Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh: Swimming in the sea and facing the future with optimism 

As he narrates a new series on life on the Dingle peninsula during Covid, the veteran broadcaster urges people to stay positive

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh narrates Dúiseacht on TG4, a look at life around Dingle during the Covid crisis. 

“The forecast says it’ll be very windy – but the sky’s bright,” observes Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh from his native Dún Síon, three miles outside Dingle.

This dual perspective’s very typical of the veteran broadcaster and nonagenarian, whether he’s talking about missing the golf, due to Covid restrictions – “but sure you can swing a club on Dún Síon Strand once the tide’s fully out” – or mourning the loss of the championship games, “though the media’s giving us more coverage than ever”.