Cassidy's Laochra Gael tops the TG4 Player charts for 2021

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The former Donegal skipper was the first instalment of the series last January and gained a huge viewership both on television the on the TG4 Player

Kevin Cassidy's Laochra Gael was the most watched programme on the TG4 Player in 2021.

A total of 14,162 people watched the show on the Player over the course of the year, with the programme also aired on television three times and attracting a high viewership.

Its first screening, on January 7, 2021, attracted an average of 30,900, with a peak of 47,900. The repeat, three days later, averaged 25,900 and peaked at 43,200 before a rerun in October, had had 24,700 average and 60,400.

Laochra Gael is a GAA sports in an hour-long format, now in its 22nd series, bringing each player's personal stories to screen.

'Martin McGuinness - Trodaí, Idirbheartaí, Polaiteoir' was Tg4's most watched programme of the year, with its January screening averaging 74,600 and hitting a peak of 96,700. It was watched 7,853 times on the Player.

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