Cárthach Bán Breathnach is an Irish actor and broadcaster. As an actor, he is known for his roles in the
TG4
TG4 ( ga, TG Ceathair, ) is an Irish free-to-air public service television network. The channel launched on 31 October 1996 and is available online and through its on demand service TG4 Player in Ireland and beyond.
TG4 was formerly known ...
series ''
Aifric
''Aifric'' () is an Irish-language TV series aimed at young adults, co-created and written by Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin and co-created and directed by Paul Mercier. The show has won multiple IFTA awards for "Best Children's/Youth Program".
The fir ...
'' and the
Irish language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...
soap opera ''
Ros na Rún
() is an Irish soap opera produced for the Irish-language television channel TG4. The series is set in a fictional village called Ros Na Rún, located near to An Spidéal, and focuses on the domestic and professional lives of its residents.
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''.
Bán Breathnach comes from Indreabhán in the Connemara Gaeltacht and is the son of radio broadcaster
Seán Bán Breathnach
Seán Bán Breathnach (born 1949) is an Irish radio and television broadcaster and personality. He broadcasts primarily in the medium of the Irish language.
Early life and career
Born in the Connemara area of County Galway, Breathnach moved to t ...
.
Career
Bán Breathnach played the role of Jimín Ó Gríofa in the Irish language series, ''
Aifric
''Aifric'' () is an Irish-language TV series aimed at young adults, co-created and written by Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin and co-created and directed by Paul Mercier. The show has won multiple IFTA awards for "Best Children's/Youth Program".
The fir ...
''. The first series of ''Aifric'' was screened in 2006. Cárthach also played the role of Aodhán, a secondary school student posing as a doctor, in the soap ''
Ros na Rún
() is an Irish soap opera produced for the Irish-language television channel TG4. The series is set in a fictional village called Ros Na Rún, located near to An Spidéal, and focuses on the domestic and professional lives of its residents.
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''. His twin, Léan Bán Breathnach, also acted in both ''Aifric'' and ''Ros na Rún''.
Bán Breathnach worked as a DJ on the local west of Ireland radio station i102-104. He has also contributed to sports programs on
RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...
and
TG4
TG4 ( ga, TG Ceathair, ) is an Irish free-to-air public service television network. The channel launched on 31 October 1996 and is available online and through its on demand service TG4 Player in Ireland and beyond.
TG4 was formerly known ...
.
Sport
At university, Breathnach was involved with NUI Maynooth GAA and a member of their Sigerson Cup football team.
As of 2019, Breathnach was hurling manager with his local
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
club,
Cumann Mícheál Breathnach.
See also
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Breathnach
Breathnach or Bhreathnach (meaning ''Welshman'') is an Irish surname, indicating an ancestor who was Welsh. It is the Irish-language version of surnames such as Brannagh, Brunnock, Brannick, Walsh, Wallace, and Wallis.
However, it does not nec ...
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1989 births
21st-century Irish people
Living people
Irish male television actors
Male actors from County Galway
Irish twins