The Offaly All-Ireland winning football team of 1982 and the GAA's first superstar, Jason Sherlock, will be the subject of documentaries to be broadcast on RTÉ over the Christmas period.

Players of the Faithful, which will be screened on RTÉ One on Friday, December 28 at 9.30pm, is the story of the Offaly team that famously ended Kerry’s bid to become the first county to win five All-Ireland football titles in-a-row in 1982. 

With contributions from the key men involved, it tells the story of a county that capitalised on high levels of employment for young men in 1980s Ireland to shock Irish sport in the most memorable All-Ireland final. The achievements of these men have become legend. Now they tell the story behind the legend in their own words.

JAYO, which will air on RTÉ One on Sunday, December 30 at 9.30pm,  paints a portrait of the life and career of the first modern GAA superstar - Jason Sherlock. In his own words, the 1995 All-Ireland winning Dublin forward addresses the racial abuse he experienced throughout his childhood, finding fame in his sporting career and finding peace off the field by exploring the roots of his family tree. Blending seamlessly with evocative match footage and forgotten archive material, this is a fresh, intriguing picture of one of Ireland’s greatest sportsmen.

Remembering 1982 and the greatest moment in @Offaly_GAA football history. 'Players of the Faithful' will be broadcast Friday 28 December at 9.30pm on @RTEone #RTEGAA pic.twitter.com/zsAAS3JNnJ

— RTÉ GAA (@RTEgaa) December 19, 2018

1995, before, and beyond for the darling of the Hill. Jayo will be broadcast Sunday 30 December at 9:30pm on @RTEone #RTEGAA pic.twitter.com/ITBouatKLB

— RTÉ GAA (@RTEgaa) December 20, 2018

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