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Clár speisialta in ómós do Ghearóid Ó Cairealláin – duine de mhórlaochra athbheochan na Gaeilge i mBéal Feirste – scríbhneoir, iriseoir, aisteoir agus gníomhaí Gaeilge, a raibh a phaisean dosháraithe agus a fhís dochloíte. Le léargas a fháil ar shaol agus ar shaothar Ghearóid, cluineann muid ón mhac is sine s’aige, Ainle, óna bhean chéile, Bríd Ó Gallchóir, agus ó cuid dá chairde agus dá chomhghleacaithe: Eoghan Ó Néill, Áine Nic Gearailt, Fergus Ó hÍr, Dónall Mac Giolla Chóill agus Tomaí Rua Ó Conghaile. Chomh maith leis sin, tá glór Ghearóid féin le cluinstin in ábhar cartlainne ó: I Lár An Aonaigh (2014, Below The Radar do 鶹 Gaeilge), Gaeil Bhéal Feirste (鶹, 1992) Litreacha (鶹, 2022) agus Beo go Deo (Raidió Fáilte). Buíochas le Raidió Fáilte, le Below The Radar, agus le Peter Stewart ag cartlann an 鶹. A special programme in tribute to the late Gearóid Ó Cairealláin – one of the leading figures of the Irish language revival in Belfast – a writer, journalist, actor and language rights activist whose passion and vision was unmatched. For an insight into his life and work, we hear from Gearóid’s eldest son Ainle, from his wife, Bríd Ó Gallchóir, and from some of his many friends and colleagues: Eoghan Ó Néill, Áine Nic Gearailt, Fergus Ó hÍr, Dónall Mac Giolla Chóill and Tomaí Rua Ó Conghaile. We also hear Gearóid himself, in archive recordings from I Lár An Aonaigh (2014, Below The Radar for 鶹 Gaeilge), Gaeil Bhéal Feirste (鶹, 1992) Litreacha (鶹, 2022) and Beo go Deo (Raidió Fáilte). Thanks to Raidió Fáilte, Below The Radar, and Peter Stewart in the 鶹 archive.
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