ROS NA RÚN

DRAMA

IRELAND

1996-now

ROS NA RÚN (Int. Title: Rush of Secrets) is an Irish soap opera produced for the Irish-language television channel TG4. ROS NA RÚN consists of 1101 episodes of 25 minutes.

STORY: The series is set in a fictional village called Ros Na Rún, located near to An Spidéal, and focuses on the domestic and professional lives of its residents. The show begins following the death of Old Jack Padráig, presumed to not have left behind a will. His niece Rita O’Connor (Bríd Ní Neachtain) prepares to move her family from Dublin into her uncle's home in Ros na Rún only to find that her cousin Jack Hayes (Diarmuid de Faoite) is already occupying the property, leading to a family dispute over its inheritance.

GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Jack Hayes (Diarmuid De Faoite) and his partner Tom Doherty (Seán Ó Tarpaigh) face scrutiny as a gay couple as they attempt to start a local business and care for a child. A moment between Tom and veterinarian Owen Collins (Niall Ó Sioradain) leads to the first on-screen gay kiss broadcast on TV in Ireland, which made headlines across the country.

Jack Hayes (Diarmuid De Faoite) & Tom Doherty (Seán Ó Tarpaigh) & Owen Collins (Niall Ó Sioradain)

DIARMUID DE FAOITE (1996-1999) ?, 1967, Ireland

SEÁN Ó TARPAIGH (1996-1999) ?, Ireland

NIALL Ó SIORADAIN (1997-1999) ?, Dublin, Ireland

SPECIAL: Ros na Rún has been praised for its tackling of realistic and socially challenging storylines, which got it dubbed "the Wild West". It has dealt with many different storylines, including domestic violence, infidelity, theft, arson, abortion, homosexuality, adoption, murder, rape, drugs, teen pregnancy and paedophilia.