s award winning drama Corp + Anam starring Diarmuid de Faoite and Maria Doyle Kennedy returns on Thursday, November 27 at 9.30pm. Produced by Galway based production company Magamedia, this second series has recently been nominated for the highly prestigious Prix Europa TV Awards held later this month in Berlin.

Corp + Anam is TV crime drama, with a heart of darkness. In series 2, dogged TV crime correspondent Cathal Mac Iarnáin (Diarmuid de Faoite), buries himself in his investigative journalism and launches a personal crusade against the Irish judiciary, while his marriage to his solicitor wife Mairead (Maria Doyle Kennedy) flounders. This hard hitting new series shines a light on one of the darkest corners of our society – the deep-rooted corruption of the Irish legal system. Series 2 is sure to ruffle feathers as it pulls no punches with the legal eagles…

Troid!

Corp + Anam (TG4)

hanshakes

From TG4’s Díol É

The Wet Fish
The Squeeze
The Sorry For Your Troubles
The Shortarse
The Awkward
The Junior B
The Perve
The Anglo
The Dairy
The Granddad
The Scobe
The Kung 5
The Matador
The Clean Freak
The Bray
The Palm Pool
The China Rattler
The Space Invader
The Arm Wrestler
The Lingerer

We’re all Freemasons now.

Niall Staines writes:

Díol É, is a new show [Tuesdays @ 20.00] from TG4 where contestants from all walks of life make deals and sell some of their old stuff to buy something new for themselves…and shake on it…

The Good Guide To Shaking Hands Good (TG4)

Thanks Publicis Dublin

1913

http://vimeo.com/77623543

Stailc 1913,

A major new, impressive-looking, in fairness documentary on the 1913 Lockout on TG4.

Featuring a specially commissioned graphic novel (top), real-life actors, Christy Moore, newly-discovered newsreels showing Liberty Hall and Beresford Place in 1913, some nifty archive photo work and a soundtrack by fiddler Liam O’Connor.

Lock in!

Wednesday, October 30, 9:30pm.

Thanks Brian Gray

tnageeTnaGee’s TG4’s autumn schedule launch in today’s irish Independent.

Ca bhfuil na Daithini?

Joe Donnelly writes:

Where are all the men in Irish language broadcasting? Nowhere, that’s where. Never mind your ‘women on radio’ perennial debate, the unspoken travesty is that níl aon fir in na teilifís Gaeilge thing.

 

TROID!

220px-Tnag425x250hd_4fc2ad36186e457dc1eb600074103936-465x2611 TG4 has responded with its reasons for bringing the commission to rebrand the Irish language station to companies based in the UK.

Artist Annie West had complained that there were many, many people in Ireland, perhaps even Irish speakers, who could have done the job.

TG4 state:

tg4Is that even English?

YOU decide.

Previously: Further Thoughts On The Rebranding Of TG4

An Raibh Fios Agat?

hd_4fc2ad36186e457dc1eb600074103936-465x261The controversially out-sourced logo for TG4

Annie West writes:

Dear Ministers [Pat[ Rabbitte, [Jimmy] Deenihan and [Richard] Bruton

I’m writing to ask if you are aware of the fact that TG4 commissioned three UK based Companies to design the motion graphics and new Logo in 2012.

Many people, rightly, commented on Social media that because of EU rules, TG4 would have had to tender this work and whichever company came up with the best/cheapest pitch would win the commission, regardless of location.

However:

Further enquiries showed that in fact tender is not required for “creative” work. This means that TG4 (and, as it happens, RTE) do not need to advertise any work for commission and therefore, any Irish Companies who specialise in this kind of work (and there are many) might not even be aware that work is available.

It seems odd to me and many others that, in particular , designing a Logo that reflects *characteristics of traditional Irish Fonts that’s both modern and steeped in heritage* needs to be sent to three UK companies.

I personally do not work in this specialised area of design but I do know plenty of people who do. I also know people who will be graduating from IADT and other design Colleges who find this news demoralising and disappointing.

One might have assumed that , with TG4’s commitment to Irish heritage, language and creativity, every effort would have been made to find a company in Ireland (and perhaps even in the Gaeltacht areas) to do this work.

Ireland is bursting with creative talent, in all areas including motion graphics, typography and design. For the life of me I cannot understand why this lucrative job could not have been offered to an indigenous company.

Annie West

Previously: An Raibh Fios Agat?

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Annie West writes:

Did you know that the Logo and ident for TG4 was made by three UK Companies? I’m not in this line of work myself but I know lots of people who are. In Ireland. Brilliant, competent, efficient, hardworking creative people.