Maritime TV Programmes
Mayo’s Achill island is first stop on a tour of Ireland’s holy wells for a new documentary series on TG4. “As islanders we have a special draw to the sea, the sea attracts people and has kept us alive,” the…
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A drama which involves a group of female rowers training in the Atlantic off the Kerry Gaeltacht will have its first television screening on TG4 this month. Tarrac, which involves rowers Rachel Feeney, Kate Finegan, Kate Nic Chonaonaigh, and Kelly…
A film about the adventures of a Spanish Armada survivor of the shipwrecks off the Sligo coast in 1588 is to be screened in Madrid, Spain, next week as part of Semana de Irlanda or Irish week. As The Sligo…
New Irish-Language TV Series Follows Epic Kayaking Adventure Along North Coast
2nd March 2024 Kayaking
A new TV series as Gaeilge follows presenters Tessa Fleming and Irial Ó Ceallaigh as they embark on an epic adventure paddling their way along the North Coast. Together with kayaking expert John Hubbocks, the novice kayakers brave the unpredictable…
TG4 Focus on Dingle's Fishing Community in New Maritime TV Series 'Meitheal Mara Chorca Dhuibhne'
26th February 2024 Maritime TV
The Dingle Peninsula's fishing community takes centre stage in a new maritime television series set to air on TG4. The show, which begins on Tuesday, March 5th at 7.30 pm, follows the lives of the locals as they carry out…
The cost and impact of flooding influenced by climate change and environmental degradation is the focus of a new documentary due to be broadcast on TG4 this month. “Tuilte”, an hour-long documentary by Dearcán Media, examines just how vulnerable coastal…
“Views of the sea affect our soul”, and Irish people are drawn to coastal houses in spite of climate change factors, a new TG4 maritime television series finds. 'Tithe Cois Uisce' is an eight-part series that follows on from the…
Marine wildlife documentary Ken O’Sullivan, who first filmed basking sharks “speed dating” off the west coast, has confirmed dates for his nationwide “Into the Deep” tour. As The Sunday Independent reports, O’Sullivan’s material is now being used on two Junior…
Photographer's Depiction of Inis Meáin Across a Half Century Due To Be Broadcast on TG4
27th December 2023 Island News
A photographer’s depiction of the passage of time on an Irish offshore island is captured in a television documentary due to be broadcast on TG4 on Thursday (Dec 28) Fifty years ago, photographer Chris Rodmell “captured the soul” of the…
ULTIM "Giants of the Seas" World Race Features in Sailing "World on Water"
26th December 2023 Maritime TV
The weekly Global Sailing Highlights show, the World on Water, for the week ending December 22, 2023, features six "Giants of the Seas" to set off from Brest, with a solitary skipper on board, who will attempt to complete a circumnavigation…
Crossing the Atlantic, Losing a Friendship - Man Versus Ocean Documentary on RTÉ Tonight
6th December 2023 Maritime TV
“Can you see what I see?” “ Land, land motherfxxxxxs…” “Ireland !!! I see you! Finally, the old sod is in site...” The words of transatlantic oarsman Damian Browne on day 108 of his extraordinary effort to row from New…
A documentary on the epic transatlantic row by Galway oarsman Damian Browne and his rugby partner Fergus Farrell is due to broadcast on RTÉ next week. Man Vs Ocean, which is described as “an emotional and reflective adventure documentary”, will…
Following their fellow Northern Ireland lifeboat volunteers in Larne, as reported last month on Afloat.ie, the crew at Carrybridge RNLI will feature in the latest series of Saving Lives at Sea on BBC Two at 8pm next Thursday 23 November.…
Maritime TV documentary North Atlantic: The Dark Ocean has been awarded the Grand Prix Best Film of Festival Award at the Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam, besting the likes of BBC’s Our Frozen Planet. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the natural…
New Three-Part Documentary Is an All-Access Pass Behind the Scenes of The Ocean Race
7th November 2023 Maritime TV
A three-part TV documentary featuring a deep dive into the lives of the sailors and teams competing in The Ocean Race 2022-23 is now streaming on discovery+ and the Eurosport app. A Voyage of Discovery: The Ocean Race follows key…
Sailing, Sea Stack Climbing and Snorkelling Pursued in New TG4 Series Barragram
24th October 2023 Maritime TV
Sailing in Donegal, sea-stack climbing on the Atlantic coast, and snorkelling with grey seals in Galway are among activities pursued by presenter Barra Ó hÉineacháin in a new maritime TV series for TG4. Entitled “Barragram”, the six-part series promises “a…