2015 GAA TV Schedule

munchkin_utd

Setanta has released their schedule for the national leagues, with all games covered taking place on a Saturday.

2015 Allianz League fixtures on Setanta
31/1/15 – Donegal v Derry 19:00 (F) (Setanta Ireland)
31/1/15 – Tyrone v Monaghan 19:00 (F) (Setanta 1)
7/2/15 – Dublin v Donegal 19:00 (F) (Setanta 1)
7/2/15 – Meath v Kildare 19:00 (F) (Ireland)
14/2/15 – Cork v Kilkenny 19:00 (H) (Setanta Ireland)
14/2/15 – Limerick v Waterford 19:00 (H) (Setanta 1)
21/2/14 – Cork v Clare 19:00 (H) (Setanta Ireland)
21/2/15 – Waterford v Laois 19:00 (H) (Setanta 1)
28/2/15 – Tyrone v Derry 19:00 (F) (Setanta Ireland)
28/2/15 – Cavan v Down 19:00 (F) (Setanta 1)
7/3/15 – Dublin v Cork 17:00 (H) (Setanta Ireland)
7/3/15 – Dublin v Tyrone 19:00 (F) (Setanta Ireland)
7/3/15 – Cavan v Kildare 19:00 (F) (Setanta 1)
14/3/15 – Mayo v Dublin 19:00 (F) (Setanta 1)
14/3/15 – Meath v Laois 19:00 (F) (Setanta Ireland)
28/3/15 – Dublin v Derry 19:00 (F) (Setanta Ireland)
28/3/15 – Down v Meath 19:00 (F) (Setanta 1)

source : http://www.setanta.com/ie/subscribe/gaa/

TG4 has made no announcement as to what they are thinking of showing in the leagues.

zetecescort

TG4 showing Kerry v Mayo live and Cork v Dublin deferred on the 1st of Feb. full schedule to be confirmed

Mayo Club 51

zetecescort wrote: »

TG4 showing Kerry v Mayo live and Cork v Dublin deferred on the 1st of Feb. full schedule to be confirmed

Thanks for that guys. We've added the info to our fixtures pages.

munchkin_utd

TG4 have released their schedule, but only the initial games in the league, probably to see which games are more crucial as the league progresses.
(I split the games into league and other games to make it a little more logical)

National Leagues
Sunday 1 February Allianz Football League, Round 1 LIVE – Kerry v Mayo/ DEFERRED - Cork v Dublin
Sunday 8 February Allianz Football League, Round 2 LIVE - Mayo v Tyrone/ DEFERRED - Monaghan v Cork
Sunday 15 February Allianz Hurling League, Round 1 LIVE – Dublin v Tipperary
Sunday 22 February Allianz Hurling League, Round 2 LIVE - Kilkenny v Dublin/ DEFERRED - Tipperary v Galway
Sunday 1 March Allianz Football League, Round 3 Live & deferred coverage
Sunday 8 March Allianz Football & Hurling Leagues Live & deferred coverage
Sunday 15 March Allianz Football & Hurling Leagues Live & deferred coverage
Sunday 22 March Allianz Hurling League, Round 5­ Live & deferred coverage
Sunday 29 March Allianz Football League, Round 6 & Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Quarter Finals - Live & deferred coverage
Sunday 5 April Allianz Football League, Round 7 Live & deferred coverage
Sunday 12 April Allianz Football League Division 1 semi-finals
Sunday 19 April Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Semi-Finals
Saturday 25 April Allianz Football League Finals – Division 3 & 4
Sunday 26 April Allianz Football League Finals – Division 1 & 2
Tesco Ladies National Football League Division 4 Final
Sunday 3 May Allianz Hurling League – Division 1 Final
Saturday 9 May Tesco Ladies National Football League Finals - Division 1,2 & 3 (Triple Header)

