Joe Steve O Neachtain
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Joe Steve Ó Neachtain, Irish
actor
and playwright
.
Ó Neachtain portrays Peadar Ó Conghaile on Irish language
drama
Ros na Rún
. A native of An Spidéal, he first appeared on the programme in 1996. He has acted on stage in Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe
, while for the past ten years he has written and acted in the RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
drama, Baile an Drochid. He has written a number of plays, including Ni Maith Leat dom do Tribloid, which was performed at An Taibhdhearc in 2006.
He states that his mother is the most influential person in his life, that his father died when he was nine, and was illiterate when he left school. He married his girlfriend Máirín in 1969.
In his spare time he enjoys reading biographies, poetry and short stories. He is a qualified plasterer and "is always working on stone work and camper vans."
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
.
Ó Neachtain portrays Peadar Ó Conghaile 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...
drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
Ros na Rún
Ros na Rún
Ros na Rún is an Irish soap opera produced for Irish language TV channel TG4. It broadcasts for 35 weeks of the year, airing 2 episodes each week.It airs in Ireland, Scotland and the United States.-Show history:...
. A native of An Spidéal, he first appeared on the programme in 1996. He has acted on stage in Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe
Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe
Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe or An Taibhdhearc , abbreviated TnaG, is the national Irish language theatre of Ireland. It was founded in 1928....
, while for the past ten years he has written and acted in the RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta , abbreviated RnaG, is the Irish-language radio service of the public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. The station is available on FM in Ireland and via satellite and on the Internet.- History :...
drama, Baile an Drochid. He has written a number of plays, including Ni Maith Leat dom do Tribloid, which was performed at An Taibhdhearc in 2006.
He states that his mother is the most influential person in his life, that his father died when he was nine, and was illiterate when he left school. He married his girlfriend Máirín in 1969.
In his spare time he enjoys reading biographies, poetry and short stories. He is a qualified plasterer and "is always working on stone work and camper vans."