GAA FOOTBALL GOLD
The GAA Football Gold DVD is the first time that the All- Ireland Football highlights from the National Film Institute (now the IFI) has been available to own at home. It follows the hugely successful GAA Hurling Gold DVD which was one of last Christmas' must have stocking-fillers.
The films capture a different era of gameplay and some of the greatest football players in GAA history such as Galway's Frankie Stockwell and Seán Purcell, Cork's Denis "Toots" Kelleher, Dublin's Kevin Heffernen, Kerry's Mick O'Connell and Seán Murphy; and Cavan's Peter Donohoe, P.J Duke and John Joe O'Reilly. The DVD includes wins for Kerry, Meath, Dublin, Mayo and Galway as well as a golden era for Cavan football with three wins and a rare All-Ireland victory for Louth.
The extraordinary atmosphere at Croke Park is well documented with capacity crowds being swelled by fence-jumpers, roof-walkers, canine pitch invaders, Bishops, Presidents and Taoisigh. The finals were occasions of huge national significance, the political and religious pageantry of the era are prominently highlighted while the footage of supporters arriving in Dublin and families gathered around the wireless back home provide priceless records of the social history of the time. Much of the commentary is provided by the legendary Michael O'Hehir who's infectious passion for the game and humourous style more than cover any hiccups in the emerging technology.
The films have been painstakingly remastered and digitised by the staff of the IFI Irish Film Archive, who preserve the original film reels in their climate-controlled vaults. The Archive holds thousands of reels of commercial and amateur footage, a moving image record of Ireland's history from 1897 to the present. The IFI ensures that this rich resource is shared with the public in as many ways as possible including research access, public screenings, and events in Dublin, nationally and internationally. The release of key titles on DVD is another way to make this rich material available to audiences.
Please support the IFI Irish Film Archive Preservation Fund by buying any items at the IFI Film Shop with the Preservation Fund sticker. All proceeds from these items will go directly to the Fund.
EURO 16.99 includes postage and packing. Available for EURO 14.99 in person at the IFI Film Shop.
If ordering more than one copy, please call the IFI Film Shop on 01 679 5727
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