It's a time of feasting, resting and watching many, many hours of television. Here is our round up of what to watch an Nollaig seo.
The Life of Seán
28 December at 6.30pm on RTÉ ONE
Six Irishmen called Seán speak openly and honestly about their regrets and the life events that shaped them as men. We hear about the experiences that had the greatest impact on them - deaths of their parents, struggles with sexuality and neurodiversity, battles with addiction and momentous decisions, such as, leaving the priesthood.
Athbhaile
ATHBHAILE is a story about family and community. It's the story of how Tom Mulligan turned a pub in inner city Dublin from an early morning house, into a home from home for trad musicians.
Scéal faoi leith is ea scéal The Cobblestone, teach tabháirne speisialta é i gcathair atá ag dul tríd tréimhse claochlaithe cosúil le go leor cathracha eile. Nuair a thagann sé go ceol traidisiúnta a aimsiú san Ardchathair, is é an Cobblestone bun agus barr an scéil.
You can watch the two part special here
Cloch le Carn- Brendan Kennelly
This episode of Cloch le Carn looks back at the life of Brendan Kennelly, who was one of Ireland's most distinguished and best loved poets, as well as a renowned teacher, raconteur and cultural commentator.
San eipeasóid seo de Cloch le Carn, féachfaimid siar ar shaol Brendan Kennelly, a bhí ar dhuine de na filí in Éirinn is mó a raibh cáil agus gean air, mar aon le bheith ina mhúinteoir, scéalaí agus tráchtaire cultúir mór le rá.
You can watch it here
Ceol na nGael
In a brand-new authored documentary, commissioned to mark 50 years of Raidió na Gaeltachta, musician and national treasure Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh explores the role the station has played in shaping her own career as a musician – and that of many other musicians of her generation and beyond.
You can watch it here
