Watch: Ireland's first ever Irish language children's TV channel launched
Síle Ní Chonghaile, Seosamh Mac Seoin, Niamh Ní Chróinín. Photo Martina Regan/Cúla4
History was made on Friday as the first ever dedicated Irish language children’s channel, Cúla4, was launched.
Gaeltacht Minister Catherine Martin was invited to the TG4 headquarters in Co. Galway to carry the official launch of the new TV channel.
Cúla4 will air for 14 hours daily, from 6am every morning until 8pm every evening. Saorview, Virgin Media, Sky, and Eir will all carry the young people’s channel. Cúla4 will be also be supported online via the player which is available at cula4.com and also the Cúla4 App.
The free to air children's channel will include a wealth of entertainment, drama, a children’s news service, a mix of home produced content and acquired shows as well being a valuable source of educational Irish language content.
The new channel , aimed at 0-12-year-olds will provide an entertaining and fun daily point of contact to the Irish language for children. The channel will include newly commissioned content from the Independent production sector in Ireland, as well as acquired international animation, which are revoiced to Irish by independent sector.
The channel will have a six-minute news service from Tuesday to Friday at 1.30pm, produced by Fíbín Media and hosted by Aisling Ní Dhonnabháin and Seán Ó Maoilchiaráin. Schools will be able to tune in from their classrooms and keep up to date with the news of the day.
