Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí

Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí (6 May 1970 – 19 September 2023) was an Irish broadcaster who broadcast mainly through Irish. He is known particularly for his popular magazine programme Rónán Beo on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. He was born on 6 May 1970 in Cork,[1] but was brought up in Gweedore, in the Donegal gaeltacht, where he attended Bunscoil Bhun Bhig and Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair. He was the youngest son of the author Fionntán Mac Aodha Bhuí and came from a family of eight.[2]

Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí
Born(1970-05-06)6 May 1970
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Died19 September 2023(2023-09-19) (aged 53)
Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland
NationalityIrish
OccupationPresenter
EmployerRTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
TelevisionRónán ar an Camino (TG4)
Parent
  • Fionntán Mac Aodha Bhuí (father)

Life and career

Mac Aodha Bhuí studied journalism in Dublin before going on to work at several different radio stations, including Radio Ireland, RTÉ and RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. He has also written for the Irish language publications Anois, Lá and Nós. Outside of his work at Raidió na Gaeltachta, he was active in the entertainment industry and established An Ciorcal Craiceáilte, now defunct, and An Cabaret Craiceáilte, which aims to bring entertainment, particularly music, to Gaeltacht areas and to Gweedore in particular. An Cabaret Craiceáilte usually takes place once a month, and annually at The Soma Festival in Castlewellan, County Down.

Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí had enjoyed much acclaim and popularity, and in 2011 won the Celtic Media award for Radio Personality of the Year.[3] He had also been awarded two Oireachtas media awards, for Radio Personality of the Year and Radio Series of the Year (for his programme Rónán Beo@3) respectively.[4]

In 2013, he presented the series Rónán ar an Camino on TG4, based on his experiences walking the Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago).

Mac Aodha Bhuí died in Gweedore, County Donegal on 19 September 2023, at the age of 53.[5]

References
  1. An interview on beo.ie
  2. O'Rourke, Frances. "First Encounters: Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh and Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. Raidio na Gaeltachta website, announcing his win Archived 23 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 2 Radio Awards for Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí, Gaelport
  5. "RTÉ RnaG broadcaster Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí has died". RTÉ. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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