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Fíorscéal

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Genre
documentary television program
Country
Ireland

How it feels

This is an Irish language documentary series that covers world current affairs and other topics. It uses footage from Australian and French productions repackaged for an Irish audience. Episodes are 60 minutes long with presenters like Eibhlín Ní Choistealbha and English subtitles.

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What happens

Fíor Scéal is an Irish language documentary series broadcast on Irish language television channel TG4 about aspects of world current affairs and other topics. The series is based on programming funded by SBS in Australia and by a French production company, this series in Ireland has been repackaged for an Irish audience. The etymology of the name comes from fíor, meaning "true" and scéal meaning "story". The audio is spoken in the Irish language and any applicable native languages and there are subtitles in English. Among the presenters are Eibhlín Ní Choistealbha, Máire T. Ní Mhadaoin, Maolra Mac Donnchadha, and Alex Hijmans. Programmes typically run for 60 minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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