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Main pic: Se\u00e1n Mac Ruair\u00ed & David McGoldrick on their wedding day in west Donegal earlier this year.<\/p>\n

A Donegal couple are to feature in new a documentary on same-sex marriage which will be broadcast on TG4 tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Se\u00e1n Mac Ruair\u00ed and David McGoldrick tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony in the west of the county earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They will form part of Glacaim Leat, an intimate and reflective Irish-language documentary marking a decade since Ireland made history in 2015, when it became the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by public referendum. Blending love story, political reckoning, and cultural memory, the film follows the people who helped shape that journey and those now living its legacy.<\/p>\n

At the heart of this film is the wedding of Se\u00e1n and David, a quiet, deeply personal moment in the Donegal Gaeltacht, a world away from the crowds at Dublin Castle, yet only possible because of them. Around them, we meet some of the most influential voices in Ireland\u2019s LGBTQ+ story: Senator David Norris, activist and archivist Tonie Walsh, journalist and activist Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh, and Ruadh\u00e1n \u00d3 Cr\u00edod\u00e1in, an activist and director of ShoutOut \u2013 each reflecting on the past, reckoning with the present, and imagining the future.<\/p>\n

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Se\u00e1n and David about to say \u2018I do\u2019 on their wedding day!<\/p>\n

Director, Se\u00e1n \u00d3 Baoill, describes Glacaim Leat as both a love letter and a warning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a filmmaker, I wanted to capture the beauty of what\u2019s been won while also showing the fragility of it,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPride can be joyful, but it\u2019s also political. This film holds those truths side by side. It\u2019s about recognising how far we\u2019ve come, while refusing to ignore the growing fear many young LGBTQ+ people are living with today. It\u2019s a thank you to those who paved the way and a call not to turn away from the fight that continues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shot over a year and culminating at Dublin Pride 2025, the film is a reminder that Pride is still a protest. In a climate of rising hate and political rollback, particularly around trans rights, queer families, and an increase in homophobic attacks, Glacaim Leat asks what kind of Ireland we want the next generation to inherit. As more and more young LGBTQ+ people say they no longer feel safe, the film challenges us to confront the gap between the promise of 2015 and the reality of today.<\/p>\n

This one-hour observational documentary is a Below the Radar production for TG4, supported by the Irish Language Broadcast Fund (Northern Ireland Screen). Directed by Se\u00e1n \u00d3 Baoill and produced by Medb N\u00ed Dh\u00fal\u00e1in, it will air at 9:30pm tonight.<\/p>\n

Donegal couple to feature tonight in TG4 documentary on same-sex marriage was last modified: November 19th, 2025 by Staff Writer<\/p>\n

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