Social media star Lauren Whelan leads the line-up for an exciting new RTÉ series called Réaltaà na Gaeltachta.
The show will see five well-known faces head to Irish College for a crash course in Gaelige.
Lauren, who has a whopping 1.6million followers on TikTok, will join sports broadcster Des Cahill, writer Amanda Brunker, comedian Fred Cooke and footballer-turned-AFL-player OisÃn Mullin on the show.
The well-known faces will each spend one week living with a Bean an Tàas real students with classes, céilÃs and obair bhaile!
At the end of the week, the ultimate test awaits: have they all got what it takes to become Réaltaà na Gaeltachta?
Dusting off their copybooks and packing their bags, the five students make their way to one of Ireland’s most famous Irish colleges – Coláiste BhrÃde, Rann na Feirste, where they spend one week under the care of the múinteoiràand mná tÃ, living the full student experience – all as Gaeilge.
Under the watchful eye of Bean an Tà CaitlÃn Nóra Frainc, Des, Fred, and OisÃn share a room in the boys’ house.
Meanwhile in the girls’ house, Amanda and Lauren are right at home with Bean an tà Maighread Mhic Grianna and her granddaughter Aisling.
Under the tutelage of Múinteoir Niall Ó Sluain and helped by a host of local faces, the five students immerse themselves in the summer college experience – complete with classes, céilÃs and plenty of craic agus ceol.
Each day the students follow a traditional Irish college timetable – classes in the morning with Múinteoirà Niall and Méabh, followed by busy afternoons of activities as Gaeilge which include singing, dancing and even kayaking.
At the end of the week, each student will build up to a ‘scrúdú béil’ to see just how much their grasp of the Irish language has grown. With a prize-giving at the talent show at the end of the week – who will come out on top as true Réaltaà na Gaeltachta?
Tune in to the new series of Réaltaà na Gaeltachta tonight at 7.00pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player. Â
