There are over 160,000 people employed in the construction industry in Ireland. These people build, renovate and reimagine our countryside and our towns.

‘Na Builders’ an original, home-grown series for TG4 shines the spotlight on construction workers from across the country as they battle the elements – and occasionally each other – to get the job done.

TG4 will spend time with builders of all shapes and sizes, in rural and urban settings, as well as looking at what they are building and who they are building for.

From bricklayers to electricians, plumbers to roofers, plasterers to carpenters, these hard-working men and women are part of our everyday lives in Ireland.

In this first episode of Na Builders, TG4 head to the sunny Southeast, in Ring, Co. Waterford where local builder Tom Breathnach is busy working on a two-story self-build.

He is a Carpenter by trade and has built several houses in An Rinn over the last 20 years.

You can catch Tom on the first episode of Na Builders on Thursday, March 20th at 9.30 pm on TG4.

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