''Fíor Scéal'' is an

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 ...

documentary series broadcast on

television channel

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 a ...

about aspects of world

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and other topics. The series is based on programming funded by SBS in Australia and by a French production company, this series in Ireland has been repackaged for an Irish audience. The etymology of the name comes from ''fíor'', meaning "true" and ''scéal'' meaning "story". The audio is spoken in the Irish language and any applicable native languages and there are

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in English. Among the presenters are Eibhlín Ní Choistealbha, Máire T. Ní Mhadaoin, Maolra Mac Donnchadha, and

Alex Hijmans Alex Hijmans (born 1975) is a Dutch multingual journalist and author. He has published several works in the Irish language. Biography Hijmans was born in 1975 in Heemskerk, Netherlands. He spent twelve years in Ireland, where he acquired fluenc ...

. Programmes typically run for 60 minutes.

External links

TG4 website
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