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Cárthach Bán Breathnach is an Irish actor and broadcaster. As an actor, he is known for his roles in the
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series ''
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'' and the
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soap opera ''
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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 ...
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Career

Bán Breathnach played the role of Jimín Ó Gríofa in the Irish language series, ''
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''. 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, where the series is filmed. It focuses on the domestic and professional ...
''. 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
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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
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club, Cumann Mícheál Breathnach.


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Breathnach Breathnach (meaning ''Welsh''), or Bhreathnach (feminine form), 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 ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Breathnach, Carthach Ban 1989 births 21st-century Irish people Living people Irish male television actors Male actors from County Galway Irish twins