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Derry City s rise from the ashes recalled in new documentary Fan, Deirdre Dunne has followed Derry City since she was a girl. Picture by Stephen Latimer Seamus McKinney 19 April, 2021 01:00
The gang of four , from left, Tony Doherty, Terry Harkin, Eamonn McLaughlin and Eddie Mahon, brought senior football back to Derry. Picture by Stephen Latimer
The day Martin McGuinness dismantled an IRA bomb so the biggest game in the history of Derry City FC could go ahead is recalled in a new documentary charting the club s Phoenix-like rise from the Troubles. Different League: The Derry City Story charts City s entry to the Republic s League of Ireland to the day that European football royalty in the form of the great Benfica graced the Brandywell stadium.
TV Editor
Tonight s top TV tips include a profile of writer Colm Tóibín, Kate Winslet stars in new drama Mare of Easttown, there s a documentary about Derry City, and Mark Kermode takes a look at the Oscars . . .
Pick of the Day
Colm Tóibín - On Memory’s Shore, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Here s a profile of the author Colm Tóibín in which he reflects on his childhood in county Wexford and reveals his path to becoming a writer after his time at UCD and time spent abroad in Barcelona.
He also discusses his latest novel
Ackley Bridge with Kayla (Robyn Cara) and Fizza (Yasmin Al Khudhairi) returns for a new series with plenty of new faces
Ackley Bridge (C4, 6pm) THE Yorkshire-set school-based drama is back for a new run, but some things have changed. For a start it’s broadcasting each weekday for the next fortnight, and in a tea-time rather then primetime slot. We’re promised several fresh faces too, who we’ll be getting to know over the course of ten episodes. Among them is mixed race pupil Kayla, who finds herself torn between her white mother’s family and her father’s traditional Pakistani relatives. Also set to pop up are Kayla’s best friend, firebrand Fizza, and Romany Gypsy community member Johnny, whose good looks are sure to turn a few heads. Roxy Cara, Yasmin Al Khudhairi and Ryan Dean play them, while former Coronation Street star Conor McIntyre pops up as Johnny’s granddad.