Other Games
Saturday 7 February AIB GAA All Ireland Club Hurling Championship Semi-Finals:
2pm Kilmallock (Limerick) v Portaferry (Derry) - Semple Stadium
3:45pm Gort (Galway) v Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny)
Saturday 14 February AIB GAA All Ireland Club Football Championship Semi-Final:
2pm Corofin (Galway) v St Vincents (Dublin) O’Connor Park, Tullamore
Saturday 28 February Independent.ie Fitzgibbon Cup Final (Hosted by Limerick IT)
Sunday 15 February AIB All-Ireland Club Football Semi-Final Live: Austin Stacks v Slaughtneil
Saturday 21 February Independent.ie Sigerson Cup Final (Hosted by UCC)
Tuesday 17 March AIB All Ireland Club Football & Hurling Championship Finals (Croke Park)
Saturday 21 March O’Connor Cup Final (Ladies Football 3rd Level Colleges) Hosted by CIT
Saturday 4 April Masita Post Primary Schools Senior Hurling Finals (Semple Stadium, Thurles)
Saturday 11 April Masita Post Primary Schools Senior Football Finals (Páirc an Chrócaigh – Double header)
Saturday 18 April All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship Semi-Finals (Connacht champions v Ulster champions, Leinster champions v Munster champions)
Saturday 2 May All Ireland Under 21 Football Championship Final

thinkstoomuch1

munchkin_utd wrote: »

TG4 have released their schedule, but only the initial games in the league, probably to see which games are more crucial as the league progresses.
(I split the games into league and other games to make it a little more logical)

Brilliant to have thanks for that

munchkin_utd

and now a first for the GAA !

Saturday 24 January
McKenna Cup Final, 19:30-21:30, BBC Red Button

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/17151954

So Cavan v Tyrone in the Athletics grounds Armagh.

coverage also to be shown on the BBC Sport website

iDave

So O'Byrne isn't live afterall

http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=230577

munchkin_utd

with the league now over, Sky and RTÉ have announced their 45 championship games for the summer.
NOTE: the "missing" weekend from the sky schedule on Saturday June 6th is the champions league final which this year is an evening kick off.

May 17th: Ulster SFC, Donegal v Tyrone RTÉ2
May 24th: Ulster SFC, Cavan v Monaghan; Munster SHC Clare v Limerick (Both RTÉ2)
May 31st: Leinster SHC, Dublin v Galway; Leinster SFC Dublin v Offaly/Longford (Both RTÉ2)
June 6th: Leinster SFC, Kildare v Laois/Carlow (SKY)
June 7th: Ulster SFC, Derry v Down; Munster SHC SF Cork v Waterford (Both RTÉ2)
June 14th: Ulster SFC, Armagh v Donegal/Tyrone; Connacht SFC SF: Mayo v New York/Galway/Leitrim (Both RTÉ2)
June 20th: Leinster SHC SF; Connacht SFC SF Sligo v Roscommon/London (Both SKY)
June 21st: Leinster SHC SF; (Involving Kilkenny); Munster SHC SF (Involving Tipperary) (Both RTÉ2)
June 27th: Ulster SFC SF; (SKY)
June 28th: Both Leinster SFC SF’s (RTÉ2)
July 4th: Foot/Hurl Championship Qualifier (SKY); Foot/Hurl Championship Qualifier (RTÉ2)
July 5th: Munster SFC Final; Leinster SHC Final (Both RTÉ2)
July 11th: Foot/Hurl Championship Qualifier (SKY); Foot/Hurl Championship Qualifier (RTÉ2)
July 12th: Leinster SFC Final; Munster SHC Final (Both RTÉ2)
July 18th: Two Championship Qualifiers (Both SKY)
July 19th: Ulster SFC Final; Connacht SFC Final (Both RTÉ2)
July 25th: Two Championship Qualifiers (Both SKY)
July 26th: Two All-Ire SHC Quarter-Finals (Both RTÉ2)
August 1st: Two Championship Qualifiers (Both SKY)
August 2nd: Two All-Ireland SFC Quarter-Finals (Both RTÉ2)
August 8th: Two All-Ireland SFC Quarter-Finals (Both SKY)
August 9th: All-Ire SHC Semi-Final (RTÉ2 & SKY)
August 16th: All-Ire SHC Semi-Final (RTÉ2 & SKY)
August 23rd: All-Ire SFC Semi-Final (RTÉ2 & SKY)
August 30th: All-Ire SFC Semi-Final (RTÉ2 & SKY)
Sept 6th: All-Ire SHC Final (RTÉ2 & SKY)
Sept 20th: All-Ire SFC Final (RTÉ2 & SKY)

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/the-45-championship-games-to-be-shown-on-rte-and-sky-sports-this-summer-revealed-31171046.html

PTH2009

Can see Brian Cody becoming a pundit when he finishes with kilkenny but I would not be surprised if he got a top gaa job

munchkin_utd

the schedules are out for the live games on RTE and Sky, but maybe a little under the radar, BBC 2 northern Ireland is broadcasting the "missing" Ulster games delayed but in full.
Next Sunday at 7pm will see Fermanagh v Monaghan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b060f8np

games available free to air on satelite and online on the BBC website for those in the UK (may need to set location on player to Northern Ireland to get the BBC 2 NI stream)

Jayop

I put this together a few weeks ago for another site. It's pretty accurate apart from the BBC schedule which was hard to tie down at the time.

dog_pig

Jayop wrote: »

I put this together a few weeks ago for another site. It's pretty accurate apart from the BBC schedule which was hard to tie down at the time.

