REVEALED: Tipperary secondary school to take part in new Irish language game show

The Ursuline Secondary School, Thurles, is one of 20 schools across the country set to take part in a brand-new TG4 quiz show that is set to transform how young people, and the broader Irish audience, experience the Irish language.

Slé Anois go Cúramach is a fast-paced, funny and fearless educational quiz series that proves two simple ideas: effort matters more than perfection, and you have much more Irish than you think you have.

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Slé Anois go Cúramach will be broadcast on TG4 on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 8pm from March 24 for a 10-week run.

The Ursuline will feature on the episode airing on April 21, where they will face off against St Macartan’s College, Monaghan.

The series combines high-energy entertainment with meaningful language learning, creating a show that appeals to teenagers, families and anyone curious about improving their Irish.

Slé Anois go Cúramach is an original format by Macalla Teoranta for TG4, designed primarily with English-speaking secondary school Junior Cycle students in mind.

The show creates a supportive, high-spirited space where using the Irish you have is celebrated rather than judged.

The series replaces the pressure often associated with language learning with humour, quick thinking and courage, while still delivering real genuine educational value.

Each episode sees two schools go head-to-head in a series of five lively studio-based rounds that test listening skills, vocabulary, cultural knowledge and improvisation.

The show is specifically created so viewers at home and in classrooms can easily play along, making it ideal for shared, intergenerational viewing as well as use as a classroom resource.

At the heart of the series is its core belief that everyone has Irish.

Fluency is not required. Broken Irish is welcomed, laughter is encouraged and taking part is always rewarded.

The show is hosted by Síomha Ní Ruairc, a well-known face in Irish-language broadcasting.

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“It’s so important to me that the language be showcased in natural, everyday settings - and there’s no setting quite so natural as a quick-fire quiz show! Slé gives students an opportunity to engage with the language in a fun and enjoyable way - and it gives me the chance to be a little bit cheeky with it too!” she said.

Each episode is made up of five rounds - “Céard San Fhocal?” is a high-speed word guessing game in the style of Heads Up.

“An Bhabhta Emoji” challenges players to identify jobs, places and seanfhocail from emoji clues.

“Éist go Géar” tests listening skills through short, humorous video clips.

A rotating “An Bhabhta Randamach” introduces surprise fun games such as “Cé Thú Féin Anyways?”, “Seanfhocal nó Scamfhocal?” and the hilarious “Kneecap / Ní Cheapaim”.

The final round, “Gaeilge Ghasta”, is a rapid-fire multiple-choice challenge where speed and instinct are key.