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Tugann Treasa Bhreathnach cuairt ar chleachta铆 an cheoldr谩ma 'Eithne' a bheas ar si煤l sa Cheol谩ras N谩isi煤nta ag an deireadh seachtaine. Is 茅 Robert O'Dwyer a scr铆obh an ceoldr谩ma seo, an t-aon ceoldr谩ma l谩n-Ghaeilge a scr铆obhadh agus ceoldr谩ma n谩r chualathas n贸 nach bhfacthas le breis agus 100 bliain. Caitheann Conall 脫 M谩irt铆n maidin ag Acadamh Rugba铆 Uladh lena fh谩il amach c茅n s贸rt traen谩la a bh铆onn ar bun ag imreoir铆 贸ga Uladh agus le labhairt le Joe Dunleavy, imreoir 贸g Conallach.

Treasa Bhreathnach visits the rehearsals for the Irish language opera 'Eithne', that will be staged in the National Concert Hall at the weekend. Robert O'Dwyer composed the opera, the only full length Irish-language opera, which hasn't been seen or heard in over 100 years. Conall 脫 M谩irt铆n spends a morning with the Ulster Rugby Academy to find out what kind of training the young players undertake and he also chats to Joe Dunleavy, a young Donegal player.