Blas, is an Irish-language magazine programme, broadcast each weeknight on

BBC Radio Ulster BBC Radio Ulster ( ga, BBC Raidió Uladh) is a Northern Irish radio station owned and operated by BBC Northern Ireland, a division of the BBC. It was established on New Year's Day 1975, replacing what had been an opt-out of BBC Radio 4. It is ...

, from 7.03 p.m. Blas focuses on news and stories which are of interest to an Irish-speaking audience, including sport, arts and literature, politics and current affairs. The programme focuses mainly on news and stories from

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

, but also covers stories from

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...

, and the Gaelic-speaking areas of

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

. The programme is produced by

BBC Gaeilge BBC Northern Ireland ( ga, BBC Thuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: ''BBC Norlin Airlan'') is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Northern Ireland. It is widely available across both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ire ...

, and features a roster of presenters throughout the year. Main presenters are

Fearghal Mag Uiginn Fearghal is an Irish, male given name. One possible derivation for the name is from the Gaelic words for "man" and ghal "valour", thus the name translates to "man of valour".Mairéad Byrne, Irish Baby Names – 25 Apr 2005. The anglicized form is ...

Máire Bhreathnach Máire is the Irish language form of the Latin Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the New Testament. Both New Testament names were forms of the Hebrew name or Mir ...

Dáithí Ó Muirí Dáithí, Daithí or Dathí, sometimes also anglicised without diacritics as Daithi or Dathi, is an Irish male given name which means ''swiftness'' or ''nimbleness''. It is pronounced ''Dawh-hee''. It is sometimes incorrectly used as the Irish form ...

and

Caoimhe ‘Chats’ Ní Chathail Caoimhe ( , ), pronounced Kweeva, sometimes anglicised as Kiva and pronounced as Keeva in Ulster, is an Irish feminine given name derived from Irish (Old Irish ) "dear; noble". It means 'beautiful'. It has been well-used in English-speaking coun ...

Caoimhe ‘Ceol’ Ní Chathail Caoimhe ( , ), pronounced Kweeva, sometimes anglicised as Kiva and pronounced as Keeva in Ulster, is an Irish feminine given name derived from Irish (Old Irish ) "dear; noble". It means 'beautiful'. It has been well-used in English-speaking coun ...

presents an hour-long programme 'Blas Ceoil' on Friday evenings, which covers traditional and folk music, while

Brian Mullen Brian Patrick Mullen (born March 16, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey player who spent eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) playing for the Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, and New York Islanders ...

, one of the original presenters of Blas, presents Caschlár on Sunday evenings.
A weekly podcast is available to download on Fridays

External links

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