Tipperary great to feature on the upcoming season of the TG4 show Laochra Gael

The definitive GAA sports series returns to TG4 this spring for a 22nd series with Tipperary camogie great in the form of Ciara Gaynor set to feature in the latest season in the coming weeks.

The series' hour-long format has proved a huge success, bringing each player’s personal stories to screen, and along with Gaynor, the series features eight Laochra with genuine star quality and reveals deeper, fresh, and sometimes unexpected insights into the lives of these icons.  

Between 1999 and 2005, Ciara Gaynor was a cornerstone of Tipperary's formidable defensive unit, one of the best camogie teams of all time.

A player who won five All-Ireland medals and the Player of the Year award in 2003, Ciara and her team inspired a generation of young Tipperary girls to follow their dreams.

The years of her youth, led by her father Len, stood with Ciara and at nineteen years old she already had her first All-Ireland senior medal. But after winning the 3rd Final in a row, an incident that occurred in her professional life as a Guard put the prospect of her fourth championship in a row in jeopardy.

After the match in 2005, with five Finals under her belt, Ciara announced her retirement. She focused her newfound energy on family life and her lifelong love of horses.

Today Ciara's competitive spirit is embedded in one of the most demanding global sporting events - IRONMAN. Not surprisingly, she qualified for the 2023 World Championships in Hawaii.

The new Laochra Gael season will air on TG4 at 9:30 pm on Thursday evenings starting January 25th with Gaynor's episode scheduled to air on March 7th.