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GAA President, Aogán Ó Fearghail mixed with football and hurling stars past and present as he launched a new season of the popular Laochra Gael series for TG4 in Nemeton TV, in Ring, Co. Waterford this afternoon. He was also on hand to announce TG4’s comprehensive GAA coverage in spring starting with the stations coverage of the Allianz Football League on Sunday 31st January. The new Laochra Gael series, the fourteenth to date, celebrates some of the greatest names in Gaelic games of the past forty years. Each of the 10 programmes blends archive footage, personal reminiscence from the player and family members with assessments from team-mates, opponents, journalists, commentators and GAA historians. It will be broadcast on TG4 each Sunday evening at 5.55pm with a repeat showing on Monday nights at 8pm. The new season’s batch of GAA legends includes one of the all-time great Kilkenny defenders JJ Delaney; Waterford hurling hero and star of the game Ken McGrath; Piarsaigh na Dromoda and Kerry stalwart Declan O’Sullivan who became Kerry captain at the tender age of 21; A warrior from Limerick’s last All Ireland title campaign who went on to manage the county Richie Bennis; Early century Armagh hero and International Rules star Steven McDonnell; Tipperary’s top scorer and with a haul of 6 All Star medals, Eoin Kelly; Cork’s dual star John Allen, who went on to manage both his home county and neighbours Limerick; 90’s 3 time footballer of the year and Meath footballing great Trevor Giles; With a truly marathon career in ladies football, from 1997 to 2015 Galway’s Annette Clarke was their midfield star from start to finish: And finally, four brothers from the small east Galway village Caltra who have had a huge influence on that county’s status and of their club too, the Meehan’s, brothers Declan, Tomás, Noel and Michael. (A full list of programme titles, profiles and transmission dates is enclosed). Speaking at the launch GAA President Aogán Ó Fearghail said “Laochra Gael has become an integral part of the GAA broadcasting landscape and has successfully brought the exploits of so many former greats to audiences young and old. It is a unique series and one that truly captures the essence of the best of those who were not only lucky enough to don a county jersey, but to excel while doing so. The is just one part of the wider TG4 GAA stable and it’s a relationship that has served us in Cumann Lúthchleas Gael well across the board at every level of the Association. We wish all involved well and look forward to many more excellent productions in the years ahead.” TG4 Ardstiúrthóir, Pól Ó Gallchóir said “This series of profiles of the stars of recent years has become a key component of our Gaelic games coverage for well over decade now. They are very popular with our viewers, at home and abroad. This year’s crop includes some of the most stylish and determined players to have graced the playing fields during their careers. We are proud to be giving them their due.” Executive Producer and Nemeton CEO, Irial Mac Murchú added: “We are very proud of the achievments of the Laochra Gael production team that has created a stunning 141 episodes of this epic series. Laochra Gael is not just a documentary series, but is a television histroy of the GAA told through its best known stars.” The new Laochra Gael season will air on TG4 at 5:55pm on Sundays from February 21st with a repeat showing on Monday evenings at 8:00pm. The series is produced by Nemeton, the independent production company from Ring in the Waterford Gaeltacht which has produced much of TG4’s acclaimed sports coverage.
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Agus é ar cuairt go stiúideo Nemeton TV i nGaeltacht na Rinne inniu, sheol Uachtarán CLG, Aogán Ó Fearghail an séasúr nua den tsraith seo in a dtugann roinnt de mhór-imreoirí na gcluichí Gaelacha san am atá caite a leagan féin dá gcuimhní cinn agus ina dtugann a gcomhghleacaithe omós dóibh freisin. Is é seo an ceathrú séasúr déag den tsraith iomráiteach. Laoch amháin a bhíonn faoi chaibidil i ngach clár agus é/í faoi agallamh agus ag dul siar ar bhóithrín na smaointe le cabhair míreanna ón gcartlann teilifíse agus breithiúnas óna chomh-imreoirí agus tráchtairí aitheanta. Craolfar an tsraith ar TG4 ag 5.55pm 8pm gach Domnhach 21 Feabhra (ath-chraolfar gach clár gach oíche Luain 8pm). Is iad seo na laochra atá á gceiliúradh sa séasúr nua: JJ Delaney (iománaí Chill Chainnigh), Ken McGrath (iománaí Phort Láirge), Declan O’Sullivan (peileadóir Chiarraí), Richie Bennis (iománaí Luimnigh), Steven McDonnell (peileadóir Ard Mhacha), Eoin Kelly (iománaí Thiobraid Árann) John Allen (peileadóir Chorcaí), Trevor Giles (peileadóir na Mí), Annette Clarke (peileadóir mná na Gaillimhe) agus na deartháracha Meehan (peileadóirí na Gaillimhe). Is é an comhlacht aitheanta Gaeltacha, Nemeton, a léiríonn an tsraith seo do TG4. Dúirt Uachtaran CLG Aogan Ó Fearghail “Is cuid lárnach den chlúdach teilifíse ar na cluichí Gaelacha é Laochra Gael faoin tráth seo. Éiríonn leis go paiteanta éachtaí na laochra a thabhairt chun cuimhne athuair dúinne a chonaic iad lena linn agus ar bhealach speisialta do ghlúin óg nach bhfaca. Níl a leithéid eile de shraith teilifíse ann agus tá léargas ar fáil inti ar scil agus ar dhúthrachta na n-imreoirí sin a raibh d’ádh orthu geansaí an chontae a chaitheamh ach a mhaisigh a cháil lena dtaispeántais. Dá fheabhas é, níl ann chuid den soláthar leathan leanúnach a dhéanann TG4 ar ár gcluichí náisiúnta ar gach leibhéal d’imeachtaí an Chumainn, Guímid gach rath ar an tsraith agus orthu sin ar fad atá bainteach leis agus muid ag súil lel go leor eile mar é sna blianta amach romhainn.” Ag labhairt dó faoin tsraith nua, mheabhraigh Ardstiúrthóir TG4 go bhfuil breis is 110 imreoir cáiliúil ceiliúrtha ar Laochra Gael go dtí seo, taisce luachmhar chartlainne. “Tugann na cláracha seo ómós do mháistrí na peile agus na hiomána, idir fhir is mhná. Daingníonn sé a n-éachtaí sa gcuimhne againne a raibh sé de phribhléid againn iad a fheiceáil ag imirt i mbarr a réime. Gan dabht is oscailt súl iad don ghlúin óg nach raibh an t-ádh sin leo. Is snáth tábhachtach i mbréidín ildaite spóirt TG4 an tsraith seo,” a dúirt sé “agus is léir tar éis dosaen séasúr go bhfuil meas agus éileamh ar an gcur chuige atá inti”.