Gaoth Dobhair's Clodagh Ní Ghallchóir to feature on TG4
Céim Chun Cinn for Clodagh Ní Ghallchóir as she looks forward to training and studying hard
Gaoth Dobhair's Clodagh Ní Ghallchóir is among four students who is taking part in a TG4 series which follows the life and times of students. The series gives a unique insight into the fun, the pressures, the joys and tribulations of university life in Ireland today.
Clodagh is from An Charraig in Gaoth Dobhair and is studying science in University College Dublin (UCD). Clodagh started studying in UCD in September 2020. She was looking forward to the year ahead of her, to meeting people and to properly start her university life, but alas, it wasn’t to be, on account of the second and third outbreak of coronavirus.
Clodagh tells TG4 she is looking forward to meeting everyone in her science class, to getting to know more students in other classes, to become a member of different societies on campus and to properly go out in Dublin.
An excellent cyclist, Clodagh has competed for the Irish junior team. She had lots of competitions and trained abroad and had other events planned for 2020 and 2021 but she didn’t manage to do any of it. She is now looking forward to training and racing seriously again. Having said that, Clodagh is making the most of her time in UCD and training hard. There are excellent facilities available to her on campus and she is currently working with fantastic coaches. She is really looking forward to racing again, to getting a place on the Irish team and to competing in the Olympic Games in the future.
In the first episode of Céim Chun Cinn, Naoise Mac Gearailt from Corca Dhuibhne begins his college journey in Limerick. Darragh Ó Caoimh from Kanturk returns to Cork for his final year after a long year at home. Clodagh Ní Ghallchóir from Gaoth Dobhair continues with her cycling training regardless of weather or traffic and Anna Ní Nualláin from Castlewellan in County Down talks about the #misefosta campaign and consent in NUIG.
In episode two, Clodagh finds out how fit she actually is. Naoise gets a haircut from his new housemates. Anna heads home to Down to study for her xmas exams. Darragh organises a party to celebrate the end of term.
The series begins on Thursday, January 12 at 8pm on TG4 and is produced by Aniar TV.