title: Irish Love Stories

name: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | John Mitchel

name: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Jenny Verner & John Mitchel

name: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Leslie de Barra

key: GYTkMbNoDFc

name: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Tom Barry & Leslie de Barra

key: aVSZZpjSTbo

name: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann| Matilda Witherington & Wolfe Tone

name: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Matilda Witherington & Wolfe Tone

name: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Michael Joseph O'Rahilly & Nancy Brown

name: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Michael Joseph O'Rahilly & Nancy Brown

name: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Mathilda Witherington

name: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Michael Joseph O'Rahilly

name: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Sarah Ponsonby & Eleanor Butler

name: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Eleanor Butler

name: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Joseph Plunkett

name: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Grace Gifford & Joseph Plunkett | Kilmainham

title: Mícheál Ó Coileáin & Kitty Kiernan

overview: Michael Collins and Kitty Kiernan kept their love alive through the 300 letters they exchanged between 1919 and 1922.

title: Mícheál Ó Coileáin & Kitty Kiernan

title: Robert Emmet & Sarah Curran

overview: The doomed love affair between the Irish patriot Robert Emmet and Sarah Curran that took place during the Irish rebellion of 1803.

title: Robert Emmet & Sarah Curran

title: Oscar Wilde & Lord Alfred Douglas

overview: Irish playwright Oscar Wilde's illicit love affair with Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas in Victorian London cost him his family, his livelihood, his fame and his life. Wilde threw every caution to the wind in this reckless relationship.

title: Oscar Wilde & Lord Alfred Douglas

title: Eibhlín Dubh & Art Ó Laoghaire

overview: The tragic tale of the greatest poem ever composed in the Irish oral tradition. Caoineadh Art Uí Laoghaire was composed by Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill for the great love of her life, Art, who took a stand against the Penal Laws in Ireland.

title: Eibhlín Dubh & Art Ó Laoghaire

title: Maud Gonne & WB Yeats

overview: Ireland's most famous unrequited love story. Activist Maud Gonne was WB Yeats' great muse and love of his life, inspiring some of his finest poetry, including No Second Troy, a prime example of the enduring nature of troubled love stories.

title: Maud Gonne & WB Yeats

title: Gráinne Ní Mháille & Risteárd an Iarainn

overview: An epic love story during a time of great change and upheaval in 16th century Gaelic Ireland. Grace O'Malley forges a path to power and leadership by land and by sea in the West of Ireland with her husband, Iron Richard Bourke.

Season 2

title: Grace Gifford & Joseph Plunkett

overview: A powerful and heart-wrenching tale of love, sacrifice, and rebellion that shook the nation! At the epicentre of the 1916 Easter Rising lies Ireland's most haunting love story.

title: Grace Gifford & Joseph Plunkett

title: Eleanor Butler & Sarah Ponsonby

overview: An enchanting tale that defied the conventions of the 18th century and continues to fascinate to this day. Lady Eleanor Butler of Kilkenny Castle and Sarah Ponsonby, an aristocratic orphan, were two women who dared to love on their own terms.

title: Eleanor Butler & Sarah Ponsonby

title: Michael Joseph O'Rahilly & Nancy Brown

overview: In 1896 Michael Joseph O'Rahilly sold his family's business in Co. Kerry, and sailed to New York to win the heart of Nancy Brown, his one true love.

title: Michael Joseph O'Rahilly & Nancy Brown

title: Martha Witherington & Theobald Wolfe Tone

overview: Step into a world of passion and revolution as we uncover the extraordinary love story of Martha Witherington and Theobald Wolfe Tone. Their elopement led to a lifetime of adventure, including battles and secret meetings with Napoleon.

title: Leslie Price & Tom Barry

overview: In this explosive love story Leslie Price and Tom Barry fall deeply in love during the most turbulent period in Ireland's past, their wedding giving us one of Ireland's most iconic photos.

title: Leslie Price & Tom Barry

title: John Mitchel & Jenny Verner

overview: Our real-life tale is one of elopement, insurgency, famine, dark dealings, and deportation, starring John Mitchel and Jenny Verner, a passionate, politically unorthodox partnership forged in the heart of Ulster. A love story for the ages!

