An Bhfuil Cead Agam?
Bunkbeds, Céilís, rain gear, 5 minute showers and absolutely NO Béarla! Sound familiar? Every year across the country thousands of kids are packed off to the Gaeltacht with the hope of advancing their grasp of Irish from the basics of ‘An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas?’ They’ve put up with the rules, the arduous rain-soaked walks and the fish fingers and waffles for long enough, now it’s time for revenge!
Mind The Gap Films are looking for participants for a new documentary series which turns the tables on the annual Irish bootcamp and sends the adults to the Gaeltacht! We’re looking for you to nominate someone you want to experience the tough reality of a summer in Irish college. Think your mum or dad couldn’t hack it? Now’s the chance to find out! For one week in July five men and five women will be banned from talking English, will have to work out shower rotas, soothe their blistered feet after an overly energetic Céilí and be in bed by 10pm, all under the strict supervision of a seasoned Bean an Tí. Along the way they’ll be expected, like everyone else at the Gaeltacht, to learn a lot of Gaeilge in a very short space of time. The cameras will be there 24/7, exposing the goody two shoes who never steps out of line and the rebels who try to sneak out to the pub at every turn.
If you’d like to nominate someone you think needs to experience the Gaeltacht all over again, or even for the first time then we want to hear from you! Let us know who they are and why you think they should go to the Gaeltacht!
To nominate go to www.rte.ie/tv/anbhfuilceadagam