For GAA fans, it's been a summer unlike any other. The National Leagues remain unfinished. The Championship has been deferred to the winter. Club fixtures without spectators fill August and September. To make sense of it all, AIB and acclaimed documentary maker Ross Whitaker teamed up to make 'The Toughest Summer' documentary, which chronicled the ups and downs of life under lockdown for the GAA community. It aired Tuesday night on RTÉ and was very well-received.
There were excellent contributions from the likes of David Brady, Ballyragget manager and Kilkenny camogie legend Ann Downey and Roscommon superfan Paddy Joe Burke, amongst others. The documentary gave us all hope that this country can weather any lockdown and come back tougher.
Some great times registered at height of lockdown by our lads https://t.co/rzJtoiaIpM
— Taghmon Camross GAA (@taghmoncamross) August 26, 2020
This is so lovely. https://t.co/KUJdbxJfF6
— Annette Freeman (@Annette_Freeman) August 26, 2020
@AIB_GAA #TheToughest Summer @officialgaa great Documentary, it just brings it home even under a world wide pandemic we are so lucky to be a part of something special that keeps us together #gaabelong pic.twitter.com/gn6Fjw4q7I
— Wexford GAA (@OfficialWexGAA) August 26, 2020
If you missed the programme, we have some great news for you. AIB has uploaded the entire documentary to their YouTube channel, where you'll also find their their previous five online chapters that were released as part of the series. You can watch the full feature-length documentary below.
Enjoy.
