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Lorcán Ó Tuathail Image Name: Lorcán Ó Tuathail Description: Lorcán Ó Tuathail - Stiúrthóir Iontaobhas an Iolair Fhíréin Copyright: Dónall Mac Ruairí

Sa tsraith seo le Dónall Mac Ruairí cloisimid agallaimh le daoine atá ag plé le gairmeacha beatha éagsúla.  Inniu, is é Lorcán Ó Tuathail ó Iontaobhas an Iolair Fhíréin an aoi a bheidh le cloisteáil againn.  Ba sa bhliain 1999 a chuir Lorcán dlús lena chuid oibre agus é ag iarraidh an t-iolar fíréan a athbhunú anseo in Éirinn.  Cé gur iomaí bac a cuireadh os a chomhair agus é i mbun a chuid oibre, tá Lorcán anois den bharúil go bhfuil athbheochan le sonrú ó thaobh an méid suime agus measa atá pobal na hÉireann ag cur sna hiolair.  Labhrann Dónall leis faoi na dúshláin atá le sárú aige, agus faoi na caidrimh atá a bhforbairt aige le feirmeoirí agus leo siúd a bhfuil cónaí orthu sna ceantair chéanna leis na hiolair.  Ní hamháin go mbeidh Lorcán le cluinstin, ach beidh Dónall ag caint le cuid acu siúd a chonaic na hiolair faoin tionchar a d’imir sin orthu. 

In this series about people who work in different professions, presenter Dónall Mac Ruairí learns what it’s like to spend a day in their lives.  Today, he spends the day with Lorcán Ó Tuathail from the Golden Eagle Trust.  In 1999, the Golden Eagle project started in earnest after many years of planning, with a view to reintroducing the Golden Eagle to Donegal.  Although progress on the project was very slow initially, with many stumbling blocks, Lorcán now feels that there is definite growth in the interest and respect f the Irish population for the eagles.  Dónall talks to Lorcán today about the challenges he has had to overcome in his work, and about developing relationships with farmers and others who live in areas where the eagles are being introduced.  He also speaks to many people who have seen the eagles, and the lasting impression it has left on them.