Laochra Gael
Laochra Gael is an Irish television programme. Now its seventeenth series, the show profiles and celebrates some of the greatest names in Gaelic games since the 1920s. Each of the programmes contains interviews with the subject, archive footage of their exploits on the pitch and an assessment from GAA experts, friends, rivals and teammates. Laochra Gael is produced by Nemeton TV and broadcast on the Irish language television station, TG4.
Episode list
Series 1 – 2001
Series 2 – 2002
| # | Broadcast Date | Player | County | Sport |
| 1 | 28 September 2002 | Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | Gaelic football |
| 2 | 5 October 2002 | Na Connollys | Galway | hurling |
| 3 | 12 October 2002 | Martin McHugh | Donegal | Gaelic football |
| 4 | 19 October 2002 | John Doyle | Tipperary | hurling |
| 5 | 26 October 2002 | Jack Lynch | Cork | hurling & Gaelic football |
| 6 | 2 November 2004 | Paddy Doherty | Down | Gaelic football |
| 7 | 9 November 2002 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | hurling |
| 8 | 16 November 2002 | Dermot Earley | Roscommon | Gaelic football |
| 9 | 23 November 2002 | Na Rackards | Wexford | hurling |
| 10 | 30 November 2002 | Seán Boylan | Meath | Gaelic football |
Series 3 – 2004
| # | Broadcast Date | Player | County | Sport |
| 1 | 11 January 2004 | Jimmy Keaveney | Dublin | Gaelic football |
| 2 | 18 January 2004 | Joe Cooney | Galway | hurling |
| 3 | 25 January 2004 | Colm O'Rourke | Meath | Gaelic football |
| 4 | 1 February 2004 | Frankie Walsh | Waterford | hurling |
| 5 | 8 February 2004 | Matt Connor | Offaly | Gaelic football |
| 6 | 15 February 2004 | Nicky English | Tipperary | hurling |
| 7 | 22 February 2004 | Billy Morgan | Cork | Gaelic football |
| 8 | 29 February 2004 | Gary Kirby | Limerick | hurling |
| 9 | 7 March 2004 | Tony Doran | Wexford | hurling |
| 10 | 14 March 2004 | Pat Spillane | Kerry | Gaelic football |
Series 4 – 2004/05
| # | Broadcast Date | Player | County | Sport |
| 1 | September 2004 | Angela Downey & Ann Downey | Kilkenny | camogie |
| 2 | 12 January 2005 | Justin McCarthy | Cork | hurling |
| 3 | 19 January 2005 | Frank McGuigan | Tyrone | Gaelic football |
| 4 | 26 January 2005 | Brian Whelahan | Offaly | hurling |
| 5 | 2 February 2005 | Peter McDermott | Meath | Gaelic football |
| 6 | 9 February 2005 | John Leahy | Tipperary | hurling |
| 7 | 16 February 2005 | Joe Brolly | Derry | Gaelic football |
| 8 | 23 February 2005 | Michael 'Babs' Keating | Tipperary | hurling |
| 9 | 2 March 2005 | Eoin 'Bomber' Liston | Kerry | Gaelic football |
| 10 | 9 March 2005 | Seán Purcell | Galway | Gaelic football |
Series 5 – 2005/06
| # | Broadcast Date | Player | County | Sport |
| 1 | 25 December 2005 | Cormac McAnallen | Tyrone | Gaelic football |
| 2 | 11 January 2006 | Joe Hennessy | Kilkenny | hurling |
| 3 | 18 January 2006 | Dinny Allen | Cork | Gaelic football & hurling |
| 4 | 25 January 2006 | Donie Nealon | Tipperary | hurling |
| 5 | 1 February 2006 | Mattie McDonagh | Galway | Gaelic football |
| 6 | 8 February 2006 | Tomás Mulcahy | Cork | hurling & Gaelic football |
