Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond

Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond is a documentary about the minor Tyrone county football team of 1997 and 1998, which featured many of the players (and the manager) who won three All-Ireland Senior Football Championships in the following decade. It also recounts the death of youth player Paul McGirr from injuries sustained during an Ulster Minor Football Championship game in June 1997.[6][7]

Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond
GenreDocumentary
Directed byDeclan McGrath[1]
StarringPeter Canavan[2]
Mark Harte[2]
Mickey Harte[2]
Kevin Hughes[3]
Owen Mulligan[4]
Brian McGuigan[2]
Enda McGinley[2]
Production
ProducersEamonn Mallie[5]
Michael Mallie[5]
Running time56 minutes[5]
Release
Original networkTG4
Original release26 August 2018 (2018-08-26)

TG4 first aired it on 26 August 2018.[2][8] It was shown one week in advance of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, which featured Tyrone.[4] TG4 produced it with the help of Northern Ireland Screen.[9]

BBC Two aired it on 12 May 2019 and then again on 11 August 2019.[5]

References
  1. "TG4 to air new documentary 'Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond'". Hogan Stand. 24 August 2018.
  2. "TG4 to air documentary on Tyrone minor sides 'who transformed the game': 'The Unbreakable Bond' premiers on Sunday evening at 8.30pm". The42.ie. 23 August 2018.
  3. "TG4's new documentary about the Tyrone All-Ireland dynasty is essential viewing for GAA fans". JOE.ie. 2018.
  4. "New Tyrone documentary set to air on TG4". JOE.ie. 2018.
  5. "Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond". BBC.
  6. "Death of young GAA star Paul McGirr recalled in new film about Tyrone's 'golden generation'". The Irish News. 25 August 2018.
  7. "Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond a harrowing but uplifting tale". Irish Examiner. 29 August 2018.
  8. "TG4 To Air New Tyrone GAA Documentary On Sunday". Balls.ie. 23 August 2018.
  9. "Huge Plaudits For TG4's Powerful Tyrone GAA Documentary". Balls.ie. 26 August 2018.


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