Cárthach Bán Breathnach is an Irish actor and broadcaster. As an actor, he is known for his roles in the TG4 series Aifric and the Irish language soap opera Ros na Rún.[1]
Cárthach Bán Breathnach | |
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| Born | 6 October 1989 Galway, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | NUI Maynooth |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, broadcaster, Irish teacher[citation needed] |
| Parent | Seán Bán Breathnach |
Bán Breathnach comes from Indreabhán in the Connemara Gaeltacht and is the son of radio broadcaster Seán Bán Breathnach.[2]
Career edit
Bán Breathnach played the role of Jimín Ó Gríofa in the Irish language series, Aifric. The first series of Aifric was screened in 2006. Cárthach also played the role of Aodhán, a secondary school student posing as a doctor, in the soap Ros na Rún.[citation needed] His twin, Léan Bán Breathnach, also acted in both Aifric and Ros na Rún.[citation needed]
Bán Breathnach worked as a DJ on the local west of Ireland radio station i102-104.[citation needed] He has also contributed to sports programs on RTÉ and TG4.[3][4][5]
Sport edit
At university, Breathnach was involved with NUI Maynooth GAA and a member of their Sigerson Cup football team.[citation needed]
As of 2019, Breathnach was hurling manager with his local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Cumann Mícheál Breathnach.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Video: Well-known TG4 star gets stung badly by his friends' cruel but hilarious phone prank". JOE.ie. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Presenters - Cárthach Bán Breathnach". raidionalife.ie. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Press Release - Cárthach Bán Breathnach looks at the epic Dublin footballers' Five-in-a-Row". rte.ie. RTÉ. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Brand new shows as Gaeilge on TG4's Cúla4 this January". tg4.ie. TG4. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Press Release - Rásaí na Gaillimhe". rte.ie. RTÉ. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Ón Taobhlíne - Am Breise: Aoisghrúpaí CLG le hAthrú agus Agallamh le Cárthach Bán Breathnach". bbc.co.uk. BBC Radio Ulster. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
We [..] interview broadcaster and Cumann Mícheál Breathnach hurling manager Cárthach Bán Breathnach