{"id":178642,"date":"2022-12-12T14:23:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T14:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=178642"},"modified":"2022-12-20T15:57:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T15:57:45","slug":"happy-christmas-from-tg4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2022-2\/happy-christmas-from-tg4\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Christmas from TG4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/12141535\/Failte_2023_Daithi_Doireann_1-1920x1080-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-178640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/12141535\/Failte_2023_Daithi_Doireann_1-1920x1080-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/12141535\/Failte_2023_Daithi_Doireann_1-1920x1080-1-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/12141535\/Failte_2023_Daithi_Doireann_1-1920x1080-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/12141535\/Failte_2023_Daithi_Doireann_1-1920x1080-1-252x141.jpg 252w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/12141535\/Failte_2023_Daithi_Doireann_1-1920x1080-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/12141535\/Failte_2023_Daithi_Doireann_1-1920x1080-1-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This Christmas on TG4, TG4 will showcase the best of Christmas with something for everyone from documentaries, music, sport and film.  <\/p>\n<p>On Christmas Day, a new documentary <strong>Cyril Cusack: L\u00e1r an St\u00e1itse<\/strong> about one of Ireland&#8217;s greatest actors.  Cyril Cusack&#8217;s long career began in the early days of Irish silent cinema and saw him conquer stage, screen and television.  He was an actor, poet, playwright and Irish language speaker. Featuring rare family photos, exclusive interviews with his six children and the greatest moments from his long career, this documentary is the definitive portrait of one of our finest actors: <\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\">\n  <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r3njK2mZgpE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\n    style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Dessie: Gl\u00f3r na B\u00f3 Finne<\/strong> celebrating the life, times and music of renowned Irish singer Dessie O&#8217;Halloran will also air on Christmas Day. Following his collaborator and cousin John Halloran from Inisbofin to London, back to Ireland and then to the big stages, this programme celebrates Dessie&#8217;s life: <\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\">\n  <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U9S95YdQ7Ak\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\n    style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;   <\/p>\n<p>A feature length documentary about poet Paul Muldoon <strong>Paul Muldoon Laoithe &#8216;s Liric\u00ed<\/strong> explored by many of the musicians he has worked with iincluding Paul Simon, Liam Neeson, PJ Harvey, Bono, Ruth Negga, Paul Brady, and Iarla \u00d3 Lion\u00e1ird airs on 28th December. His work from being a young radio producer in Belfast to Professor of Poetry in Princeton University, New Jersey is reflected in the range of friends and acquaintances who participate in the telling of Muldoon&#8217;s life and his playful and allusive poetry. <\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\">\n  <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lOVR9NyxF-U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\n    style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;     <\/p>\n<p>Percy French best known as a writer of humorous songs, as well as being a legendary entertainer, a talented author, poet, banjo player and an accomplished landscape painter who travelled the world performing will be the focus of <strong>Percy French: Si\u00falach Sc\u00e9alach<\/strong> on New Year&#8217;s Day.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nA new documentary <strong>Willie Clancy: 50 Bliain den Cheol<\/strong> celebrating the life and times of Willie Clancy, as well as 50 years of the renowned annual Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare will air on December 30th.  A profile of much-loved Dublin footballer Anton O&#8217;Toole or &#8216;Blue Panther&#8217; <strong>Anton O&#8217;Toole &#8211; Finsc\u00e9al de Shaol GAA<\/strong>  will air on December 29th. Anton O&#8217;Toole was pivotal to the Dubs iconic team that sparked off a Gaelic football revolution. <\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\">\n  <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6X5XHyd_HA8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\n    style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;     <\/p>\n<p>D\u00e1ith\u00ed \u00d3 S\u00e9 and Doireann N\u00ed Ghlac\u00e1in will ring in the New Year in <strong>F\u00e1ilte 2023<\/strong> from The Mills Inn in Baile Bh\u00fairne Co. Cork. D\u00e1ith\u00ed and Doireann get the party going with John Spillane, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, C\u00f3r Ch\u00fail Aodh and The Raw Bar Collective on centre stage.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nA Cine4 film <strong>Foscadh<\/strong> will have its tv premiere on January 2nd. Starring Starring D\u00f3nall \u00d3 H\u00e9ala\u00ed, Fionnuala Flaherty, Cillian \u00d3 Gairbh\u00ed and Macdara \u00d3 Flatharta. Directed by Se\u00e1n Breathnach. Foscadh is set in the wild mountains of Connemara, Foscadh tells the story of na\u00efve recluse John Cunliffe who is suddenly propelled into manhood at the ripe old age of 28. When his over-protective parents pass away, friendless John inherits mountain land that is in the way of a lucrative wind-farm development, and he is forced to navigate the choppy waters of romance, trust and vengeance for the first time.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe United Rugby Championship continues on Rugba\u00ed Beo over Christmas. On St. Stephen&#8217;s Day, Munster and Leinster go head to head live from Thomand Park, and on New Year&#8217;s Day, Ulster host Munster in the Kingspan Stadium.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nFor children this Christmas, there will be Irish language versions of <strong>Abominable<\/strong> on Christmas Day, <strong>Hotel Transylvania<\/strong> on St. Stephen&#8217;s Day and <strong>Smurfs: The Lost Village<\/strong> on January 2nd.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Christmas on TG4, TG4 will showcase the best of Christmas with something for everyone from documentaries, music, sport and film. On Christmas Day, a new documentary Cyril Cusack: L\u00e1r an St\u00e1itse about one of Ireland&#8217;s greatest actors. 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