Tá Cláracha Gaeilge RTÉ ag lorg léirithe spéise ó chomhlachtaí atá cáilithe go cuí chun páirt a ghlacadh i gcomórtas tairisceana do chonradh coimisiúnaithe. Is éard atá i gceist leis an gconradh seo clúdach teilifíse a léiriú ar chluichí an Chraobhchomórtais Rugbaí Aontaithe a imrítear i bPoblacht na hÉireann, a chraolfar ar TG4 le linn shéasúr 2025/2026, agus an fhéidearthacht ann go gcuirfear síneadh leis do shéasúir eile ina dhiaidh sin.

RTÉ Cláracha Gaeilge is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified companies to participate in a tender competition for a commissioning contract. This contract involves producing television coverage of United Rugby Championship matches played in the Republic of Ireland, to be broadcast on TG4 during the 2025/2026 season, with the possibility of extension for subsequent seasons.

Léirithe Spéise — Rugbaí URC TG4 2025/2026

Tá Cláracha Gaeilge RTÉ ag lorg léirithe spéise ó chomhlachtaí atá cáilithe go cuí chun páirt a ghlacadh i gcomórtas tairisceana do chonradh coimisiúnaithe. Is éard atá i gceist leis an gconradh seo clúdach teilifíse a léiriú ar chluichí an Chraobhchomórtais Rugbaí Aontaithe a imrítear i bPoblacht na hÉireann, a chraolfar ar TG4 le linn shéasúr 2025/2026, agus an fhéidearthacht ann go gcuirfear síneadh leis do shéasúir eile ina dhiaidh sin.

Ní mór do chomhlachtaí léiriúcháin ar mhaith leo go mbreithneofaí iad lena gcur le gearrliosta na tairisceana seo doiciméad ina bhfuil teist ar an taithí atá acu i ngach ceann díobh seo a leanas a chur faoi bhráid : -

• Clár cuimsitheach de léiriúcháin teilifíse spóirt bheo a chur i gcrích d’imeacht spóirt ardphróifíle, séasúrach roinnt deirí seachtaine as a chéile.
• Ábalta foireann léirithe ar scála mór a stiúradh ag obair go dátheangach.
• Riachtanais chraolacháin TG4 a shásamh le meascán de mhíreanna láithreoireachta sa stiúideo ar an láthair nó ar thaobh na páirce, agus oibleagáidí conarthacha maidir le fothaí agus dáileadh teilifíse domhanda a chomhlíonadh ag an am céanna.
• Comhoibriú go dlúth le craoltóirí spóirt chun caighdeáin eagarthóireachta a choinneáil agus cloí leo.
• Buiséid mhóra léirithe spóirt a bhainistiú agus teicneolaíochtaí nua a úsáid chun an léiriúchán a fheabhsú.
• Dul i gcomhairle le craoltóirí eile agus le páirtithe leasmhara tríú páirtí, agus na caidrimh sin a choinneáil ar bun le linn thréimhse an chonartha.
• Soláthraithe craolacháin seachtracha agus tithe iarléiriúcháin a bhainistiú agus caidreamh a dhéanamh leo.
• An tallann ar an scáileán a bhainistiú agus tallann nua agus tallann atá ag teacht chun cinn a chothú.

Seol chugainn:

• Beathaisnéis an chomhlachta ina bhfuil an taithí ábhartha maidir leis an bpríomhphearsanra, cláir spóirt ar mhórscála a léiriú thar deirí seachtaine iomadúla as a chéile agus aon eolas eile is mian leat a chur ar fáil chun tacú le d’iarratas.
• Deimhniú imréitigh cánach reatha.

Ná cuir smaointe cláir ar aghaidh chugainn le do thoil.

Tá síneadh ama curtha leis an spriocdháta go dtí 12 meán lae Dé hAoine 16ú Mata 2025

an dáta deiridh a nglacfar le léirithe spéise ina ndeimhnítear go bhfuiltear ag iarraidh go n-áireodh Cláracha Gaeilge RTÉ iad ar ghearrliosta na tairisceana.

