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IRELAND’S SPELLING BEE

The Munster Final, The Bee, RTÉ One Image Name: The Munster Final, The Bee, RTÉ One Description: REPRO FREE Munster Provincial Eason Spelling Bee Provincial winner Michael O'Donnell from St Mary's CBS, Clonmel, co. Tipperary pictured at the Munster Provincial Eason Spelling Bee in Cork. This is the fifth year of the Eason Spelling Bee, in association with RTE 2Fm’s Tubridy Show. Hundreds of schools have entered, the County Bees took place in every county in Ireland and we are now entering into the Provincials Finals. The Tubridy Show will be broadcasting live from each The four Provincial Winners will then be invited to take part in the grand final taking place in RTE Studios where the overall winner will be crowned in June. Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision
Munster Final, The Bee, RTÉ One Image Name: Munster Final, The Bee, RTÉ One Description: REPRO FREE Munster Provincial Eason Spelling Bee Provincial finalists Sarah Lynch from Waterford; Stephen Cahill from Ennis; Conor O'Flynn from Bandon; Ben Cosgrove from Limerick; overall winner Michael O'Donnell from Clonmel; Easons Cork Store Manager Eimear Wallace, 2FM's Ryan Tubridy; Saoirse Curran from Kerry and Sarah Lynch from Waterford pictured at the Munster Provincial Eason Spelling Bee in Cork. This is the fifth year of the Eason Spelling Bee, in association with RTE 2Fm’s Tubridy Show. Hundreds of schools have entered, the County Bees took place in every county in Ireland and we are now entering into the Provincials Finals. The Tubridy Show will be broadcasting live from each The four Provincial Winners will then be invited to take part in the grand final taking place in RTE Studios where the overall winner will be crowned in June. Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision
Conor O'Flynn Cork Champion, The Bee, RTÉ One Image Name: Conor O'Flynn Cork Champion, The Bee, RTÉ One Description: REPRO FREE Munster Provincial Eason Spelling Bee Provincial finalist Conor O'Flynn from Scoil Mhuire Barra Rua, Bandon, co. Cork pictured at the Munster Provincial Eason Spelling Bee in Cork. This is the fifth year of the Eason Spelling Bee, in association with RTE 2Fm’s Tubridy Show. Hundreds of schools have entered, the County Bees took place in every county in Ireland and we are now entering into the Provincials Finals. The Tubridy Show will be broadcasting live from each The four Provincial Winners will then be invited to take part in the grand final taking place in RTE Studios where the overall winner will be crowned in June. Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision
Diana Tikhomirova & Scoil Ide, Salthill, Galway with Ryan Tubridy, The Bee, RTÉ One Image Name: Diana Tikhomirova & Scoil Ide, Salthill, Galway with Ryan Tubridy, The Bee, RTÉ One Description: Diana Tikhomirova & Scoil Ide, Salthill, Galway with Ryan Tubridy. The Bee, RTÉ One
Michael O’Donnell & St. Mary’s CBS, Clonmel, Tipperary with, The Bee, RTÉ One Image Name: Michael O’Donnell & St. Mary’s CBS, Clonmel, Tipperary with, The Bee, RTÉ One Description: Michael O’Donnell & St. Mary’s CBS, Clonmel, Tipperary with Ryan Tubridy, The Bee, RTÉ One
Curtis Caulfield & Ballymoney Model CIPS, Antrim with Ryan Tubri Image Name: Curtis Caulfield & Ballymoney Model CIPS, Antrim with Ryan Tubri
– l-r Michael O’Donnell, Diana Tikhomirova & Curtis Caulfiel Image Name: – l-r Michael O’Donnell, Diana Tikhomirova & Curtis Caulfiel
– Diana Tikhomirova & Scoil Ide, Salthill, Galway, The Bee, RT Image Name: – Diana Tikhomirova & Scoil Ide, Salthill, Galway, The Bee, RT
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Curtis Caulfield & Ballymoney Model CIPS, Antrim, The Bee, RTÉ Image Name: Curtis Caulfield & Ballymoney Model CIPS, Antrim, The Bee, RTÉ
Michael O’Donnell, The Bee, RTÉ One Image Name: Michael O’Donnell, The Bee, RTÉ One Description: Michael O’Donnell, The Bee, RTÉ One
Diana Tikhomirova, The Bee, RTÉ One Image Name: Diana Tikhomirova, The Bee, RTÉ One Description: Diana Tikhomirova, The Bee, RTÉ One
All Ireland Final, RTÉ, The Bee, RTÉ One Image Name: All Ireland Final, RTÉ, The Bee, RTÉ One Description: All Ireland Final, RTÉ, The Bee, RTÉ One
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Munster Final, The Bee, RTE One Image Name: Munster Final, The Bee, RTE One

Broadcast Details: Sunday 30th August, 6.30pm

The Eason National Spelling Bee competition is fast becoming the highlight of many school kids year. This hotly anticipated annual event is etched in the calendars of 11 and 12 year olds up and down the country. In this fascinating documentary we meet some of these amazing children as they prepare for the biggest test of their young lives. From the County finals to the nerve-wrecking Provincial Finals on the Ryan Tubridy radio show on RTÉ 2FM, these children experienced tension, panic, disappointment and elation with every word and every syllable spelled as the nation listened with bated breath.

 

Ireland’s Spelling Bee – 2015

The Eason National Spelling Bee competition is fast becoming the highlight of many school kids year. This hotly anticipated annual event is etched in the calendars of 11 and 12 year olds up and down the country. Kids for whom words like “Micromorphology”, “Quintuplicate” and “Isolationism” just roll off the tongue. In 2015 thousands of these children from schools all over Ireland competed in this prestigious competition in the hope of being crowned the All Ireland Spelling Bee Champion.

 

In this fascinating documentary we meet some of these amazing children as they prepare for the biggest test of their young lives. The result is an inspirational film that captures the next generation of young Irish people and their determination to make their schools and families proud. They share their love of words and of learning and they share their hopes and dreams for the future. From the County finals to the nerve-wrecking Provincial Finals on the Ryan Tubridy radio show on RTÉ 2FM, these children experienced tension, panic, disappointment and elation with every word and every syllable spelled as the nation listened with bated breath.

 

Jean-Ted Deliev from Cabra in Dublin came through one of the toughest county finals in the competition to become Dublin Champion. We meet Jean-Ted with his half Bulgarian/half Irish family as he prepares for the Leinster final in the D Hotel, Drogheda. We spend time with all singing, all dancing drama-school kid Hollie Hannon who represented Sligo in the Connaught Final held in the Glasshouse Hotel in Sligo Town. Sport fanatic Conor O’Flynn from West Cork worked his way up to represent his county at the Munster Final held in the Easons shop on Patrick Street in Cork city. We followed multi-instrumentalist Cian McCloskey as he, accompanied by his former professional boxer Dad Paul, attended the Ulster final in The Abbey Hotel, Donegal town where he represented Derry. We also followed hometown champion Tiarnan McGlinchy, from Ballyliffin, as he represented Donegal at the Ulster final.

 

The programme culminates with the 4 provincial champions competing in a nail-biting All Ireland Final held in RTÉ.

 

The Bee, RTÉ One on Sunday 30th August at 18:30.

Produced by Mind the Gap Films for RTÉ