Laochra Gael to honour McAnallen with tribute

A DOCUMENTARY on Tyrone's Cormac McAnallen will launch the fifth series of TG4's Laochra Gael on Christmas Day.

The show was launched by Sean Kelly at Croke Park yesterday and the GAA President paid tribute to the McAnallen family and their dignity in the face of a devastating bereavement in March 2004.

Bridget and Brendán McAnallen, Dónal McAnallen, Mickey Harte, Mark Harte, Peter Canavan, Fr Gerard McAleer, Kieran McGeeney, Enda McNulty, Conal Ó Máirtín, Maighréad Uí Mháirtín, Dr Gareth Loughrey and Kelly are amongst the contributors.