The schedule is rich with a generous mix of sport including live rugby, documentaries on sporting legends, compilations of the highlights in GAA and a look back at some of the years big matches.<\/p>\n
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- \u2018Rugba\u00ed Beo\u2019<\/strong> \u2013 Live free to air coverage of Connacht v Ulster<\/strong> from The Sportsground Galway in the Guinness PRO14 as well as the clash of Munster v Leinster<\/strong> from Thomond Park.<\/li>\n
- \u2018GAA – C\u00fail na Bliana 2018\u2019<\/strong> – Featuring all the best hurling and football goals of the year from all the major Gaelic Games competitions.<\/li>\n
- \u2018GAA Beo – Na Sc\u00e9alta 2018\u2019<\/strong> – A look back at all the stories, action, highlights and news from the GAA during the past year.<\/li>\n
- \u2018P\u00e1id\u00ed \u00d3 S\u00e9 – R\u00ed an Phar\u00f3iste\u2019<\/strong> – A creative documentary telling the story of P\u00e1id\u00ed \u00d3 S\u00e9 – football hero, rogue and a man considered by many to be the uncrowned king of his native parish of Ventry, Co Kerry.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Laochra Gael – Ciar\u00e1n Carey\u2019 <\/strong>– A giant of a player for Limerick during the nineties, exceptional at midfield or centre back, Ciar\u00e1n Carey led the charge throughout Limerick’s campaigns to achieve All Ireland glory.<\/li>\n
- \u2018T\u00edr Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond\u2019 <\/strong>– The untold narrative behind the most successful minor team in the history of the GAA – the Tyrone ‘Class of 1997\/1998’. The film focuses on the personal experiences and emotions of this unique group of minors who along with their manager, Mickey Harte, graduated to the Tyrone Under 21’s where they won two All Irelands, culminating in the 2003 senior triumph.<\/li>\n
- \u2018GAA USA\u2019<\/strong> – Dara \u00d3 S\u00e9 explores how the US clubs began to import Irish players, paying them to play in weekend games or for entire summers.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Cluiche Ceannais Iom\u00e1na\u2019<\/strong> – Another chance to watch Limerick vs Galway from this years All Ireland Hurling Final.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Cluiche Ceannais Peile\u2019<\/strong> – The 2018 All-Ireland Football Final between Dublin and Tyrone saw the two heavy weights of Gaelic football doing battle once again. Re-live the final again with commentary from Garry Mac Donncha.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It\u2019s jam packed with music of all flavours \u2013 Trad, Sean N\u00f3s, Country and Rock. We have brand new programmes from Doolin Folk Festival, documentaries on Junior Crehan, \u2018An Bhu\u00edon Cheoil\u2019 about a Donegal fife and drum band, another on the Tulla C\u00e9il\u00ed Band, as well as concerts with Tommy Fleming, Sean Keane, Tradfest, Opry le Daniel, highlights from Oireachtas na Samhna and lots more too.<\/p>\n
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- \u2018Doolin Folk Festival\u2019<\/strong> – It’s the 5th year of the Doolin Folk Festival and it just gets better and better with wonderful acts like Luka Bloom, Susan O’Neill, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Martin Hayes and Steve Cooney along with the legendary Paul Brady and many more.<\/li>\n
- \u2018An Bhu\u00edon Cheoil\u2019<\/strong> – Set in west Donegal, An Bhu\u00edon Cheoil looks at the local love affair with the fife and drum band.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Junior\u2019<\/strong> – Twenty years after the death of Junior Crehan family members, musicians and dancers gather in his house outside Miltown Malbay to honour him. Amongst the musicians who pay tribute to Junior will be Paddy Glackin, Donal Lunny, the Mulcahy family, Tim Dennehy and Liam O’Brien<\/li>\n
- \u2018Gradam Ceoil TG4 2018\u2019<\/strong> – Another chance to watch Gradam Ceoil 2018, which brought together the finest traditional musicians from far and wide for one spectacular celebration in February. Broadcast live from The Waterfront Hall, Belfast<\/li>\n
