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Aifreann an Domhnaigh

Mass during launch of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (1972) Image Name: Mass during launch of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (1972) Description: Mass during launch of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (1972) Copyright: RTÉ Stills Library
Bobby Molloy at launch of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (1972) Image Name: Bobby Molloy at launch of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (1972) Description: Bobby Molloy at launch of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (1972) Copyright: RTÉ Stills Library
Archbishop of Tuam during launch of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (1972) Image Name: Archbishop of Tuam during launch of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (1972) Description: Archbishop of Tuam during launch of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (1972) Copyright: RTÉ Stills Library

Beidh an t-aifreann á chraoladh beo as Séipéal Mhic Dara ar an gCeathrú Rua inniu mar chuid den cheiliúradh caoga bliain don raidió, mar a tharla ar an gcéad lá craolta i 1972. Tá an t-aifreann lárnach i sceideal an raidió ón gcéad lá, agus tá sé ar cheann de na bealaí a gcoinníonn siad nasc láidir le pobal éisteachta na seirbhíse ó cheann ceann na tíre.  Is é an tAthair Hughie Loftus a bheas ag ceiliúradh an aifrinn inniu.  Beidh baill foirne RnaG páirteach, chomh maith leis an gcór áitiúil faoi stiúir Ghiolíosa Uí Lorcáin, agus scoláirí ón meánscoil áitiúil, Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin.

Today, a special mass will be broadcast live from Séipéal Mhic Dara in An Cheathrú Rua as part of the RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta fifty year celebrations.  Mass was broadcast from this church on the day the station came on air, back in 1972, and continues to be broadcast each week, maintaining an important connection with the community of listeners right across the country.  Fr Hughie Loftus will celebrate the mass today, with members of the Raidió na Gaeltachta staff taking part, as well as pupils from the local secondary school, Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin, and the local choir, directed by Giolíosa Uí Lorcáin.