Jim Driscoll, Dornálaí

TG4 HD

8:25 PM to 9:25 PM

Friday 12 June

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Documentary charting the almost forgotten story of an Irish-Welsh boy who worked his way to the top of the world boxing ranks, while never forgetting his roots. Jim Driscoll was born into poverty in the Irish slums of Cardiff in 1880, but after his boxing career and early death from tuberculosis in 1925, over 100,000 people attended his funeral. Boxing experts talk about his unique ability and the programme uses a mix of reconstructions and archive material to showcase Jim's skill in the ring and his humanity outside it