RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta will broadcast a gala concert live from the Connemara Coast Hotel in Na Forbacha this Friday, 21 April at 7.30pm as part of the station’s fifty-year celebrations.
Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha, broadcaster, musician and music editor at the station, will present the evening which will feature artists from Conamara, Mayo and Ráth Cairn in Co Meath.
The line-up for the concert, which will also and he livestreamed on the station’s Facebook page. will include céilí band Cogar from Maigh Cuilinn, Cór Chois Fharraige, sisters Máire and Étáin Ní Churraoin from Ráth Cairn in Co. Meath, The Ó Ceannabháin family, Bríd Ní Mhaoilchiaráin who won Corn Uí Riada 2022, The Hernons, Caomhán Ó Flatharta, and many more.
Caitlín Ní Chualáin, Programme Editor at Raidió na Gaeltachta, said that they are looking forward to the big celebration on Friday.
“It gives us a chance to pay homage to those who came before us and were part of the history of RnaG over the last fifty years, and to celebrate our unique culture,” she said.
“The lineup on the night will include both young and old, and we hope that it will be a memorable night for all those present, and for our listeners and home and our audience watching online.”
Tickets for the RnaG50 concert can be won on RTÉ RnaG programmes this week. It will be broadcast live on Friday 21 April from 7.30pm to 10pm.
