Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí
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Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí is an Irish-language broadcaster known particularly for his popular magazine programme Rónán Beo on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
. He was born on the 6 May 1970 in Cork
, but was brought up in Gaoth Dobhair, in the Donegal gaeltacht, where he attended Bunscoil Bhun Bhig and Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair. He is the youngest son of the author Fionntán Mac Aodha Bhuí and comes from a family of eight.
He studied journalism in Dublin before going on to work at several different radio stations, including Radio Ireland, RTÉ
and RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
. He has also written for the Irish language publications Anois, Lá
and Nós
. Outside of his work at Raidió na Gaeltachta, he is active in the entertainment industry and established An Ciorcal Craiceáilte, now defunct, and An Cabaret Craiceáilte, which aims to bring entertainment, particularly music, to Gaeltacht areas and to Gaoth Dobhair in particular. An Cabaret Craiceáilte usually takes place once a month.
Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí has enjoyed much acclaim and popularity and in 2011 won the Celtic Media award for Radio Personality of the Year. He has also been awarded two Oireachtas
media awards, for Radio Personality of the Year and Radio Series of the Year (for his programme Rónán Beo@3) respectively.
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 :...
. He was born on the 6 May 1970 in Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
, but was brought up in Gaoth Dobhair, in the Donegal gaeltacht, where he attended Bunscoil Bhun Bhig and Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair. He is the youngest son of the author Fionntán Mac Aodha Bhuí and comes from a family of eight.
He studied journalism in Dublin before going on to work at several different radio stations, including Radio Ireland, RTÉ
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
and 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 :...
. He has also written for the Irish language publications Anois, Lá
Lá
Lá Nua was an Irish language daily newspaper based in Belfast. It was the first daily newspaper in Ireland to be published in Irish. Lá Nua belonged to the Belfast Media Group, and is sister paper of The Andersonstown News....
and Nós
Nós
Nós is an Irish language youth lifestyle magazine. The magazine first began publishing online on 17 March 2008 as part of the annual Irish language week, Seachtain na Gaeilge...
. Outside of his work at Raidió na Gaeltachta, he is active in the entertainment industry and established An Ciorcal Craiceáilte, now defunct, and An Cabaret Craiceáilte, which aims to bring entertainment, particularly music, to Gaeltacht areas and to Gaoth Dobhair in particular. An Cabaret Craiceáilte usually takes place once a month.
Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí has enjoyed much acclaim and popularity and in 2011 won the Celtic Media award for Radio Personality of the Year. He has also been awarded two Oireachtas
Oireachtas
The Oireachtas , sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the "national parliament" or legislature of Ireland. The Oireachtas consists of:*The President of Ireland*The two Houses of the Oireachtas :**Dáil Éireann...
media awards, for Radio Personality of the Year and Radio Series of the Year (for his programme Rónán Beo@3) respectively.