Laochra Gael: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The definitive GAA sports series returns to TG4 for a 23rd series. The series' hour-long format has proven a huge success, bringing each player's personal stories to the screen. The series features eight Laochra with star quality and reveals deeper, fresh and sometimes genuine unexpected insights into the lives of these icons. While their sporting careers continue to provide the backdrop to the story, the series travels well beyond the four white lines. Gripping personal stories will compel viewers to travel towards the territory unique to the GAA television landscape.

Series details

• Title: Laochra Gael
• Format: Documentary
• Language: Irish
• Premiere date: 2001-05-28
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: TG4
• Network country: Ireland
• Typical episode runtime: 39 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 82112

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-05-28; final listed air date 2001-08-08.
• Season 2: premiered 2002-09-28; final listed air date 2002-11-30.
• Season 3: premiered 2004-01-11; final listed air date 2004-03-14.
• Season 4: premiered 2005-01-12; final listed air date 2005-03-09.
• Season 5: premiered 2005-12-25; final listed air date 2006-03-15.
• Season 6: premiered 2007-01-10; final listed air date 2007-03-06.
• Season 7: premiered 2008-01-10; final listed air date 2008-03-13.
• Season 8: premiered 2010-04-15; final listed air date 2010-06-17.
• Season 9: premiered 2011-02-22; final listed air date 2011-05-01.
• Season 10: premiered 2012-04-05; final listed air date 2012-06-07.
• Season 11: premiered 2013-02-14; final listed air date 2013-04-18.
• Season 12: premiered 2014-02-02; final listed air date 2014-04-06.
• Season 13: premiered 2015-02-03; final listed air date 2015-04-14.
• Season 14: premiered 2016-02-21; final listed air date 2016-04-24.
• Season 15: premiered 2017-03-15; final listed air date 2017-05-17.
• Season 16: premiered 2018-02-28; final listed air date 2018-03-28.
• Season 17: premiered 2019-02-20; final listed air date 2019-03-27.
• Season 18: premiered 2020-03-05; final listed air date 2020-04-09.
• Season 19: premiered 2021-01-07; final listed air date 2021-04-29.
• Season 20: premiered 2022-01-13; final listed air date 2022-02-17.
• Season 21: premiered 2023-01-26; final listed air date 2023-03-16.
• Season 22: premiered 2024-01-25; final listed air date 2024-03-14; episode order: 8.
• Season 23: premiered 2025-01-23; final listed air date 2025-03-13; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Laochra Gael on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.