TV: Hell for Leather – The Story of Gaelic Football

Hell for Leather – The Story of Gaelic Football (RTE 1, Monday 9th, 9.35pm)

The story of a game born out of necessity, dreamt up by a nation in search of a social identity and an indigenous sport that could challenge the pre-eminence of foreign games.

Brian Fenton fights back tears as he details his love of the game, while David Clifford’s magical feet are revealed in slow motion and Shane Walsh kicks the paint off the gable wall at his family home.