Ní mór do chomhlachtaí a bhfuil spéis acu ann nóta faisnéise a áireamh ina léirítear an bealach a bhfuil siad ag comhlíonadh na gcritéar atá liostaithe thuas agus é a chur ar aghaidh tríd an bpost agus é a mharcáil le haghaidh aird:

Michelle Kenny 

‘Cláracha Gaeilge RTÉ – Léirithe Spéise’ 

Léiriúcháin Neamhspleácha 

RTÉ 

Domhnach Broc 

Baile Átha Cliath 4

 Nó

Is féidir é a sheoladh ar aghaidh chuig an seoladh ríomhphoist seo a leanas:

 rteipu@rte.ie

Tabhair ar aird gur ag RTÉ a bheidh an cinneadh deiridh maidir leis na comhlachtaí léiriúcháin a áireofar sa tairiscint seo.

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RTÉ Cláracha Gaeilge

Expressions of Interest – TG4 URC Rugby 2025/2026

RTÉ Cláracha Gaeilge is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified companies to participate in a tender competition for a commissioning contract. This contract involves producing television coverage of United Rugby Championship matches played in the Republic of Ireland, to be broadcast on TG4 during the 2025/2026 season, with the possibility of extension for subsequent seasons.

To be considered for inclusion on a shortlist to tender, interested production companies must submit a document demonstrating their proven track record in each of the following: -

• Delivering a comprehensive programme of live sports television production over consecutive weekends for a high-profile, season-long sports event.
• Ability to lead a large scale production team working bilingually.
• Meeting TG4's broadcasting needs with a mix of pitch-side or on-site studio presentations, while also fulfilling contractual obligations regarding world television feeds and distribution.
• Collaborating closely with sports broadcasters to maintain and adhere to editorial standards.
• Managing large sports production budgets and utilising new technologies to enhance production.
• Liaising with other broadcasters and third-party stakeholders, maintaining these relationships throughout the contract duration.
• Managing and interacting with outside broadcast providers and post-production houses.
• Managing on-screen talent and nurturing new and upcoming talent.

Please forward:

• Company biography with relevant experience of key personnel, the production of large-scale sports programming across multiple consecutive weekends and any other information that you wish to offer in support of your application.
• A current tax-clearance certificate.

Please do not submit programme ideas.

Closing date for receipt of expressions of interest confirming your wish to be considered by RTÉ Cláracha Gaeilge for inclusion on the shortlist to tender is Deadline has been extended to Friday 16th May @ 12 noon

Interested companies must include a briefing note stating how they meet the criteria listed above and submitted by post and marked for the attention of:

Michelle Kenny 

‘RTÉ Cláracha Gaeilge – Expressions of Interest’ 

Independent Productions 

RTÉ 

Donnybrook 

Dublin 4

 Or

Emailed to the following email address:

 rteipu@rte.ie

Please note that RTÉ has final decision on which production companies to include in this tender.

Episodes: 3, 4 or 6 part series 

Duration: 24 minute episodes  

Budget Range: €90,000 - €135,000 per hour 

RTÉ’s Irish Language content needs to appeal to the broadest possible audience.  It is not niche and boxed off in a corner. Our programming sits across the peak time linear schedule and RTÉ Player and it needs to burn bright to shine through.  Everyone should want to watch this content– not just Irish speakers.  All our Irish Language content carries burnt in English subtitles.  

We commission multi genre content in Irish that reflects how we live as Gaeilge every day, in every part of the Island of Ireland. For the most part, we are not interested in making programmes about the language. Our multi genre output just happens to be in Irish or bilingual.  Our aim is to normalise the use of the language across our content and services.  We mainly commission half hour factual, factual entertainment and popular factual series but also one-off documentaries, music, children’s content and entertainment programmes.  

As we already have a full slate for 2025, we are focused on commissioning content for 2026 and 2027.  

RTÉ’s Irish language content has done exceptionally well in our peak time schedule delivering brilliant audience share and we would like to build on this and deliver more ambitious, returnable series to the schedule.  

We would like contemporary stories of modern Ireland and not archive based content.  We work in collaboration with the Irish Language Broadcasting Fund, Coimisiún na Meán and other third-party funders to develop our content. It is also worth noting that, 25% of the Sound and Vision fund is allocated to Irish language and bilingual content.   