title: John Mitchel & Jenny Verner

overview: Following the success of season one, Scéalta Grá na hÉireann is back for a second season. With six new couples and six captivating stories of love and loss set against the backdrop of historic events like the 1798 Rebellion, the Easter Rising, and the American Civil War, this series will transport you through time. Expert historians bring these tales to life in a visceral and compelling way, leaving you wanting more each week. Get ready to be swept away on a journey through time as we delve into the fascinating and tumultuous events that shaped Ireland's history.

overview: Examines a variety of some of the greatest romances between the most iconic lovers ever to shape Ireland's history. A famous Irish love story is followed and anchored with a tangible item that represents the relationship in each story.

title: Irish Love Stories

character: Narrator

original_title: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann


title: Boglands

type: Backdrop

status: ReturningSeries

Series 1

title: Episode 1

type: Still

overview: Life in a small Donegal town is utterly changed with the discovery of the body of a local woman who went missing 15 years previously. Conall, the local Garda, is forbidden from working the case but this isn't going to stop him.

title: Episode 2

overview: Sabine's funeral takes place and her son, Conall, and her husband, Art, are the main murder suspects. Ciara Kate is convinced that Sabine was having an affair and decides to investigate.

title: Episode 3

overview: While the official investigation puts Conall firmly in the frame for his mother's murder, Conall follows a lead involving his college friends who were present the night Sabine was killed.

title: Episode 4

overview: The community gather to watch the crime reconstruction on national television. The programme unearths a new prime suspect, a close friend of Art and Sabine, and a pillar of the community.

title: Episode 5

overview: Conall is held hostage by an armed Ray, the prime suspect. But he claims he is being framed by the police. Who will Conall believe? And will they both make it out alive?

title: Episode 6

overview: In the aftermath of the siege, the narrative is that Ray is guilty. But neither Ciara-Kate or Conall are convinced. They continue their investigations and the truth about what happened to Sabine is finally uncovered.

title: Series 1

overview: In an isolated village in the north west of Ireland, a murder investigation begins when Garda Barry Roche finds a body buried in the bog. In the most personal of cases, Garda Conall Ó Súilleabháin discovers it is his mother, Sabine, who has been missing for 15 years. Conall is forbidden from working on the case, but is drawn into the investigation by a determined young journalist Ciara-Kate, who is using her true-crime podcast to expose the village's deepest secrets. As they unravel the truth, they must confront a community bound by silence and its own moral codes.

title: Boglands

title: Crá

title: 痛苦

overview: 一部以爱尔兰西北部多尼戈尔郡为背景的六集连续剧，故事从 Garda（爱尔兰警官）Barry Roche 发现一具埋在沼泽中的尸体开始。巴里的同事 Conall Ó Súilleabháin 很快发现尸体就是他失踪了 10 年的母亲，由于康纳尔与此案的个人关系，他被禁止参与此案。他不得不与一名公民记者联手为他的母亲伸张正义。

title: Crá

overview: V izolované vesnici na severozápadě Irska začíná vyšetřování vraždy, když Garda Barry Roche najde tělo pohřbené v bažině. V nejosobnějším z případů Garda Conall Ó Súilleabháin zjistí, že jde o jeho matku Sabine, která je již patnáct let nezvěstná. Conall má zakázáno na případu pracovat, ale do vyšetřování ho vtáhne odhodlaná mladá novinářka Ciara-Kate, která pomocí svého podcastu o skutečných případech odhaluje nejhlubší tajemství vesnice. Při odhalování pravdy se musí postavit komunitě svázané mlčením a vlastními morálními kodexy.

title: Crá

overview: In een afgelegen dorp in het noordwesten van Ierland begint een moordonderzoek wanneer Garda Barry Roche een lichaam vindt dat begraven ligt in het moeras. In de meest persoonlijke gevallen ontdekt Garda Conall Ó Súilleabháin dat het zijn moeder, Sabine, is die al vijftien jaar vermist wordt. Conall mag niet aan de zaak werken, maar wordt bij het onderzoek betrokken door een vastberaden jonge journaliste Ciara-Kate, die haar podcast over waargebeurde misdaden gebruikt om de diepste geheimen van het dorp bloot te leggen. Terwijl ze de waarheid ontrafelen, moeten ze de confrontatie aangaan met een gemeenschap die gebonden is aan stilte en haar eigen morele codes.

title: Boglands

overview:
La respuesta irlandesa (con su particular humor negro) a "Shetland". Cuando un asesinato sacude a un pueblo costero, un rudo detective y una entrometida "podcaster" de true crime unen fuerzas en un tándem inesperado.

