The life and achievements of legendary Kanturk Olympian Dr Pat O Callaghan will enter the spotlight in a fascinating documentary that will be aired on TG4 next Wednesday night.
Laochra Thar Lear (Heroes Abroad) celebrates Ireland s significant Olympic achievements in the first 60 years of the modern games, from John Boland s almost-accidental wins in tennis in 1896 to Ronnie Delaney s record-breaking run to gold at the 1956 Melbourne games.
But Ireland s Olympic story is about more than just sport.
It is a story of politics, colonialism and partition. It is also a story of lifelong friendships, national pride and victory against all the odds.
Belfast boxer and Ballymena athlete feature in documentary about Ireland s early Olympic successes John McNally, who won silver in boxing in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics
Ballymena-born athlete Maeve Kyle with her daughter Shauna
THE stories of a Belfast boxer and a Ballymena athlete are among those celebrated in a new documentary about Irish Olympic successes in the first 60 years of the modern games.
John McNally, who won a silver medal in boxing in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and Maeve Kyle, regarded as a pioneer for women in sport, are both featured in Laochra Thar Lear (Heroes Abroad) on TG4. I could not believe my eyes when I saw the crowds in Belfast, Mr McNally recalls in the documentary.
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