What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Great friendships, good health, and the possibility of adventure.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Gráinne Mhaol, for her sense of independence and daring.
Which living person do you most admire?
The poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill.
Which is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Procrastination.
What is your greatest extravagance?
Good skincare!
What is your favourite journey?
Travelling Gleann Gheis pass in Donegal between Mín an Aoire and Ardara on a summer’s evening.
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On what occasion do you lie?
To save hurting someone’s feelings.
Which living person do you most despise?
Donald Trump.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My family.
When and where were you happiest?
Among good friends in Piper’s Corner pub, laughing for hours.
Which talent would you most like to have?
Musical ability.
What is your current state of mind?
Inspired.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Filming a 10-part TV series while working full time in radio last summer.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what do you think it would be?
A deer.
What is your most treasured possession?
My house in Gaoth Dobhair, my very best purchase.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Monday after the Oireachtas festival, the bluest Monday of each year.
What is your favourite occupation?
A folklorist – it is my dream.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Honesty/openness.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Sense of adventure.
Who are your favourite writers?
John McGahern, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, William Trevor, and Colum McCann.
What is your motto?
Maireann croí éadrom i bhfad – A light heart lives long.
Áine Ní Bhreisleáin is the presenter of TG4’s new series An Cósta Thiar on Wednesdays at 8.30pm, where she travels from Donegal to Kerry meeting coastal communities. Áine is also a presenter on Radio One's Beo ar Éigean and also presents her own show, Bladhaire, on Raidió na Gaeltachta.
