Mayo’s David Brady features on TG4’s Laochra Gael

THE definitive GAA sports series Laochra Gael continues for an 18th series, bringing players' personal stories to screen. The series features six Laochra with genuine star quality and reveals deeper, fresh and sometimes unexpected insights into the lives of these icons.

Mayo’s midfield maverick David Brady will feature in this week's episode on TG4 on Thursday, April 2, at 9.30 p.m., and repeated on Sunday, April 5, at 4.55 p.m.

 

David Brady – Against the Tide

David Brady lost four All-Ireland finals with Mayo, and it is the pain and the anger that comes with this that informs one of the most controversial pundits in Irish sport.

A childhood on the Quay in Ballina, where attitudes to the fishing laws were liberal, indicated that David Brady was not interested in going with the flow. Always a combative presence in midfield, David knows more than most about Mayo’s well-documented heartbreak. But he remains unbowed by the many disappointments and refuses to be defined by them. Instead, he has carved out a reputation for saying exactly what is on his mind, whatever that may be.

David’s story is told through the eyes of his proud brother Ger Brady, former Mayo footballer and politician Alan Dillon, who was elected to the 33rd Dáil on his first electoral run this year, former Galway footballer Seán Óg de Paor, broadcaster Seán Bán Breathnach and Irish Independent journalist Vincent Hogan.

While the players sporting careers continue to provide the backdrop to the story, the series travels well beyond the four white lines. Gripping personal storylines will compel viewers to travel towards territory unique to the GAA television landscape.

 

Here's a clip from the documentary: https://youtu.be/w8cNBXpjh48