In episode 3 of Pure Ballina, we’re delighted to welcome both a special guest presenter and a special guest!
Our interviewer today is Eibhlín Ní Chonghaile, an award-winning broadcaster and journalist who has spent over 20 years working in news, current affairs and entertainment and has produced both radio and television documentaries for Raidió na Gaeltachta, TG4, RTÉ and Sky News Ireland. She’s is currently working on Cleas Act on TG4 with Tyrone Productions. Eibhlín was born and brought up in the Connemara Gaeltacht but now happily resides with us here in Ballina.
Eibhlín will be chatting to Mayo based documentary maker, Gillian Marsh, who has enjoyed a highly successful career in television spanning over 20 years. In 1997 Gillian established GMARSHTV, and since then the company has grown to become one of Ireland’s leading production companies, specialising in factual and observational documentary-making, and capturing the extraordinary in ordinary rural lives.
Gillian has directed and produced series and documentaries for RTE including Seahorseman, Vets on Call, Five Star, Living the Wildlife and The Funeral Director, featuring David McGowan, who also features in our festival programme this year. Gillian’s latest work, a documentary with artist Seán Hillen, has just won this year’s Irish Film Institute International Festival audience award for Best Feature and will be shown on RTÉ in the coming weeks.
