Ros na Rún, in collaboration with Gréasán na Meán Skillnet, Coimisiún na Meán, and the National Talent Academy for Film & TV Drama, is running a scriptwriting course, to add to its panel of scriptwriters. 

The lucky participants will be tutored by Bláthnaid Altaf, a former senior story writer with Ros na Rún. Bláthnaid has also worked on Fair City, Holby City, and as a mentor with Virgin Media Discovery.  

If you are a fluent Irish speaker, with an interest in scriptwriting, and are familiar with the world and characters of Ros na Rún, this is the course for you. This course will cover all aspects of scriptwriting, from structure to dialogue. Participants will work both individually and in groups.  

Following the initial course, a number of successful participants will have an opportunity to work as a shadow writer alongside a mentor (one of Ros na Rún’s senior writers), and in the future, there will be an opportunity to write a script for broadcast.  

Deadline to apply is 7th April 2025.