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Dearcán Media obtains a new ILBF commission
Coimisiún úr faghta ag Dearcán Media ón Chiste Craoltóireachta Gaeilge
18/12/2014
In the latest ILBF commissioning round (December 2014) Dearcán Media was successful with a project entiled As Radharc na Súl (Out of Sight/Out of Mind), a one off documentary for TG4 that will examine the long term impact of a number of conflict related incidents in Fermanagh in late 1972. In October of that year the IRA shot dead a young UDR soldier just outside of Newtownbutler on the Fermanagh/Monaghan border. The following day two young nationalists were stabbed to death in the same locality. These three murders provide an insight into the deadly circumstances of the north of Ireland in 1972, and how communities were left frightened, vulnerable and mistrustful in a military and political stalemate that lasted a further 25 years. While the political circumstances of the north of Ireland have changed considerably, how society can deal with issues from the past has yet to be fully agreed, despite tentative progress at grassroots level in Fermanagh and elsewhere. As Radharc na Súl will detail the devastating impact of historical events that continue to have an impact on our present.
Sa babhta is déanaí de chuid an Ciste Craoltóireachta Gaeilge, d’éirigh le Dearcán Media le tionscadal darbh ainm As Radharc na Súl, clár faisnaise aonarach do TG4 a bheas ag scrudú an tionchar fád tearmach a bhí ar cúple eachtra a tharla i bFear Manách i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 1972. Maraíodh an IRA ball óg den UDR taobh amuigh den Baile Nua ar an teorann idir Fear Manách agus Muineacháin. Sádh beirt náisiúnaigh an lá dar gceann sa cheantar céanna. Tabharann an tri dunmharú seo tuiscint dúinn ar na cuinsí marafacha a bhí i dtuisceart na hÉireann i 1972, agus ar an dóigh a raibh pobail faghta scanraithe, i mbaol agus gan muinín i leamhsháinn militeach agus poilitiúla a mhair breis agus 25 bliana. Cé go bhfuil athrú suntasach anois ar saol poilitiúla ó thuaidh, níl aontú iomlan ann go foill ar an bealach is fearr le dealáil le saincheisteanna ón am atá caite, in ainneoin dul chun chinn sealadach ag an bun leibhéal i bhFear Manách agus áiteacha eile. Léireoidh As Radharc na Súl an tionchar millteach leanúnach atá ag eachtraí staitiúla sa lá atá inniu ann.