Thursday 3rd May at 22.00 on TG4
Repeat: Sunday 6th May at 21.00 on TG4
Kilkenny’s D.J. Carey one of the greatest hurlers of all time, he won 5 All Irelands and 9 All Stars, was twice awarded Hurler of the Year and racked up an amazing tally of 34-187 in 52 championship games. Includes interviews with Brian Cody, Brian Whelehan and Pat Fleury.
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OISÍN MCCONVILLE
Armagh and Crossmaglen All-Ireland winner Oisín McConville will feature in the second episode of the new series of Laochra Gael on Thursday the 12th April at 22.00 on TG4 with a repeat on Sunday the 15th at 21.00.One of the outstanding forwards of his generation Oisín speaks candidly about his career with Crossmaglen and Armagh. Twice an All Star, Oisín won an All Ireland and seven Ulster medals with Armagh and an incredible six club All Irelands with Crossmaglen.
The programme also includes interviews with Armagh’s Joe Kernan and Jarlath Burns, Tyrone’s Peter Canavan and Kerry’s Dara Ó Cinnéide
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JIMMY BARRY MURPHY
The third episode of the new series of Laochra Gael on Thursday the 19th April at 22.00, with a repeat on Sunday the 22nd at 21.00, will feature Cork hurling manager Jimmy Barry Murphy.
A great Cork’s dual star, Jimmy Barry Murphy won six All Irelands and managed the Cork hurlers to the title in 1999.
Jimmy speaks openly about his many years involved with the Cork GAA and the programme also includes interviews with Cork’s Donal O’Grady, Billy Morgan and John Allen and Kilkenny’s Brian Cody.
With a host of events and activities underway in Belfast for the commemoration of the Titanic, Waterford-based company, Nemeton Digisat, will be in the midst of various events over the coming week as images of the commemorations are transmitted globally for various television networks.
Nemeton Digisat will be providing satellite services for Australia’s Network 7, with live links from Titanic Belfast, a newly built centre at Titanic’s birthplace and the world’s largest Titanic visitor experience. Events will be transmitted live to their morning breakfast programme in Australia, ‘Sunrise’.
Nemeton’s GAA series Laochra Gael returns to TG4 on Thursday the 5th of April at 22.00 with a repeat on Sunday the 8th of April at 21.00.
First to feature in the tenth series is Dan Shanahan. Hurler of the Year 2007 and one of the most exciting hurlers of the past decade, the Waterford player lit up the championship, summer after summer with a tally of 21 goals, all from play.
Dan speaks candidly about his career with the Waterford hurlers and the programme also includes interviews with Cork’s Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Tipperary’s Brendan Cummins and former Waterford selector Nicky Cashin.
The other GAA personalities celebrated in this, the tenth series of Laochra Gael are: Oisín McConville, Jimmy Barry Murphy, Mikey Sheehy, D.J. Carey, Brian McEniff, Brian Corcoran, Liam Hayes, Ollie Canning and Declan Browne.
The production of Laochra Gael is in its 11th year.
The crew started filming this week with Juliet Murphy and Gerald McCarthy from Cork. The work will continue throughout the Summer at various locations all over the country, interviewing sporting talent from CLG on their playing careers.
The programmes go out in the new year, 2013.