Aifric
Genre	Children's
Camera setup	Single-Camera
Picture format	PAL (16:9)
Audio format	Stereo
Running time	22 minutes
Starring	Clíona Ní Chíosain
Country of origin	Ireland
Language(s)	Irish
Original channel	TG4
Original run	2006-11-02–Present

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The first of the weekly thirteen-part series began broadcasting on 31st October 2006.

The programme charts the progress of fourteen-year-old Aifric (played by newcomer Clíona Ní Chíosain, along with her somewhat eccentric family, as she tries to settle into her new life in Connemara, having recently moved from Dublin. Connemara (Irish Conamara), which derives from Conmhaicne Mara (meaning: descendants of Con Mhac, of the sea), is a district in the west of Ireland (County Galway). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

Characters

• Aifric - the protagonist

• Sophie - Aifric's best friend

• Claudia - the rich, arrogant, pretentious fellow classmate

• Traolach - Aifric's younger brother, has a keen interest in Eastern philosophy

• Mam - Aifric and Traolach's mother

• Daid - Aifric and Traolach's father, accountant by profession, but rock musician by aspiration

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• Over 95% of production budget was spent in the Galway region

• The production employed over 100 crew and a cast of almost 150 actors

• In August 2004, there was a national talent search which auditioned over 1000 hopeful teenagers for the many young roles in the show, including that of Aifric.

WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

External links

• http://www.aifric.tv
• http://www.tg4.ie
• http://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews.asp?ID=53778