Fíorscéal
Encyclopedia
Fíorscéal 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 Maolra Mac Donnchadha and Alex Hijmans. Programmes typically run for 60 minutes.
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
series broadcast on Irish language
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
channel TG4
TG4
TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....
about aspects of world current affairs
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
and other topics. The series is based on programming funded by SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
in Australia and by a French production company, this series in Ireland has been repackaged for an Irish audience.
The etymology
Etymology
Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
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
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. Among the presenters are Maolra Mac Donnchadha and Alex Hijmans. Programmes typically run for 60 minutes.