- \u2018TradFest TG4\u2019<\/strong> – TradFest brings presenter Doireann N\u00ed Ghlac\u00e1in to bluegrass band ‘I Draw Slow’ in the Printworks in Dublin Castle. Also in the show we hear from Paudie O’Connor & Aoife N\u00ed Chaoimh, M\u00e1ir\u00e9ad Hurley, John Blake & Paddy McEvoy and Gweedore singer and bouzouki player Cathal \u00d3 Curr\u00e1in.<\/li>\n
- \u2018S\u00fail Siar Corn U\u00ed Riada 2018\u2019<\/strong> – A look back on the Sean-N\u00f3s singing competition, Corn U\u00ed Riada, from Oireachtas na Samhna 2018 from the INEC in Killarney.<\/li>\n
- \u2018S\u00fail Siar Steip 2018\u2019<\/strong> – A look back on the main individual Sean-N\u00f3s dancing competition for adults from Oireachtas na Samhna 2018 at the INEC in Killarney.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Hammond: Duais an Dorais\u2019<\/strong> – This documentary examines the life of David Hammond – broadcaster, singer, and filmmaker. Combining impressive film archive and interviews with Irish artists, this film reveals the lasting legacy of a remarkable man.<\/li>\n
- \u2018The Tulla C\u00e9il\u00ed Band\u2019<\/strong> – The story of a tradition which has been handed down and how it continues to survive in an often impatient and quickly changing environment. Driven by passion and a love for c\u00e9il\u00ed music, the Tulla C\u00e9il\u00ed Band are going stronger than ever more than seventy years after they were formed.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Tommy Fleming – A Song for a Winter’s Night\u2019<\/strong> – Filmed live from Belleek Castle, Ballina; includes – Walking in the Air, Bells are Ringing, Angels We Have Heard on High, In the Bleak Mid Winter, Christmas 1915, O Little Town of Bethlehem, The First Noel, It Came upon a Midnight, Who Comes This Night, Wexford Carol, O Holy Night, Silent Night, Song for a Winter’s Night<\/li>\n
- \u2018Lumen i Luimneach – Ceol U\u00ed Sh\u00failleabh\u00e1in i S\u00e9ip\u00e9al Naomh Mhuire\u2019: <\/strong>Brian Kennedy, The Monks Of Glenstal, RT\u00c9 Concert Orchestra, and Noir\u00edn N\u00ed Riain in a memorable evening of celebration with the music of Miche\u00e1l \u00d3 S\u00failleabh\u00e1in. Sadly, Miche\u00e1l \u00d3 S\u00failleabh\u00e1in passed away on the 7 November 2018.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Se\u00e1n Keane & The RT\u00c9 Concert Orchestra\u2019<\/strong> – A concert, filmed at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, of ‘Gratitude’ an album recorded by Se\u00e1n Keane with the RT\u00c9 Concert Orchestra under conductor David Brophy. This is Se\u00e1n’s 11th solo album and has 12 tracks on it, some old and some new.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Hup na Nollag\u2019<\/strong> – This special Christmas edition of Hup comes from Kinvara and features many of Ireland’s finest performers. M\u00e1irt\u00edn O’Connor performs with the ConTempo Quartet, Cathal Hayden and Gary \u00d3 Briain as well as that we will hear a song from Corn U\u00ed Riada winner Br\u00edd N\u00ed Mhaoilchiar\u00e1in.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Opry le Daniel – Charley Pride\u2019<\/strong>: \u2018<\/strong>Opry le Daniel’ returns to the Millennium Forum in Derry with Daniel as MC to present a very special programme with the legendary Charley Pride. The audience will get an insight into the life of Charley Pride. He will perform on his own and of course alongside Daniel himself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Adding a little spice to the mix are a series of rock documentaries and concerts featuring Rory Gallagher, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, the Boomtown Rats and others:<\/p>\n
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- \u2018Rory Gallagher Irish Tour 1974\u2019<\/strong> \u2013 Rory Gallagher was the People’s Guitarist. Unassuming but tenacious, the Irish blues man devoted his life to touring and playing his beloved Fender Strat to adoring audiences.<\/li>\n
