Ardán (pronounced /'ɔrdɔ:n/, and meaning "platform") has been on the TG4 (Irish Language Public Sector Broadcaster) schedule since 2000.
The show was first presented by entrepreneur Páraic Ó Céide (of Aer Arann, Foinse and Clódóirí Lurgan).
Originally from County Cork (but now residing in Galway) Ó Lionáird began with the fledgling TG4 in 1997 on a similar studio-based chat show: Seó Bóthair.
He is credited for many programs including: "The Pure Drop", "Seó Bóthair", "Cleamhnas", "An Tuath Nua", "Míle Fáilte Míle Slan", "Showband Show", "Ceol Tíre", "Gradam Ceoil TG4", and "7Lá".
7Lá hosted TG4's Irish Presidential Debate in 2011 from which President Michael D Higgins emerged victorious.