The first Ulster semi-final is this Sunday, the 21st.

Jayop

dog_pig wrote: »

The first Ulster semi-final is this Sunday, the 21st.

Yeah I made that before the championship started so some dates and times are liable to change.

(or maybe I made a mistake)

munchkin_utd

munchkin_utd wrote: »

the schedules are out for the live games on RTE and Sky, but maybe a little under the radar, BBC 2 northern Ireland is broadcasting the "missing" Ulster games delayed but in full.
Next Sunday at 7pm will see Fermanagh v Monaghan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b060f8np

games available free to air on satelite and online on the BBC website for those in the UK (may need to set location on player to Northern Ireland to get the BBC 2 NI stream)

ok, I'll correct the above statement and say that BBC are broadcasting via Sat/ Freeview BUT they have seemingly no rights to broadcast GAA online, so arent.

Jayop

OK so I've updated now all the way to the finals with all the information I can find. It's a bit unwieldy given a lot of the games are involving qualifiers but here's what we know so far. I can't see any TV listings for this weekends football qualifiers so I assume no-one is showing them.

June
Saturday 27th
F Ulster Semi Final Derry Vs Donegal 7pm Sky3

Sunday 28th
F Leinster Semifinal Meath Vs Westmeath 2pm RTE
F Leinster Semifinal Dublin Vs Kildare 4pm RTE

July
Saturday 4th
Unannounced games on Sky1

Sunday 5th
F Munster Final Kerry Vs Cork 2pm RTE
H Leinster Final Kilkenny Vs Galway 4pm RTE

Sunday 12th
F Leinster Final Dublin/Kildare Vs Meath/Westmeath 2pm RTE
H Munster Final Tipperary vs Waterford 4pm RTE

Sunday 19th
F Ulster Final Monaghan Vs Derry/Donegal 2pm RTE/BBC
F Connacht Final Mayo Vs Sligo 4pm RTE

Saturday July 25th
F Losing finalist Munster/Leinster Vs 3a Winner - Sky Sports
F Losing finalist Munster/Leinster Vs 3a Winner - Sky Sports

Sunday July 26th
H All Ireland Quarter Final - Losing finalist Munster Vs Qualifier - RTE
H All Ireland Quarter Final - Losing finalist Leinster Vs Qualifier - RTE

August
Between August 1st and August 3rd TBC
F Losing finalist Connacht/Ulster Vs 3b Winner - Sky Sports
F Losing finalist Connacht/Ulster Vs 3b Winner - Sky Sports

F Winning finalist Munster/Leinster Vs 4a Winner - RTE
F Winning finalist Munster/Leinster Vs 4a Winner - RTE

Saturday August 8th
F Winning finalist Connacht/Ulster Vs 4a Winner - Sky Sports
F Winning finalist Connacht/Ulster Vs 4a Winner - Sky Sports

Sunday August 9th
H All Ireland Semi Final - Leinster Winner Vs Quarter Final Winner - 3.30 RTE

Sunday August 16th
H All Ireland Semi Final - Munster Winner Vs Quarter Final Winner - 3pm RTE

Sunday August 23rd
F All-Ireland Semifinal Munster Vs Ulster (or qualifier) - 3.30 RTE/Sky Sports

Sunday August 30th
F All-Ireland Semifinal Leinster Vs Connacht (or qualifier) - 3.30 RTE/Sky Sports


September
Sunday September 6th
H All-Ireland Final - 3.30 RTE

Sunday September 20th
F All-Ireland Final - 3.30 RTE/Sky Sports

Dirty Dingus McGee

The televised game from round 2A ofthe qualifiers will most likely be Offaly v Kildare or Cavan v Roscommon.

Cavan v Roscommon would be more likely to provide a good contest as both teams are fairly evenly matched, so they'll probably go with that.

Jayop

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

The televised game from round 2A ofthe qualifiers will most likely be Offaly v Kildare or Cavan v Roscommon.