Tras quince años desaparecida, la madre asesinada de Conall Ó Súilleabháin, Sabine, aparece enterrada. Conall Ó Súilleabháin tiene prohibido investigar el crimen y se ve obligado a unir fuerzas con un periodista para conseguir justicia.

title: 痛苦

overview: 一部以愛爾蘭西北部多尼戈爾郡為背景的六集連續劇，故事從 Garda（愛爾蘭警官）Barry Roche 發現一具埋在沼澤中的屍體開始。巴里的同事 Conall Ó Súilleabháin 很快發現屍體就是他失蹤了 10 年的母親，由於康納爾與此案的個人關係，他被禁止參與此案。他不得不與一名公民記者聯手為他的母親伸張正義。

title: Boglands - Die Tote im Moor

overview: Im Moor nahe einer nordirischen Kleinstadt taucht eine Frauenleiche auf. Es ist die vor 15 Jahren spurlos verschwundene Sabine Uí Súilleabháin. Ihr Sohn Conall, inzwischen Polizist, nimmt gegen den Willen seiner Vorgesetzten heimlich die Ermittlungen auf. Auch die junge Journalistin und Podcasterin Ciara Kate will wissen, was damals passiert ist – und stößt auf Ungereimtheiten.

title: Boglands, enquête en terre noire

overview: Irlande, dans une petite ville du comté de Donegal. Quinze ans après avoir été portée disparue, la mère du policier Conall O Suilleabhain est retrouvée enterrée dans une tourbière. Écarté de l’enquête, Conall se lance à la recherche de la vérité, tandis que Ciara Kate, une jeune journaliste, compte sur l’affaire pour faire décoller sa carrière…

character: Garda Conall Ó Súilleabháin

type: Cast

character: Garda Barry Roche

character: Ciara-Kate

character: Art Ó Suilleabháin

character: Bleachtaire Cathal Keogh

job: Screenplay

department: Writing

type: Crew

job: Producer

department: Production

job: Executive Producer

job: Director

department: Directing

original_title: Crá

original_language: ga

production_countries: IE XI


title: The Devil's in Her

status: Ended

Biddy Early - Bean Feasa

site: YouTube

type: Clip

Trailer

type: Trailer

Season 1

name: An Diabhal Inti | Biddy Early - Bean Feasa | TG4

name: An Diabhal Inti | 'The Islandmagee Witches' | TG4

name: An Diabhal Inti  | The Devil's In Her | TG4

title: Witch of Youghal

overview: Episode One tells the story of two women in Ireland accused of being in league with the devil, persecuted and branded as 'witches'. Alice Kyteler and Florence Newton aka the 'Witch of Youghal'.

title: Witch of Youghal

title: Goody Glover

overview: 'Goody' Glover is accused of being a witch after denying an accusation of theft. Hung on Boston Commons, her public trial was a warning to all women who spoke out.

title: Goody Glover

title: Antrim Woman

overview: In Scotland, five times as many people, mostly women, were accused of the crime of witchcraft and executed than anywhere else in Europe. As these same beliefs spread to the North of Ireland, it had terrible consequences for a beggar woman in Antrim.

title: Antrim Woman

title: Oileán Mhic Aodha

overview: Scottish settlers arriving in the north of Ireland bring with them a belief in witchcraft that will bear terrible consequences for eight women and one man who will forever be known as the Islandmagee Witches.

title: Oileán Mhic Aodha

title: Witch Charn Monaidh

overview: The European witch-hunts were coming to an end and women's knowledge of the supernatural was now being belittled as 'superstitious' nonsense by the church and ruling elite.

title: Witch Charn Monaidh

title: Biddy Early

overview: Biddy Early, a bean feasa and a healer, is a powerful symbol of resistance against the culture that produced the horror of the European witch hunts.

title: Biddy Early

overview: Set against the backdrop of the great European witch hunts spanning two centuries and reaching across the Atlantic as far as America the six-part series offers a unique lens into the social, political and religious conditions that resulted in one of the greatest 'otherings' in human history.

