Raidió Fáilte is an 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...

 community radio

Community radio

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 station, broadcasting from Belfast

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

, in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. It started broadcasting under its current licence on 15 September 2006.

The station can be listened to on 107.1 FM

FM broadcasting

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 in the Belfast area, and online through a live stream on their website. It is broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from the cultural centre, An Chultúrlann, in Belfast.

History

Raidió Fáilte was launched in Belfast City Hall

Belfast City Hall

Belfast City Hall is the civic building of the Belfast City Council. Located in Donegall Square, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, it faces north and effectively divides the commercial and business areas of the city centre.-History:...

 on 15 September 2006 when Station Manager Fergus Ó hÍr introduced guest speakers Ferdia Mac an Fhailigh, Chief Executive of Foras na Gaeilge

Foras na Gaeilge

Foras na Gaeilge is the governing body of the Irish language, responsible for the promotion of the language throughout the island of Ireland. Its name can be translated into English as "The Irish Language Body", although the body has no official English-language name...

, and Bob Collins, Commissioner of the Equality Commission

Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

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. A recorded message from the President of Ireland

President of Ireland

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 Mary McAleese

Mary McAleese

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 welcoming the launch of Raidió Fáilte was played at the start of broadcast.

Programming

Programmes are aimed at the Irish-speaking community in Belfast. A mixture of indie

Indie (music)

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, rock

Rock music

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, World Music

World music

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 and traditional Irish music can be heard, together with sports and chat. Special programmes relating to Roman Catholic and Presbyterian

Presbyterian Church in Ireland

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 church services through the medium of Irish have also been broadcast.

Here is a list of the programmes below:

• An Seomra Gorm le Ciarán Mackel
• Ceol Domhanda le Róisín Ní Ghadhra
• Ceol agus Craic le Chrissie Nic Loinsigh
• An Taobh Eile le Ciarán Ó Pronntaigh
• Ceol Meiriceánach le John Dillon
• Iris leabhar le Eoghan Ó Neill
• Seó na Maidine le Eoghan Ó Neill
• Craic agus Ceol le Chrissie
• An Dúrud le Cillian de Búrca
• Suaimhneas le Marcas
• Ceol agus Craic le Chrissie
• Somhairle Mag Uidhir
• Seó na Maidine le Eoghan Ó Neill
• Iris Leabhar le Eoghan Ó Neill
• Seó na Maidine le Eoghan Ó Neill
• Ardán do Ghrupaí Gaeilge
• Suaimhneas le Marcas
• Irisleabhar Nuachta le Eoghan Ó Neill
• Cursaí Litríochta le Stiofáin Ó Direáin
• Caoimhe & Séin le ceol, craic & caint!
• Ceol Domhanda le Róisín Ní Ghadhra
• Clár Clára
• GAA Beo
• Oileán an Uafáis Pádraig Mac An Uladh
• Seán Fennell agus Ciaráin Mac Ghiolla Bheinn
• Léigh agus Pléigh
• Snagcheol srl le Robert MacMillen
• An t-Am Sin le Seán Ó Muireagáin
• Pilib Mac Cathmhaoil
• An Tuamach
• Ealaíona agus Eile le Gearóid Ó Caireallain

See also

• Raidió na Life
  Raidió Na Life
  Raidió na Life 106.4FM is an Irish-language radio station founded in 1993 and broadcasting to the Greater Dublin area, Ireland. In addition to being transmitted on FM, the station's output is available worldwide via the internet at .- History :...
  
   - Sister station in Dublin
• List of Irish language media
• List of Celtic language media