Please remember that key art and programme titles are crucial to the success of all content on the RTÉ Player.  If it doesn’t grab you and make you click in, you have lost your audience.  A brilliant title and great key art are the first step! Here are some good examples:  

We are looking for great popular factual and factual entertainment formats, (3,4,6 parts) with engaging characters or with new talent that have the potential to return and grow brand loyalty. Ideally, light in tone, but with real stories and relatable people at the heart of them that deliver feel good viewing to audiences. In short, we want to see stories on subjects that people are really talking about. 

Single documentaries are also important. They need to have engaging characters with an amazing story to tell or an incredible journey to capture. We are always interested in developing new faces: engaging and intelligent people with fluent Irish, real expertise and big things to say. Whether as programme anchors, authors or contributors within the above.  

Sport brings the nation together.  Are there great sports stories that we haven’t told or is there a way to build on some of our existing sports output to deliver more to the audience? 

Access documentary / series’ – Many areas of Irish life that we are fascinated by have a high level of Irish language speakers working in them– the legal, business and medical professions are all areas rich in story that never leave the headlines. Is there a way to access these areas as Gaeilge to deliver compelling, must watch content?  

Audiences want to laugh more and be entertained –Can we deliver a sketch show, hidden camera show or something else that would surprise our audiences as Gaeilge?  

Scripted content is also an area that we are interested in developing and RTÉ Drama will have a call out for the new series of Storyland shortly, with a specific call out for an episode as Gaeilge. 

Popular music documentaries and live music series have performed very well for us over the last number of years, and we are always interested in content like this that brings people together.  

It’s over twenty years since an Irish language learning series was produced in Ireland. Back then it was a TV series accompanied by some learning material.  There is clearly a revival happening for the Irish language and an appetite among our audiences for a new type of language learning series, but how do you cater to the changing needs of a multiplatform audience and deliver a clever, sharp, witty and entertaining language series that doesn’t make someone feel like they are back in the classroom? This is a large-scale budget project that will require collaboration with several funding partners.  It should be ambitious and contemporary, and lean in and celebrate the young people who are leading the change. We would love to hear your thoughts on this.  

 As always, if you have a great idea that doesn’t fit any of the above areas, do still come and talk to us.   

 We ask, in the first instance, that producers submit ideas into the eCommissioning system: Login | RTE (rtegroup.ie) under the programme category Cláracha Gaeilge "General". 

Episodes: 3, 4 or 6 part series 

Duration: 24 minute episodes  

Budget Range: €90,000 - €135,000 per hour 

Ní mór ábhar Gaeilge RTÉ a bheith tarraingteach ag an lucht féachana is leithne is féidir.  Ní hábhar cláir é seo do lucht féachana cúng a chuibhreofaí in aon choirnéal amháin. Bíonn na cláracha á gcraoladh ar fud sceideal na mbuaicthráthanna craolta ar na cainéil líneacha agus ar RTÉ Player agus ní mór iad a bheith mealltach spéisiúil ionas go dtarraingíonn siad aird.  Ba chóir go mbeadh fonn ar gach duine féachaint ar an ábhar seo – ní lucht labhartha na Gaeilge amháin.  Bíonn fotheidil Bhéarla greanta ar ábhar Gaeilge uile RTÉ.  

Déantar ábhar de sheánraí éagsúla a choimisiúnú i nGaeilge lena léirítear an saol a chaitear as Gaeilge ó lá go lá i ngach cuid d’oileán na hÉireann. I mbeagnach gach uile chás, ní bhíonn suim againn cláracha a dhéanamh faoin teanga féin. Is ábhar ilseánraí é seo a tharlaíonn a bheith i nGaeilge nó a bheith dátheangach.  Is é atá de chuspóir againn gnáthrud a dhéanamh d’úsáid na Gaeilge in ábhar RTÉ agus ar sheirbhísí RTÉ.   Cláracha leathuaire is mó a choimisiúnaítear, sraitheanna fíorasacha, siamsaíocht fhíorasach agus sraitheanna fíorasacha móréilimh, ach coimisiúnaítear cláracha faisnéise aonair freisin chomh maith le cláracha ceoil, ábhar do leanaí agus cláracha siamsaíochta.  

Ó tharla lán mála againn cheana féin don bhliain 2025, tá béim anois ar ábhar a choimisiúnú do na blianta 2026 agus 2027.  