- \u2018The Rolling Stones: Live At Hampton Coliseum\u2019<\/strong> – The hugely successful Rolling Stones American Tour of 1981 culminated with a stand-out live performance on 18th December of that year; also becoming the first ever music concert to be broadcast on television as a pay-per-view event. The footage from this event has now been diligently restored and the sound has been newly mixed to fully enhance this stand-out concert from the Tattoo You tour. Including Rolling Stones classics from their catalogue and a legendary altercation between Keith Richards and a stage crasher.<\/li>\n
- \u2018John Mayall & Eric Clapton: 70th Birthday Concert\u2019<\/strong> – A special 70th birthday celebration in honour of John Mayall.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats\u2019<\/strong> – play live to a sell-out crowd at London’s Dominion Theatre in 1985, in support of their last album together, In The Long Grass. They performed their number one hits Rat Trap and I Don’t Like Mondays as well as many other hits.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Nina Simone: Live at Montreux 1976\u2019 <\/strong>– Filmed live in 1976 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, a powerful performance from one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, Nina Simone who was one of the greatest female vocalists of the 20th Century.<\/li>\n
- \u2018This is Spinal Tap\u2019 <\/strong>– Spinal Tap, one of England’s loudest bands, is narrated by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Adding a little sparkle to the decoration we have a host of top class films, including \u2018Titanic\u2019<\/strong>, \u2018Moulin Rouge\u2019<\/strong>, \u2018Nacho Libre\u2019<\/strong> & \u2018O Brother, Where Art Thou?\u2019<\/strong>. For younger viewers the feast includes \u2018Star Trek: Into the Darkness\u2019<\/strong>, \u00a0\u2018Bee Movie\u2019<\/strong>, \u2018Rango\u2019<\/strong>, \u2018The Spiderwick Chronicles\u2019<\/strong>, \u2018Hotel for Dogs\u2019<\/strong>, \u2018Ice Age\u2019<\/strong> & \u2018Dr Seuss\u2019 The Lorax\u2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
And, as ever we will have high Yuletide drama with the residents of \u2018Ros na R\u00fan\u2019<\/strong> as an unexpected visitor arrives at the Daly household. Will this visitor bring peace and tranquillity, or make John Joe’s heart skip a beat? M\u00e1ire has Laoise convinced Miche\u00e1l has an extra special present under the tree for her this year. Will Laoise be disappointed or will it be Reailt\u00edn who gets the hump? Berni’s house is full of Christmas cheer, but will an uninvited guest put an end to that.<\/p>\n
So, forget the turkeys this Christmas, get stuck into the #C\u00e1caNollag <\/strong>on TG4<\/strong> for a cracking festive treat!<\/p>\n
And, the naughty thing about Christmas Cake is you can have a little, or a lot, whenever you like \u2013 on social media @tg4tv<\/strong>, or on the www.tg4.ie<\/a> player worldwide!<\/p>\n
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- \u2018The Rolling Stones: Live At Hampton Coliseum\u2019<\/strong> – The hugely successful Rolling Stones American Tour of 1981 culminated with a stand-out live performance on 18th December of that year; also becoming the first ever music concert to be broadcast on television as a pay-per-view event. The footage from this event has now been diligently restored and the sound has been newly mixed to fully enhance this stand-out concert from the Tattoo You tour. Including Rolling Stones classics from their catalogue and a legendary altercation between Keith Richards and a stage crasher.<\/li>\n
- \u2018An Bhu\u00edon Cheoil\u2019<\/strong> – Set in west Donegal, An Bhu\u00edon Cheoil looks at the local love affair with the fife and drum band.<\/li>\n
- \u2018GAA – C\u00fail na Bliana 2018\u2019<\/strong> – Featuring all the best hurling and football goals of the year from all the major Gaelic Games competitions.<\/li>\n
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