Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí is an Irish broadcaster who broadcasts mainly through Irish. He is known particularly for his popular magazine programme ''Rónán Beo'' on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. He was born on 6 May 1970 in

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, but was brought up in

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, in the Donegal gaeltacht, where he attended Bunscoil Bhun Bhig and Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair. He is the youngest son of the author and comes from a family of eight. He studied journalism in

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before going on to work at several different radio stations, including Radio Ireland,

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and RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. He has also written for the Irish language publications '' Anois'', ''

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''. Outside of his work at Raidió na Gaeltachta, he is active in the entertainment industry and established An Ciorcal Craiceáilte, now defunct, and An Cabaret Craiceáilte, which aims to bring entertainment, particularly music, to Gaeltacht areas and to Gweedore in particular. An Cabaret Craiceáilte usually takes place once a month, and annually at The Soma Festival in

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. Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí has enjoyed much acclaim and popularity, and in 2011 won the Celtic Media award for Radio Personality of the Year. He has also been awarded two

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media awards, for Radio Personality of the Year and Radio Series of the Year (for his programme ''Rónán Beo@3'') respectively.2 Radio Awards for Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí, Gaelport
/ref> In 2013 he presented the series ''Rónán ar an Camino'' on TG4, based on his experiences walking the Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago).

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