Tá ábhar Gaeilge RTÉ ag déanamh go hiontach i sceideal na mbuaicthráthanna craolta agus aird sciar iontach den lucht féachana á tarraingt acu agus is mian linn cur leis sin   arís anois agus sraitheanna a chur ar fáil don sceideal ar airde aidhm leo agus ar féidir athchoimisiúnú a dhéanamh orthu.  

Scéalta de chuid na linne seo faoin saol nua-aimseartha in Éirinn ba mhaith linn seachas cláracha bunaithe ar ábhar cartlainne.  Oibrítear i gcomhar le Ciste Craoltóireachta na Gaeilge, Coimisiún na Meán agus dreamanna cistíochta eile tríú páirtí chun an t-ábhar a fhorbairt. Is fiú a mheabhrú chomh maith go gcuirtear 25% den Chiste Físe agus Fuaime i leith ábhar i nGaeilge nó ábhar dátheangach.   

Tugtar chun aire freisin le bhur dtoil go mbíonn an príomhábhar ealaíne agus teideal an chláir buntábhachtach maidir le rath a theacht ar ábhar de chineál ar bith ar an RTÉ Player.  Muna dtarraingíonn sin daoine agus a thabhairt orthu cliceáil, tá an lucht féachana imithe (le sruth eile).   Teideal de scoth na linne agus mealladh mór sa phríomhábhar ealaíne - ansin atá an tús maith! Seo roinnt dea-shamplaí:  

Is mian linn go gcuirfí formáidí faoinár mbráid (3,4,6 chuid) maidir le hábhar fíorasach móréilimh agus siamsaíocht fhíorasach le carachtair spéisiúla nó le tallann nua – sraitheanna go bhféadfaí a thabhairt ar ais in athuair agus dílseacht don bhranda a chothú. B’fhearr linn go mbeadh an fhormáid éadrom ach ag an am céanna go mbeadh téagar sna scéalta agus go mbeadh bá ag an lucht féachana le na daoine agus na scéalta.  Bá mhaith linn na scéalta is fearr atá i mbéal na ndaoine a chur i láthair.  Má tá sé ag déanamh mairg do dhaoine agus iad de thíor ag caint faoi, ba cheart go mbeadh sé sna cláracha atá ar bun againn.  

Bíonn tábhacht freisin le cláracha faisnéise aonair. Ní mór carachtair spéisiúla a bheith iontu sin a bhfuil scéal iontach le haithris acu nó cúrsa suimiúil le cur isteach acu. Is spéis linn i gcónaí daoine nach bhfacthas cheana a thabhairt chun cinn: daoine meabhracha atá spéisiúil, Gaeilge ar a dtoil acu, saineolas dáiríre agus nithe tábhachtacha le rá. Bídís ina bpríomhphearsaí cláir, ina n-údair nó ina ndaoine a chuireann ábhar tairbheach ar fáil do chlár.  

Tarraingíonn spórt muintir na tíre le chéile.  An bhfuil scéalta iontacha spóirt nach bhfuil inste go fóill againn nó bealach le cur leis an ábhar spóirt faoi láthair a chuirfeadh níos mó arís ar fáil don lucht féachana? 

Clár / sraith faisnéise ón Taobh Istigh – Is iomaí réimse de shaol na hÉireann ina gcuireann daoine spéis a bhfuil sciar maith dóibh siúd a shaothraíonn iontu in ann Gaeilge a labhairt – gairm an dlí, gairm an leighis agus an lucht gnó, is réimsí iad sin uile lena mbaineann flúirse scéalta agus a luaitear seasta sna ceannlínte. An bhfuil bealach leis na réimsí sin a shaothrú i nGaeilge agus ábhar ríspéisiúil a chur ar fáil nach mian le daoine a chailleadh?  

Is mian leis an lucht féachana níos mó gáire a dhéanamh, a bheith i dteach an tsiamsa – An féidir seó sceitse, seó ceamara ceilte nó cineál eile a chur ar fáil a chuirfeadh iontas as Gaeilge ar an lucht féachana?  

Tá suim againn freisin ábhar scripteáilte a chothú agus beidh gairm á eisiúint ag Drámaíocht RTÉ go gairid do shraith nua Storyland lena mbainfidh gairm faoi leith maidir le clár i nGaeilge. 