| 7 | 22 February 2006 | Davy Fitzgerald | Clare | hurling |
| 8 | 1 March 2006 | Joe Kernan | Armagh | Gaelic football |
| 9 | 8 March 2006 | Liam Dunne | Wexford | hurling |
| 10 | 15 March 2006 | Willie Joe Padden | Mayo | Gaelic football |
Series 6 – 2007
| # | Broadcast Date | Player | County | Sport |
| 1 | 10 January 2007 | Joe, Johnny & Billy Dooley | Offaly | hurling |
| 2 | 17 January 2007 | John O'Mahony | Galway | Gaelic football |
| 3 | 16 January 2007 | Mickey Linden | Down | Gaelic football |
| 4 | 23 January 2007 | Tony McTague | Offaly | Gaelic football |
| 5 | 30 January 2007 | Tom Cheasty | Waterford | hurling |
| 6 | 6 February 2007 | Mickey Kearns | Sligo | Gaelic football |
| 7 | 13 February 2007 | Nudie Hughes | Monaghan | Gaelic football |
| 8 | 20 February 2007 | Ray Cummins | Cork | hurling & Gaelic football |
| 9 | 27 February 2007 | Charlie Redmond | Dublin | Gaelic football |
| 10 | 6 March 2007 | Tony Keady | Galway | hurling |
Series 7 – 2008
| # | Broadcast Date | Player | County | Sport |
| 1 | 10 January 2008 | Peter Canavan | Tyrone | Gaelic football |
| 2 | 17 January 2008 | Martin Storey | Wexford | hurling |
| 3 | 24 January 2008 | Tony Hanahoe | Dublin | Gaelic football |
| 4 | 31 January 2008 | Mick Lyons | Meath | Gaelic football |
| 5 | 7 February 2008 | Noel Skehan | Kilkenny | hurling |
| 6 | 14 February 2008 | Jack O'Shea | Kerry | Gaelic football |
| 7 | 21 February 2008 | Seán Óg de Paor | Galway | Gaelic football |
| 8 | 28 February 2008 | Anthony Daly | Clare | hurling |
| 9 | 6 March 2008 | Teddy McCarthy | Cork | Gaelic football & hurling |
| 10 | 13 March 2008 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | hurling |
Series 8 – 2010: Na Coimhlintí Móra (The Sagas)
Series 8 featured some of the most well-known rivalries in the games.| # | Broadcast Date | Rivalry | Period | Sport |
| 1 | 15 April 2010 | Kerry vs Offaly | 1980–82 | Gaelic football |
| 2 | 22 April 2010 | Cork v. Waterford | 2000–07 | hurling |
| 3 | 29 April 2010 | Tyrone vs Armagh | 2003–05 | Gaelic football |
| 4 | 6 May 2010 | Cork vs Tipperary | 1987–91 | hurling |
| 5 | 13 May 2010 | Dublin vs Meath | 1991 | Gaelic football |
| 6 | 20 May 2010 | Wexford vs Cork | 1996–97 | hurling |
| 7 | 27 May 2010 | Kildare vs Meath | 1997–98 | Gaelic football |
| 8 | 3 June 2010 | Galway vs Tipperary | 1987–91 | hurling |
| 9 | 10 June 2010 | Galway vs Roscommon | 1998, 2001 | Gaelic football |
| 10 | 17 June 2010 | Kilkenny vs Wexford | 1993 | hurling |
Series 9 – 2011: Na Coimhlintí Móra (The Sagas)
Series 9 featured more of the most well-known rivalries in the games.| # | Broadcast Date | Rivalry | Period | Sport |
| 1 | 22 February 2011 | 10 mBliana de Pheil na mBan ar TG4 | 2001–10 | Ladies' Gaelic football |
| 2 | 6 March 2011 | Ulaidh Abú | 1991–94 | Gaelic football |
| 3 | 13 March 2011 | Dublin vs Meath | 1986–90 | Gaelic football |
| 4 | 20 March 2011 | Meath vs Cork | 1987–90 | Gaelic football |
| 5 | 27 March 2011 | Galway vs Mayo | 1995–99 | Gaelic football |
| 6 | 3 April 2011 | Offaly vs Kilkenny | 1980–83 | hurling |
| 7 | 10 April 2011 | Galway vs Limerick | 1980–81 | Gaelic football |
| 8 | 17 April 2011 | Offaly vs Clare | 1998 | hurling |
| 9 | 24 April 2011 | Kilkenny vs Cork | 1999–2010 | hurling |
| 10 | 1 May 2011 | Clare vs Tipperary | 1997–2001 | hurling |
Series 10 – 2012
| # | Broadcast Date | Player | County | Sport |
| 1 | 5 April 2012 | Dan Shanahan | Waterford | hurling |
| 2 | 12 April 2012 | Oisín McConville | Armagh | Gaelic football |
| 3 | 19 April 2012 | Jimmy Barry Murphy | Cork | hurling & Gaelic football |
| 4 | 26 April 2012 | Mikey Sheehy | Kerry | Gaelic football |
| 5 | 3 May 2012 | D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | hurling |
| 6 | 10 May 2012 | Brian McEniff | Donegal | Gaelic football |
| 7 | 17 May 2012 | Brian Corcoran | Cork | hurling |
| 8 | 24 May 2012 | Liam Hayes | Meath | Gaelic football |
| 9 | 31 May 2012 | Ollie Canning | Galway | hurling |
| 10 | 7 June 2012 | Declan Browne | Tipperary | Gaelic football |
Series 11 – 2013
Series 12 – 2014
Series 13 – 2015
Series 14 – 2016
Series 15 – 2017
Series 16 – 2018
This season saw a switch to an hour-long format.| # | Broadcast Date | Title | County | Sport |
| 1 | 28 February 2018 | Understanding Lar Corbett Ag Tuiscint Lar Corbett | Tipperary | hurling |
| 2 | 7 March 2018 | The Real Graham Geraghty An Fíor Graham Geraghty | Meath | Gaelic football |
| 3 | 14 March 2018 | Ashling Thompson — Warrior Woman Ashling Thompson — Gaiscíoch Ban | Cork | camogie |
| 4 | 21 March 2018 | Henry Shefflin — King of the Cats Henry Shefflin — Rí na gCat | Kilkenny | hurling |
| 5 | 28 March 2018 | Mickey Harte — Unquenchable Spirit Mickey Harte — Spioraid Dochloite | Tyrone | Gaelic football |
Series 17 – 2019
| # | Broadcast Date | Subject | County | Sport |
| 1 | 20 February 2019 | Jackie Tyrrell – The Journey Jackie Tyrrell – An Aistear | Kilkenny | hurling |
| 2 | 27 February 2019 | Séamus Darby – The Man Who Got the Goal Séamus Darby – An Fear a Scóráil an Cúl | Offaly | Gaelic football |
| 3 | 6 March 2019 | Rena Buckley – The Best Person in the World? Rena Buckley – An Duine is Fearr ar Domhain? | Cork | ladies' Gaelic football & camogie |
| 4 | 13 March 2019 | Kieran Duff – Don't Judge Me Kieran Duff – Ná Tabhair Breith Orm | Dublin | Gaelic football |
| 5 | 20 March 2019 | Andrew O'Shaughnessy – Shaughs' Story Andrew O'Shaughnessy – An Mórphictúir | Limerick | hurling |
| 6 | 27 March 2019 | Colm Cooper – Gooch | Kerry | Gaelic football |
Series 18 – 2020
| # | Broadcast Date | Subject | County | Sport |
| 1 | 5 March 2020 | Kieran Donaghy — On the Edge Kieran Donaghy — Ar an Imeall | Kerry | Gaelic football |
| 2 | 12 March 2020 | Diarmuid Lyng — The Crossroads Diarmuid Lyng — An Crosbhóthar | Wexford | hurling |
| 3 | 19 March 2020 | Alan Brogan — The Family Silver Alan Brogan — Saibhreas Clainne | Dublin | Gaelic football |
| 4 | 26 March 2020 | Iggy Clarke — Body and Soul Iggy Clarke — Corp agus Anam | Galway | hurling |
| 5 | 2 April 2020 | David Brady — Against the Tide David Brady — In Aghaidh an Easa | Mayo | Gaelic football |
| 6 | 9 April 2020 | Brenda McAnespie — Beyond Borders Brenda McAnespie — Thar Teorainn Amach | Monaghan | ladies' Gaelic football |