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Kildare woman and family to feature in new series of RTE show

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Kildare woman and family to feature in new series of RTE show

Caitríona Keevans from Kildare with her husband Seán Ó Buachalla and their children with Baz

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Kildare Reporter

03 Sept 2024 9:00 AM

Baz Ashmawy returns with a second series of Best Place to Be on RTÉ One on Tuesday 3rd September, 7pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.
In the first episode of this six part series Baz, travels to Brussels where he meets Caitríona Keevans from Kildare.
Catríona works as a communications officer in the European Parliament, while her husband Seán Ó Buachalla from Meath works as an Irish translator at the Council of the European Union.
Seán is a passionate Gaeilgeoir and their two young sons are being raised with Gaeilge. 
Baz learns that there is a strong Irish speaking community in Brussels, as the boys are also part of a Gaeilge playgroup in the city, where Baz visits and gets a chance to try out a cúpla focal.
Best Place to Be
Baz Ashmawy returns for a second series of Best Place to Be on RTÉ One as he travels across Europe meeting Irish people who have uprooted the lives they had in Ireland to make a home elsewhere.
Over the six episodes he meets a variety of Irish people who have made a new home abroad and gets the lowdown on their new country when it comes to how they live, work and play.
 
On his travels, Baz visits Portugal, Sweden, France, Switzerland, Cyprus, and Belgium. In each place, he spends time with Irish people learning about their lives, finding out why, for them, it’s The Best Place To Be.

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