LAOCHRA GAEL

on TG4 21st February @ 8:00pm

Anthony Tohill played with Derry from 1990 to 2002 and in that era the towering midfielder won an All Ireland, four National Leagues, four Allstars and two Ulster titles. He was widely recognised as one of the very best midfielders of his time, with great accuracy, strength and a huge engine.

In this programme, he thinks back to 1989 when he won both a Hogan Cup with St Pat’s Maghera, and an All Ireland Minor title with Derry. 1993 was obviously the highlight, when Derry won the All Ireland title and he laughs recalling the late simple free which he nearly missed. His outrage can still be sensed at the Derry County Board’s decision to jettison manager Eamonn Coleman after the 1994 loss to Down. Although Derry reached two All Ireland semi finals afterwards, one can hear from Anthony and his comrade, Tony Scullion, that they didn’t fully realise their potential.

Of course he had a long and successful period with the Ireland team in the International series against Australia, as a player, as a captain and as a manager, and he has great memories of wins during those times. Anthony and Tony are joined in the programme by Peter Canavan and Jarlath Burns.

Laochra Gael was produced by Nemeton TV, based in An Rinn, Co Waterford.

For further information please contact:

Mac Dara Mac Donncha, Nemeton TV

058 46686 or macdara@nemeton.ie

(The Laochra Gael – ‘Anthony Tohill’ programme will be repeated on Sunday afternoon 24th February at 1.00pm on TG4.)

New Series of Laochra Gael starts

on TG4 Valentine’s Day 14th February at 8:00pm.

Eddie Brennan won eight senior All-Ireland medals with his native Kilkenny between the years 2000 and 2011, and he terrorised defenders and goalkeepers throughout the country with his penchant for goalscoring.

Following his recent retirement from intercounty hurling, he shares his life story with us here. He was a late developer and didn’t represent Kilkenny at minor level but he won an under 21 All-Ireland medal in 1999, a day where he refused point blank to part with his jersey afterwards despite a serious injury.

He recalls his rude introduction to senior championship hurling against Dublin. He describes in detail the good days and bad days- far and few between! – in the Kilkenny jersey and how he had to alter his playing style and tactics in order to maintain his place on the team. As well as Eddie himself, there are contributions from Michael Kavanagh, Donal O’Grady, and Diarmuid Lyng.

Laochra Gael was produced by Nemeton TV, based in An Rinn, Co Waterford.

For further information please contact:

Mac Dara Mac Donncha, Nemeton TV