Cavan v Roscommon would be more likely to provide a good contest as both teams are fairly evenly matched, so they'll probably go with that.

They have 8 qualifiers in total. Given that will be the first one they show and there will be one from the other side of the draw on the 11th of July that gives them 6 more games.

There's only 12 more qualifiers to be played after that so they'll be showing half of them. They've already announced 2 on Aug 1st and RTE have the other 2 that weekend as well as 2 on the 25th. That leaves 2 TV games from 6 to be played for Sky.

Most likely it'll be both games on the 11th which will decide pool B.

munchkin_utd

the 5pm game on July 4th will be Cavan v Roscommon on RTE.
At 7pm Sky is showing Cork v Wexford in the Hurling.

Jayop

Updated

July
Saturday 4th
F Cavan Vs Roscommon 5pm RTE
H Qualifier Wexford Vs Cork 7pm SkySports1

Sunday 5th
F Munster Final Kerry Vs Cork 2pm RTE
H Leinster Final Kilkenny Vs Galway 4pm RTE

Saturday 11th
Unannounced games on Sky Sports

Sunday 12th
F Leinster Final Dublin/Kildare Vs Meath/Westmeath 2pm RTE
H Munster Final Tipperary vs Waterford 4pm RTE

Saturday 18th
Unannounced games on Sky Sports

Sunday 19th
F Ulster Final Monaghan Vs Derry/Donegal 2pm RTE/BBC
F Connacht Final Mayo Vs Sligo 4pm RTE

Saturday July 25th
F Losing finalist Munster/Leinster Vs 3a Winner - Sky Sports
F Losing finalist Munster/Leinster Vs 3a Winner - Sky Sports

Sunday July 26th
H All Ireland Quarter Final - Losing finalist Munster Vs Qualifier - RTE
H All Ireland Quarter Final - Losing finalist Leinster Vs Qualifier - RTE

August
Between August 1st and August 3rd TBC
F Losing finalist Connacht/Ulster Vs 3b Winner - Sky Sports
F Losing finalist Connacht/Ulster Vs 3b Winner - Sky Sports

F Winning finalist Munster/Leinster Vs 4a Winner - RTE
F Winning finalist Munster/Leinster Vs 4a Winner - RTE

Saturday August 8th
F Winning finalist Connacht/Ulster Vs 4a Winner - Sky Sports
F Winning finalist Connacht/Ulster Vs 4a Winner - Sky Sports

Sunday August 9th
H All Ireland Semi Final - Leinster Winner Vs Quarter Final Winner - 3.30 RTE/Sky Sports 3

Sunday August 16th
H All Ireland Semi Final - Munster Winner Vs Quarter Final Winner - 3pm RTE/Sky Sports 5

Sunday August 23rd
F All-Ireland Semifinal Munster Vs Ulster (or qualifier) - 3.30 RTE/Sky Sports

Sunday August 30th
F All-Ireland Semifinal Leinster Vs Connacht (or qualifier) - 3.30 RTE/Sky Sports


September
Sunday September 6th
H All-Ireland Final - 3.30 RTE/Sky Sports

Sunday September 20th
F All-Ireland Final - 3.30 RTE/Sky Sports

Jayop

Just waiting on the decision now for the game to be shown in 2b on the 11th of July. You'd imagine Tyrone Vs Meath would be the pick of the bunch for Sky Sports. I don't think RTE have a game that day in the football.

PTH2009

Jayop wrote: »

Just waiting on the decision now for the game to be shown in 2b on the 11th of July. You'd imagine Tyrone Vs Meath would be the pick of the bunch for Sky Sports. I don't think RTE have a game that day in the football.

Probly a round 2 hurling qualifier

Jayop

PTH2009 wrote: »

Probly a round 2 hurling qualifier

Sky's website says football and hurling qualifiers for that date so one of each.

munchkin_utd

According to newstalk a couple of days ago, the GAA are awaiting the hurling games this weekend before announcing times and venues of the football draws anounced last Monday.

slight tangent, I see theres no premier league fixtures on the weekend of the Hurling all Ireland so it will probably get a Sky Sports 1 billing and a bit of attention no doubt.
and for those of us abroad, it means most pubs should even have the sound on for the game
(its a sad fact of life that theres more brits than Irish in the world and on holidays, so irish pubs abroad will often gear their offerings to them rather than the Irish)

for the football final day theres :

Sunday 20th September 2015
Tottenham v Crystal Palace 13:30
Liverpool v Norwich 16:00
Southampton v Man Utd 16:00

So a Liverpool and a Man U game, but both way less prestigious than Man U v Arsenal and the likes that often seem to be scheduled on all Ireland days.

