Pairc Tailteann to feature in TG4 series
Pairc Tailteann is one of the stadiums to feature in a four-part series to be screened by TG4 in the coming weeks.
The series - 'Pobail na Pairce' - will be screened on Thursdays starting on the 19th September and will tell "the stories of Ireland's most iconic and revered provincial GAA grounds."
'Pobail na Pairce' will focus on what happens behind the scenes when the respective stadiums are picked to stage a big game.
"Spending a day in the life of historic stadiums across the four provinces of Ireland on their biggest matchdays of the year, this series reveals the incredible logistics required to make GAA matches happen, the history of these magnificent amphitheaters, and the importance of these places in our lives, today," a TG4 press release outlines.
"Over four weeks Pobail na Páirce journeys across the country, pulling back the curtain on these homes of GAA to explore how these sports grounds are so much more than bricks and mortar; they have become the beating heart of our provinces.
"From the birthplace of GAA in Thurles’ Semple Stadium for the Munster Hurling Final, to the historic site for women’s sport in Navan’s Páirc Tailteann as the Meath ladies football team clash with Dublin.
"And from the home of the Ulster final in Clones’ St Tiarnach's Park during the fierce Ulster Championship to the beating heart of Galway GAA in Pearse Stadium for the senior club hurling final.
"Along the way learning all about the past, present and future of these revered stadiums from some of the figures whose greatest sporting moments occurred on these same pitches.
Join Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Gemma O’Connor, Máire Ní Bhraonáin, Emer Gallagher, Gary Sice, Kevin Cassidy, Fiacha Ó Braonáin, Jamie Ó Tuama and current GAA President Jarlath Burns as they explore the importance of these stadiums across the country.
"Whether they were central in the origins of the GAA, the leaps and bounds made by ladies' sport in Ireland, bringing Ulster GAA together or maintaining the spirit of the GAA at a club level, each stadium has a story to tell.
"Produced by Below the Radar TV, with support from Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund, Pobail na Páirce will broadcast on TG4 weekly, starting 19th September at 9.30pm."