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Broadcast Details: Saturday 27th November, 10.30am

RTÉ FACTUAL: In the last programme in the series Tomás Mac Con Iomaire heads to Inishbofin off the coast of Galway.

Today Tomás Mac Con Iomaire heads for Inishbofin, seven miles off the coast of Galway. Inishbofin, from Inis Bó Finne meaning Island of the White Cow, is five miles long and three miles wide, and the main activities on the island today are tourism, farming and fishing. The island, which has its own céilí band, has become a Mecca for traditional Irish music and song, and plays host to many visiting musicians and artists. Today Tomás Mac Con Iomaire speaks to the islanders about Inishbofin’s history, its present and its future.

Inniu, tabharfaidh Tomás Mac Con Iomaire a aghaidh ar Inis Bó Finne, seacht míle amach ó chósta na Gaillimhe. 5 mhíle ar a fhad agus trí mhíle ar leithead atá an t-oileán, agus is iad turasóireacht, feirmeoireacht agus iascach na tionscail is mó ar an oileán. Tá cáil an cheoil ar an oileán chomh maith, agus tá a mbanna céilí féin acu, agus is iomaí ceoltóir agus ealaíontóir a thagann ar cuairt chun an oileáin. Inniu, labharfaidh Tomás Mac Con Iomaire leis an bpobal ann faoi stair an oileáin, faoi mar atá rudaí ann faoi láthair, agus faoin na pleananna forbartha atá acu do na blianta amach romhainn.