Jayop

Saturday 11th July

Cork v Clare
All-Ireland SHC Qualifiers , Sky Sports 3 HD (18:30)

zetecescort

RTE showing Dublin v Limerick

Jayop

So two hurling games and no football. It's pretty obvious that football is the poor cousin as far as the TV companies go despite it being a much wider played and watched sport nationwide.

Davys Fits

Jayop wrote: »

So two hurling games and no football. It's pretty obvious that football is the poor cousin as far as the TV companies go despite it being a much wider played and watched sport nationwide.

The 4 hurling teams involved are top hurling teams. Not the case in the football qualifiers. Which football match do you think would rival either of these 2 hurling matches for entertainment, potentially?

dirtyden

Jayop wrote: »

So two hurling games and no football. It's pretty obvious that football is the poor cousin as far as the TV companies go despite it being a much wider played and watched sport nationwide.

RTE showed a football qualifier last weekend and hurling this weekend coming. This is not a conspiracy. The hurling qualifiers are also down to 4 teams who would all fancy themselves to go a bit further, wheras the football qualifiers are in the earlier stages.

Jayop

I don't think there's a conspiracy. RTE most certainly favour hurling, from the match selection to the hyper negative way the football is packaged it's quite obvious. Sky I think just picked the best game they had this weekend.

I'm amazed the Tyrone Meath game isn't on TV.

Davys Fits

Jayop wrote: »

RTE most certainly favour hurling, from the match selection to the hyper negative way the football is packaged it's quite obvious.

I'm amazed the Tyrone Meath game isn't on TV.

Not obvious to me. Please explain?

Jayop

Davys Fits wrote: »

Not obvious to me. Please explain?

OK, any time there's a straight choice between a similarly leveled hurling and football game the hurling game is on first and the football will be deferred or not shown at all. Generally when there's a weekend with both on the hurling is shown first on the Sunday Game, RTE have allowed a narative to grow straight from their "senior analysts" that hurling is just vastly superior in every way to football and that there's no one sided games in hurling.

Don't get me wrong, I love hurling and will watch it when it's on, however it's pretty clear that RTE try to put the football down at every opportunity.

Of course when Dublin are on RTE will show it and that's probably more of a reason this Saturday than the fact it's hurling vs football.

Very Bored

I'd be fairly sure that there are more weekends where RTE has only football and no hurling than vice versa. Obviously RTE will play to its audience and given that football fans will generally watch hurling but only some hurling fans will watch football, simply because the skill level is light years apart, RTE will tend to go with hurling when given the chance. Its the same with why they show every Dublin football match even when its obvious that it is a match that will be over after ten minutes because the audience is guaranteed.

Colm R

There is talk about the Munster final not being on TV because there are two qualifiers on. There are no other matches on that day, hurling or football, unless we have another draw or two this week. I assume the time won't be set until after the qualifier draw next Monday morning.

Surely, all three games could be on TV, with the Munster Final at 2:30 allowing for extra time, and the two qualifiers as planned at 5 and 7. I say this selfishly, I can't make it to Killarney on that Saturday.

munchkin_utd

Colm R wrote: »

There is talk about the Munster final not being on TV because there are two qualifiers on. There are no other matches on that day, hurling or football, unless we have another draw or two this week. I assume the time won't be set until after the qualifier draw next Monday morning.

Surely, all three games could be on TV, with the Munster Final at 2:30 allowing for extra time, and the two qualifiers as planned at 5 and 7. I say this selfishly, I can't make it to Killarney on that Saturday.

An alternative would be to let it happen at 7 and then show it as a delayed game then afterwards in full, like what RTE (and the other 3 provinces) forces on the extra Ulster championship games that BBC would like to show in addition to RTEs games.

Colm R

munchkin_utd wrote: »

An alternative would be to let it happen at 7 and then show it as a delayed game then afterwards in full, like what RTE (and the other 3 provinces) forces on the extra Ulster championship games that BBC would like to show in addition to RTEs games.

For what its worth, I agree the BBC should be permitted to show Ulster games not being broadcast live on the rest of the island.

