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Briain Kelly, 26 May
The stretch of coast along Galway Bay running west from Na Forbacha to Ros
an MhĂl is widely known as Cois Fharraige. With its proximity to Galway
City, the area is a popular tourist destination and home to a creative and
vibrant rural community.
In this new series, we spend the summer months of 2023 in the company of
some of Cois Fharraige’s characters during their busiest time of year.
In the first episode of Pobal Cois Fharraige, we meet Breda Hughes from An
Spidéal Tidy Towns Committee who want to ensure the village looks well in
the lead up to the summer months.
We meet Diarmuid Ă“ Conghaile and his rowing crew during their final
training session before the Féile an Spidéil regatta. We join Tony Antaine
Ó Curraoin and his son Antoine from An Cnocán Glas on one of their trips
to the shore to collect shellfish and seaweed.
The show will also provide insight into this year’s Féile an Spidéil,
whose organisers are hoping for fair weather and a fiercely competitive
day of boat racing.
In the second episode of Pobal Cois Fharraige, we meet Tommy and Patrick
Connolly who are embarking on a journey with their new business
venture Galway Girl Cruises. It’s a big day for Coláiste Chamuis and
Siobhán Bairéad as hundreds of students start to arrive at the Irish
College.
We visit Sorcas Le CroĂ, an Irish language circus that has arrived in the
area and meet local student Colm Seoighe from Ros an MhĂl who will perform
in the circus for the very first time.
In this episode we meet Caoilfhionn de Bhaldraithe from Sruth Yoga as she
sets up her beach yoga classes. We visit the craft village in An Spidéal,
where the owner of An SpailpĂn Fánach, GearĂłid Ă“ MurchĂş, is celebrating a
special occasion.
Catch up with the Connolly brothers who are preparing for Galway Girl
Cruises’ maiden voyage. Bean an tà Linda Geoghegan has a full house of
Irish language students and we meet MáirtĂn Ă“ Cualáin who is waiting
patiently for a spell of good weather so he can save his hay.
In the series finale we return to Coláiste Chamuis who are celebrating
fifty years since they began welcoming students to the Gaeltacht. We’ll
join the local community at Taispeántas Chois Fharraige who proudly
display the fruits of the summer’s labour.
The big day has finally arrived for Tommy and Patrick Connolly and their
new business venture Galway Girl Cruises as they prepare for its maiden
voyage.
We’ll catch up with MáirtĂn Choilm Ă“ Cualáin to see if he has managed to
save any hay given the bad weather. Is there fine weather on the horizon?