Tá RTÉ Radio na Gaeltachta ar an an aer le leathchéad bliain i mbliana. Bí linn nuair a bhéas Áine Ní Churráin iarchraoltóir agus iriseoir le Raidió na Gaeltachta i mbun cainte faoin tionchar a bhí agus atá ag an stáisiún ar an Ghaeltacht agus ar phobal na Gaeilge.
Rugadh agus tógadh Áine i nGaoth Dobhair i nGaeltacht Thír Chonaill. Thoisigh sí ag obair leis an stáisiúin i 1980 agus chuir sí an clár mór le rá Barrscéalta i láthair ó 1996-2020 Bronnadh Gradam an Oireachtais Craoltóir na bliana uirthi i 2005 agus Gradam Saoil an Oireachtais 2020.
The Barra Ó Donnabháin lecture:
As RTÉ’s Irish language radio service Raidió na Gaeltachta celebrates 50 years on the air, join us for the annual Barra Ó Donnabháin Lecture featuring longtime RnaG journalist Áine Ní Churráin. She will discuss her broadcast career and the impact of RnaG on the Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking community.
Áine originally hails from Gaoth Dobhair in the Donegal Gaeltacht. She began working with RnaG in 1980, presenting the lifestyle program Líon Tí.
Áine’s acclaimed program Barrscéalta first aired in 1996. Áine was the recipient of Broadcaster of the year 2005, Oireachtas Lifetime Achievement Award 2020, which recognizes excellence in the Irish-language media sector.
The Barra Ó Donnabháin Lecture was established in 2006 in honor of the beloved and influential teacher and language advocate, originally from Leap, Co. Cork. He emigrated in 1963 after graduating with a degree in Irish and Latin from University College Cork. He was, for many years, a columnist with the Irish Echo.
Bilingual lecture, Irish/English.