Talented students from Scoil Mhuire in Buncrana are to take part in the first episode of a brand new TG4 quiz show.

Slé Anois go Cúramach is a brand new TG4 quiz show that is set to transform how young people and broader audiences interact and engage with the Irish language.

This hilarious and fast-paced quiz launches onto Irish TV screens on March 24, and has been developed to prove two simple ideas – you have much more Irish than you think you have, and effort matters more than perfection.

Broadcasting on TG4 on Tuesdays 7.30-8pm from March 24 for 10 weeks, each episode sees two secondary schools go head-to-head in a series of five lively studio-based rounds that test listening skills, vocabulary, cultural knowledge and improvisation.

Niamh Devlin, Ava O'Donnell, and Eilí Ní Dhómhnaill from Scoil Mhuire, Buncrana.

placeholder image — Niamh Devlin, Ava O'Donnell, and Eilí Ní Dhómhnaill from Scoil Mhuire, Buncrana.

Taking part in the first episode are students from Scoil Mhuire in Buncrana. They are Niamh Devlin, Ava O'Donnell, and Eilí Ní Dhómhnaill and they take on Zac Mullally, Dara Geary & Joseph Mc Sharry from Marist College, Athlone.

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. It 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.

The show is hosted by Síomha Ní Ruairc, a hugely popular and well-known face in Irish-language broadcasting. Born in Galway and raised in Lucan, Dublin, Síomha grew up in a Gaeilgeoir household and went on to study Irish and music at Maynooth University.

Síomha works with Conradh na Gaeilge, has appeared in many TG4 shows, and is one-third of the chart-topping podcast ‘How To Gael’ alongside Louise Cantillon and Doireann Ní Ghlacáin.

Síomha creates an infectious energy in the studio and helps the young people taking part to feel confident using their Irish.

Síomha says, “It’s so important to me that the language is 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!”