If you are fluent in Irish and can write, Ros na Rún might have a job for you.

Apply for ros na runs writers workshop

Interested in a career scriptwriting for Ros na Rún, one of Ireland’s longest running TV dramas? Are you over 18 and fluent in Irish with a gift for creative writing? If the answer is yes in both cases then read on.

Ros na Rún is on the lookout for new scriptwriters to take part in their writers’ workshops over two weekends in March (6/7 and 27/28, from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. in An Spideal, Co. Galway).

There are eight places available for each workshop, so apply now to guarantee your place. Three of the eight candidates who demonstrate the most skill and potential will have the opportunity to continue receiving mentorship and further training in advance of writing for the show.

Ros na Rún is produced for the Irish language television channel TG4 and remains the only television drama series set in rural Ireland and the only drama in the world which is produced in the Irish language. The production team consider the writers’ workshops essential as a way to scout for the best writing talent and to maintain high quality storylines.

Now in its 19th series, Ros na Rún has the unique ability to portray the realities of contemporary Gaeltacht and rural living with humour and intelligence. Employing over 140 people, Ros na Rún broadcasts for 35 weeks of the year, airing two episodes a week on TG4 on Tuesday and Thursday at 8.30 p.m. and an omnibus on Sunday at 10.30 p.m. The total weekly viewership figure currently stands at 150,000.

The series is set in a fictional village called Ros Na Rún, based in An Spideal, Co. Galway, and is the single largest independent production commissioned in the history of Irish broadcasting. The team behind Ros na Rún consists of 75 crew members, 13 directors, 13 writers, 26 weekly actors, 15 daily actors and approximately 70 extras a week

Send in your CV, accompanied with a selection of your writing material, to fiona@rosnarun.com.

The closing date for entries is Thursday, February 26. A shortlist of applicants with the most potential will be made during the workshops and feedback will be given to all participants who take part. Lunch and refreshments will be provided to all participants each day.