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TV guide: 44 of the best shows to watch this week From carols to cooking, children’s animation, documentaries and streaming dramas Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 06:00 Sunday, TG4, 9.30pm A concert of traditional music from St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church in the heart of Galway city, presented by Cormac Begley. During the 1990’s, the duet Begley and Steve Cooney reached national acclaim and were regarded as one of the foremost performers of Irish music. Cooney pioneered a new approach to traditional...

The life and achievements of legendary Kanturk Olympian Dr Pat OCallaghan will enter the spotlight in a fascinating documentary that will be aired on TG4 next Wednesday night. Laochra Thar Lear (Heroes Abroad) celebrates Irelands significant Olympic achievements in the first 60 years of the modern games, from John Bolands almost-accidental wins in tennis in 1896 to Ronnie Delaneys record-breaking run to gold at the 1956 Melbourne games. But Irelands Olympic story is about more than just sport...

Belfast boxer and Ballymena athlete feature in documentary about Irelands early Olympic successes John McNally, who won silver in boxing in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics Ballymena-born athlete Maeve Kyle with her daughter Shauna THE stories of a Belfast boxer and a Ballymena athlete are among those celebrated in a new documentary about Irish Olympic successes in the first 60 years of the modern games. John McNally, who won a silver medal in boxing in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics ...