Tipperary GAA legend Ciara Gaynor features on Laochra Gael tonight!

On Thursday night there is a TV show featuring Tipperary GAA legend Ciara Gaynor and it promises to be compelling viewing.
Between 1999 and 2005, Ciara Gaynor was a cornerstone of Tipperary’s formidable defensive unit, one of the best camogie teams of all time. A player who won five All-Ireland medals and the player of the year award in 2003, Ciara and her team inspired a generation of young Tipperary girls to follow their dreams.

The years of her youth, led by her father Len, stood with Ciara and at nineteen years old she already had her first All-Ireland senior medal. But after winning the 3rd Final in a row, an incident that occurred in her professional life as a Guard put the prospect of her fourth championship in a row in jeopardy.

After the match in 2005, with 5 Finals under her belt, Ciara announced her retirement. She focused her newfound energy on family life and her lifelong love of horses. Today Ciara’s competitive spirit is embedded in one of the most demanding global sporting events - IRONMAN. Not surprisingly, she qualified for the 2023 World Championships in Hawaii.

This show will be well worth watching and will feature the following: Ciara Gaynor; Len Gaynor; Therese Brophy; Sinéad Millea; Darragh Ó Conchúir; Eileen Gaynor; Sinead Gaynor; Sheila Gregan; Charlie Cairns; Jeremy Cairns and Stephanie Dunlea

Along with Ciara Gaynor- this new season’s batch of GAA legends also includes Richie Power one of the most skilful forwards to ever play for Kilkenny, with 8 All-Ireland medals in his collection. Tony Scullion who came from a family that struggled against poverty, but Tony made sure that his dream of playing football with Derry, came through.

Lindsay Peat who reached elite levels in four different sports representing her country in soccer, basketball and rugby all the while playing intercounty football with Dublin. Tony Griffin at the peak of his powers, made the decision to leave hurling and travel across Canada and raise money for cancer care and also to honour his late father Jerome.

Alan Kerins who holds the unique distinction of having won All-Ireland Club medals in both hurling and football and is the only man to ever do so with different clubs. Pat Critchley was a mainstay of the Laois GAA hurling team of the 1980s. He is often referred to as “Laois’s only hurling All Star”.

Kevin Hughes along with his team mates, was naturally euphoric after magnificently bringing home the coveted Sam Maguire football trophy in 2003. Programme 7 of the series, about Ciara Gaynor, airs at 9.30pm on Thursday the 7th of March.