title: The Devil's in Her

original_title: An Diabhal Inti


title: Na Féilte Tine

type: Poster

name: Na Féilte Tine (The Fire Festivals) - Trailer

title: Samhain

overview: Samhain: the festival celebrated after Summer and with the arrival of Winter - when the storehouses are being filled with the fruits of the harvest, when the threshold of this world and the next is open. This relates to our myths as a tribe, as a people, as a human race.

title: Samhain

title: Imbolg

overview: This episode explores the rich traditions and cultural significance of St Brigid's’ Day. Beginning in Killorglin with the Biddy Festival, Imbolg looks at the tradition of crafting effigies and other symbolic representations of the welcome to Spring. Culminating in the Killorglin Biddy's Day parade, these symbolic creations are presented to the community in a spirit of celebration with song and dance. It then explores the contemporary manifestations of ancient rituals connected to Bríd, Goddess and saint, with a group from Woman Spirit Ireland. The programme ends with the festival parades in Clondalkin and Kildare village delving deeper into the theme of Belief and how it has manifested in Ireland across the millennia.

title: Imbolg

title: Bealtaine

overview: This episode explores the festival of ‘Bealtaine’ and the theme of Nature.

title: Bealtaine

title: Lúnasa

overview: This final episode traces the spirit of Lúnasa from myth to modern festival. The great gatherings and fairs of Lúnasa can be said to have manifested in the summer musical festivals of the modern day, with the Night & Day festival in Roscommon featured as an example of the modern equivalent. The episode includes a visit to Eamhain Mhacha, the sacred hill of Ulster and ancient ceremonial center of the North. It introduces the Armagh Rhymers and attends the vibrant contemporary Lúnasa Festival, where old customs find renewed meaning through performance, gathering, and ritual.

title: Lúnasa

overview: The four episodes mirror the cyclical nature of the Wheel of the Year. Samhain to welcome the start of Winter and the new year, Imbolg to welcome Spring, Bealtaine to celebrate the beginning of Summer and Lúnasa to herald the Autumn harvest. Throughout the series in cities and towns we will see communities come together to celebrate these ancient traditions.

overview: Na Féilte Tine (The Fire Festivals) is a four-part series exploring the four indigenous Irish festivals of Samhain, Imbolg, Bealtaine and Lúnasa. The festivals have been celebrated for millennia in Ireland and in this series, we will explore their history and continual evolution as they respond to the spiritual and communal needs of the Irish in the 21st century. The symbolism and mythology central to the festivals will be examined, and we will explore the impact that these ancient traditions have on Irish culture and identity.

title: Na Féilte Tine

job: Music

department: Sound

original_title: Na Féilte Tine


title: Lí Ban

title: Episode 1

overview: Lí Ban begins her adventure because of a wizard's vision, a giant horse, and a flood that submerged the world. It tells how Lí Ban became a mermaid and her dog Con a merman.

title: Episode 2

title: Episode 3

title: Episode 4

title: Episode 5

title: Episode 6

title: Episode 7

title: Episode 8

title: Episode 9

title: Episode 10

title: Episode 11

title: Episode 12

title: Episode 13

overview:
Lí Ban is a Northern Irish anime-inspired animated series produced by Claire Handley and Jude Petticrew. Heavily inspired by the story of Lí Ban, the series follows the titular 12-year-old character and her dog Con as they mysteriously transform into a mermaid and a sea otter. As they explore the deep sea in search of answers, they encounter gods, monsters, giants, and wily humans. The series debuted on both TG4 and Cúla4 on 15 October 2024, and was also made available for streaming on Cúla4's website. It is distributed internationally by Aardman.

A Welsh language dub of the series was broadcast on S4C.

The series was made with funding support from Coimisiún na Meán and Northern Ireland Screen's Screen Fund, and the Irish Language Broadcast Fund.

title: Lí Ban

character: Lí Ban

character: Con

original_title: Lí Ban

production_countries: XI IE


title: Oíche Shamhna: An Ancient Mystery

title: Episode 1

overview: Exploring mythology, archaeology and science, this series reveals Halloween’s ancient origins in Ireland. Episode 1 explores Halloween’s origins in the festival of Samhain

title: Episode 2

overview: Ancient legends and science at a mysterious cave reveal the origins of Samhain and Halloween.

title: Oíche Shamhna: An Ancient Mystery

original_title: Oíche Shamhna: An Ancient Mystery