On Sunday the 13th of December the new series of ‘Cluichí na Bliana’ starts on TG4 at 14:00. Every year TG4 broadcast a look back at the best games of the year in both hurling and football.
For the 2015 series there are a total of 14 matches and all of these have been condensed into 1 hour programmes and will be shown through the festive period to help everyone get their sporting fix over Christmas!
The series starts with the Allianz Hurling League Final from May when Waterford, from Division 1b, powered their way to only their third ever League title with a 1-24 to 0-17 victory over Cork at Semple Stadium. There are 6 hurling games in the series with the showcase game of the All-Ireland Final between Kilkenny and Galway on the 30th of December at 16:15. Some other matches from the small ball game includes the Minor Semi-Final between Kilkenny and Galway that went to extra-time and still finished level, as well as 2 games from the always excellent U21 Championship.
In football, the All-Ireland Football Final between Dublin and Kerry at a rain soaked Croke Park will be shown on New Years Eve at 16:25. We also have the epic encounter between the bitter rivals of Kerry and Cork in Killarney in the drawn Munster Football Final on Tuesday the 29th, where The Kingdom needed a Fionn Fitzgerald point in the dying seconds to snatch a draw and also Westmeath’s first ever Championship victory over there near neighbours Meath in the Leinster Semi-Final. The men in Maroon trailed by 2-12 to 1-7 at half time before a massive fightback saw them prevail by 3-19 to 2-18.
For Peil na mBan we have the All-Ireland Final featuring Cork v Dublin broadcast on 24th of January at 14:55 and we also are showing the Quarter-Final game between Armagh and Donegal that produced some cracking goals before Armagh sneaked it on a scoreline of 2-13 to 2-11.
So once you’ve sat through Mary Poppins, Home Alone and It’s A Wonderful Life then at least you know there will be some decent sporting fare available too!
TV schedule is available on www.tg4.ie