T c is mh r cheili rtha ag RT Raidi na Gaeltachta an deireadh seachtaine seo agus muid ag com radh leathch ad bliain ar an bhf d D Sathairn.
Th inig muid ar an aer den ch ad uair a Dhomhnach C sca 1972 mar thoradh ar fheachtas a re cht il Gluaiseacht Chearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta, a d' iligh st isi n raidi ina dteanga f in do phobal na Gaeltachta. Is dar m r br id dom an tseirbh s a chuireann RT Raidi na Gaeltachta ar f il do phobal na Gaeltachta, agus do phobal na Gaeilge tr ch ile, shin l i ndiaidh lae.
D Sathairn, craolfaidh muid coirm cheoil f or-speisialta beo chro l r na Gaeltachta ag 7 pm chun an c id stairi il seo a chom radh. Beidh Ceolfhoireann RT agus pl r na gceolt ir traidisi nta p irteach sa choirm, ina measc Altan, Iarla Lion ird, Steve Cooney, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, C r Ch il Aodha, agus neart eile.
Is iad misneach, f ini lacht agus m rtas cine na pr omh-th ama a bheas ag an gcoirm cheili rtha dar teideal RT Raidi na Gaeltachta 50, a l ireoidh beocht, saibhreas, d chas, muin n, misneach agus m rtas phobal na Gaeltachta agus na Gaeilge. Ceili radh ar an bpobal sin a bheas san c id seo, an dream a chuaigh i mbun stocaireachta le Cearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta agus a throid ar son a gcearta, iad si d a bhunaigh an raidi i dt s na seacht id agus iad si d a bh agus at ag obair ann, na daoine a isteann go d lis leis an tseirbh s, gach aon duine a bhfuil baint n p irt acu le saol na Gaeltachta agus na Gaeilge, agus na daoine ga at ag f s an os inniu agus a choinneoidh an l chrann lasta.
Is fada bh c id cheoil chomh m r le seo in aon cheantar Gaeltachta, m bh s riamh ann, agus t RT Raidi na Gaeltachta an-bhr d il go bhfuil an teacht le ch ile seo ann chun caoga bliain an raidi a chom radh. T m an-bhu och d ibh si d ar fad in RT Raidi na Gaeltachta, in RT agus sa chomhlucht l iri ch in Aniar TV, a bhfuil obair iontach d anta acu chun an c id seo a re cht il agus a chur chun cinn.
Craolfar an choirm beo ar RT Raidi na Gaeltachta ag 7 pm D Sathairn 2 Aibre n, agus beidh s le feice il beo ar l ne freisin ag rte.ie/gaeilge. T s il againn go mbeidh sibh in ann cluas a thabhairt d inn n f achaint ar an gcoirm ar l ne. Craolfar buaicphoint na coirme i gcl r teilif se a bheidh le feice il ar RT One ar 23 Aibre n.
T Gear id Mac Donncha ina Cheannaire ar RT Raidi na Gaeltachta
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This is a very special weekend for RT Raidi na Gaeltachta as we mark fifty years on air for the station on Saturday.
We came on air for the first time on Easter Sunday 1972 as a result of a long campaign by the Gaeltacht Civil Rights Movement, who asserted the right of the Gaeltacht and greater Irish-language community to a daily radio service in their own language. The service provided by Raidi na Gaeltachta to the Gaeltacht and Irish-language communities day in, day out, ever since is something I am very proud of.
To mark this very special anniversary, the RT Concert Orchestra will travel to Conamara to perform in a gala concert in the heart of the Gaeltacht, broadcast live on Raidi na Gaeltachta, with some of the country's top traditional musicians including Altan, Iarla Lion ird, Steve Cooney, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, C r Ch il Aodha and many more.
Courage, identity and pride of place are the primary themes for the commemorative concert, titled RT Raidi na Gaeltachta 50. At its heart, it will demonstrate the vibrancy, courage, pride, confidence, and rich heritage of the Gaeltacht and Irish-language community. It will be a celebration of that community, those who campaigned with the Gaeltacht Civil Rights Movement, those who founded the radio service in the early 1970s and past and current staff, our loyal listeners, everyone involved in Gaeltacht life and the Irish language community, and the young people growing up today who will keep the flame alive into the future.
It is a privilege for RT Raidi na Gaeltachta to have gathered such esteemed musicians together in the Gaeltacht to mark the station's 50th anniversary. I'd like to thank all those in RT Raidi na Gaeltachta, in RT , and in the production company Aniar TV, who have worked diligently to put the event together and to promote it.
The concert will be broadcast live on RT Raidi na Gaeltachta at 7 pm on Saturday 2 April, and a visual stream will also be available at rte.ie/gaeilge. We hope you can join us by tuning in or watching online.
Highlights from the concert will be featured in a TV programme to be broadcast on RT One on 23 April.
T Gear id Mac Donncha ina Cheannaire ar RT Raidi na Gaeltachta
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