Cruthaíodh go maith le cláracha faisnéise móréilimh faoi chúrsaí ceoil agus le sraitheanna ceolchoirmeacha beo le roinnt blianta anuas agus bíonn suim againn i gcónaí in ábhar den sórt sin a tharraingíonn daoine le chéile.  

Tá níos mó ná fiche bliain caite ó léiríodh sraith foghlama Gaeilge in Éirinn. An tráth sin, sraith teilifíse a bhí i gceist a raibh roinnt ábhar foghlama ag gabháil leis.  Is léir go bhfuil borradh faoin nGaeilge agus suim ag an lucht féachana i sraith foghlama teanga de chineál nua, ach conas a dhéantar freastal ar riachtanais athraitheacha an lucht féachana ilardáin agus sraith chliste, ghreannmhar, shiamsúil d’ard caighdean a chur ar fáil nach bhfágann go síleann daoine go bhfuil siad ar ais sa seomra ranga? Bheadh buiséad ar mhórscála i gceist le tionscadal den sórt sin agus ba ghá oibriú i gcomhar le páirtnéirí éagsúla cistíochta.  Ba cheart go mbeadh sé uaillmhianach, comhaimseartha agus go mbeadh fabhar leis na daoine óga atá chun tosaigh san athrú agus ceiliúradh a dhéanamh orthu. Ba bhreá linn bhur gcuid smaointe a chloisteáil faoi seo.  

Ar ndóigh, má tá smaoineamh iontach agat nach dtagann faoi scáth aon ní dá leagtar amach thuas, bíonn fáilte i gcónaí romhat teacht chun cainte linn.   

Iarraimid ar léiritheoirí smaointe a chur ar aghaidh ar dtús ar an gcóras ríomhChoimisiúnaithe: Logáil isteach | RTÉ (rtegroup.ie) faoin aicme cláracha Cláracha Gaeilge "Ginearálta". 

History of the Fund

In November 2016, RTÉ and ARTE G.E.I.E., the Strasbourg branch of the Franco-German public broadcaster ARTE, joined forces to develop and co-fund exceptional documentary projects, aiming to bring more Irish content to European audiences. Since then, ARTE G.E.I.E. and RTÉ have invested in a diverse range of Irish documentaries covering factual topics, current affairs, history, and the arts. The collaboration between ARTE commissioning editors and Irish production companies has flourished, creating numerous opportunities for Irish creative talent.

Practical Information

The fund operates on a rolling basis, with projects being developed and funded continuously. We seek standout single documentaries that have secured development or broadcast commitments from an RTÉ Commissioning Editor, which can then be pitched to ARTE’s specific documentary strands. Most documentaries for ARTE are 52 minutes long and do not include commercial breaks. The RTÉ version of the programme should be a 50 minute duration with two commercial breaks as agreed with the RTÉ Commissioning Editor.

RTÉ and ARTE welcome ideas from all genres, including Factual, Specialist Factual, Science and Natural Science, History, Archaeology and Human Endeavour, Current Affairs/Geopolitics, and Arts, Culture, and Music. We are particularly interested in compelling Irish stories with international appeal, whether they focus on ancient or contemporary history, arts, or society/current affairs. Ambitious factual, specialist factual, and arts documentaries that resonate with both Irish and European audiences are highly valued.

Given that ARTE documentaries are broadcast in multiple territories, projects led by voiceovers that can be revoiced in several languages are preferred. Presenter-led documentaries or series are generally not suitable for ARTE, except in rare cases where the presenter is a global icon, such as Angelica Huston on Joyce by Blueprint Films.

Completed projects must be delivered to ARTE 6-8 weeks before the broadcast date to allow time for translation, subtitling, and revoicing in French and German, as well as Polish, Spanish, and Italian for on-demand services. The costs for revoicing and subtitling are covered by ARTE and should not be included in the programme production budgets.

How To Apply

Production companies interested in submitting a programme proposal for the fund should initially submit their proposal through RTÉ’s e-Commissioning system Login | RTE (rtegroup.ie) . Indicate that the idea is suitable for co-production with ARTE and provide information on any other third-party funders if applicable. If the proposal is approved for further consideration, Sarah Ryder, RTÉ’s ARTE lead, will present it to the relevant ARTE commissioning executives.

Further information

For more details on the RTÉ / ARTE G.E.I.E. co-production fund, please contact Sarah Ryder at sarah.ryder@rte.ie.