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Behind the scenes. Crá. Now on the TG4 player. 'Lean ort ag tochailt!'

Nollaig Shona! Agus muid ag críochnú in An Taibhdhearc tar éis trí bliana go leath de spraoi agus spleodar, theastaigh uaim buíochas ó chroí a ghabháil lenár maoinitheoirí, criú, ealaíontóirí agus sibhse an lucht féachana as bhur dtacaíocht agus fuinneamh le linn na tréimhse. Seo blaiseadh beag dár gcuid oibre a rinne Bruno ó TVIP! Studios Nollaig Shona! As we wrap up in An Taibhdhearc after an exciting three and a half years, we wanted to thank all the funders, artists and audiences for their support. Here is a sample of what we achieved. Míle buíochas Bruno TVIP! Studios for this amazing video. 'Ní pobal gan ealaín' - There is no community without art Ealaín na Gaeltachta Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media An Comhairle Ealaíon Foras na Gaeilge Galway Culture Company Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe / Galway City Council Galway County Council

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Suíomh nua idirlíonn againn! 🥳 🕸 Fíor-ghnóthach i mbliana agus níos mó le déanamh dár bpáirtnéirí iontacha. www.fibinmedia.ie New website now live to give you an idea of what we do at Fíbín Media and the facilities we offer. Looking to partner up on the Wild Atlantic Way for a 2025/26 collaboration.... Thanks to Lesley-Anne F. whitespacedesign.ie for the beautiful work

A new crime drama series Crá brings murder, mystery and a search for justice to BBC iPlayer and BBC One Northern Ireland. A murder investigation begins when Garda Barry Roche (Alex Murphy) finds a body buried in the bog. In the most personal of cases, Garda Conall Ó Súilleabháin (Dónall Ó Héalai) discovers it is his mother, Sabine, who has been missing for 15 years. Starring Dónall Ó Héalai (Monster, Foscadh), Alex Murphy (The Young Offenders) and newcomer Hannah Brady, this new six-part series was filmed on location in County Donegal and starts Sunday 17 November at 10.30pm. Crá is produced by Fíbín Media and Zoogon Ltd for BBC Gaeilge and TG4 with support from Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund, Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán, Gréasán na Meán Skillnet and distributors About Premium Content (APC). For more info ➡ https://lnkd.in/e2X3FCek

Today marks Fíbín Theatre’s 21st birthday—a moment to celebrate the productions, places, people, and countless joyful memories that have shaped our journey. It is with profound sadness, however, that I announce Fíbín Theatre will cease operations on December 31, 2024. This decision arises from a lack of supportive policy, funding, and vision from some state bodies toward Irish-language theatre, which has been disheartening given that Irish is our first official language. The barriers they’ve put up have made it incredibly challenging to grow and thrive in an already difficult industry. There are too many people to thank for their invaluable contributions over the years, but I’d like to honour a few individuals. Rod Goodall, who was with us from our very first production and helped define our voice. Pete Nelson, you built countless beautiful sets, some of the best your own designs. Brendan Murray directed An Triail, our longest-touring production, which has introduced thousands of students to quality theatre since it began in 2008 and opens for its final tour in Galway before going to a sell out run in Dublin this week. With Paul Mercier we produced Sétanta in 2013, the first Irish-language production to be produced in association with the Abbey Theatre in 25 years. He also wrote and directed Réiltín, the first Irish-language play to open in Manhattan since 1884. And to Philip Doherty, who brought his incredible energy to our large-scale productions, including FIACH—one of the few live performances that took place during the pandemic—thank you! When we started in 2003, there were five theatre companies on the island of Ireland. Twenty-one years later, we are the last independent Irish language company. We are finishing on a high, with sell out productions, co-producing with the national theatre of Galicia, street spectacles and performing with Coldplay for 4 glorious nights in Croke park! I hope that policies will shift and new companies will emerge with the support they deserve. There is an audience, and it is growing, but decision-makers must recognise and support our unique cultural perspective. Lastly I want to thank the amazing team in Fíbín - Pearse, Isobel, Jay and Kevin for amazing work during very challenging times, my board who have been so supportive through good and bad. Also a special mention to founding members Alastair Mac Aindreasa and Micheál Ó Domhnaill who came up with the name 'Fíbín' and kick tarted the company back in 2003, I'm grateful for his energy and passion and I learnt a huge amount from him. Tá mé fíorbhuíoch. We are now channeling our passion and creativity into producing screen content at Fíbín Media. Indeed, we are excited to work in an industry that takes a progressive approach and values creativity in the language. In the two photographs attached, are Bairbre DeBarra in our very first production "An Gabha gus a Ghasúir" 2003 and the second is "An Fear Liath" from 2024. Go raibh míle maith agaibh!

Táimid ar bís! Níl ach lá fágtha go mbeidh an clár 'Mo Pheata' le feiceáil ar Cúla 4. Bígí ag faire amach, gach Céadaoin ar Cúla4 ag 6.30pm. TG4 We are delighted that our show 'Mo Pheata' 18 x 24' will premiere tomorrow and go out each Wednesday at 6.30pm on Cúla 4. Check it out! 🐶😻🐓