With that said, for July 18th I think there is enough time in the day for three games to be shown live. Its telling that the time has not been set for the Munster final yet which is telling.

munchkin_utd

The Munster Council has confirmed that the Munster SFC final replay between Cork and Kerry will take place in Killarney on Saturday, July 18.
The game will throw-in at 7pm.

http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/0707151031-munster-sfc-final-replay-fixed-for-killarney/

Redsoxfan

Hard to see any of the Round 3b Qualifiers being televised ahead of Kerry v Cork. Or did something similar happen last year, where Sky were committed to showing a certain game and a replay wasn't shown anywhere as a result?

If Sky do show Kerry v Cork, it's hard to see RTE wanting to jump in to show, say, Tyrone v Armagh (or Meath v Galway if you will...) - it's hardly the attraction it was in the past. I would like if they did however...

shockframe

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Hard to see any of the Round 3b Qualifiers being televised ahead of Kerry v Cork. Or did something similar happen last year, where Sky were committed to showing a certain game and a replay wasn't shown anywhere as a result?

If Sky do show Kerry v Cork, it's hard to see RTE wanting to jump in to show, say, Tyrone v Armagh (or Meath v Galway if you will...) - it's hardly the attraction it was in the past. I would like if they did however...

Think the World Matchplay Darts begins on the 18th so Sky will be giving that top priority and doubt they will be too bothered about Kerry and Cork.

yayamark

Sky will only be showing the qualifiers and have the right to the 7pm slot

RTE have to work around that with the Munster Final

Redsoxfan

Last year, RTE showed the Waterford v Cork hurling replay online only. But that was on a Sunday, and RTE were already showing two games (Leinster and Connacht football matches) that day.

If Sky go ahead and show a football qualifier at 7pm, I can't see the Munster Final replay (fixed for 7) being available to watch anywhere.

Have Sky ever shown back to back games at 5pm/7pm when the games are in different locations?

munchkin_utd

I think theres a quite complicated problem here.

- RTE are in a major way spiteful and full of hatred and fear of sky and displayed enough of this before the sky deal was done in commissioning a report presenting pay tv as the most evil destructive thing possible and after the sky deal was done in the way they reported and presented the issue. They have the rights to replays of any game that they showed originally, so have rights to the Munster Final replay.
- Sky have the 7pm slot on a Saturday.

So, will RTE let sky have the game. Probably not, and not even if they were paid. RTE and others are happy to paint the Sky deal as an abject failure and an attractive game with higher ratings would hurt this argument.
Will sky permit RTE to show a game at same time as their slot. No, definitely not. Not even online. They have few enough exclusive games as it is.

Realistically the only chance of the game being shown is as a delayed showing. RTE get to show the game and make a few bob on ads. Sky retain their 7pm slot. The GAA public gets yet another free to air game. No live game means higher attendance - which for the umpteenth time is the most importance source of revenue for the GAA and not to be underestimated and if anything theres a move to have LESS games on TV, not more.

So with a delayed showing, everyones happy.

Redsoxfan

munchkin_utd wrote: »

They have the rights to replays of any game that they showed originally, so have rights to the Munster Final replay.

That's the end of that then. I assume that the Munster Final Reply time was agreed with the Gardai and it won't be moved. No way will RTE be able to show it at 7pm.

Damn it anyway.

Dirty Dingus McGee

The Munster final replay should be on TV and every effort should be made by all parties to ensure it is on TV.If it isn't on TV for whatever reason then it is simply a disgrace.

Dirty Dingus McGee

munchkin_utd wrote: »

I think theres a quite complicated problem here.

- RTE are in a major way spiteful and full of hatred and fear of sky and displayed enough of this before the sky deal was done in commissioning a report presenting pay tv as the most evil destructive thing possible and after the sky deal was done in the way they reported and presented the issue. They have the rights to replays of any game that they showed originally, so have rights to the Munster Final replay.
- Sky have the 7pm slot on a Saturday.

So, will RTE let sky have the game. Probably not, and not even if they were paid. RTE and others are happy to paint the Sky deal as an abject failure and an attractive game with higher ratings would hurt this argument.
Will sky permit RTE to show a game at same time as their slot. No, definitely not. Not even online. They have few enough exclusive games as it is.

Realistically the only chance of the game being shown is as a delayed showing. RTE get to show the game and make a few bob on ads. Sky retain their 7pm slot. The GAA public gets yet another free to air game. No live game means higher attendance - which for the umpteenth time is the most importance source of revenue for the GAA and not to be underestimated and if anything theres a move to have LESS games on TV, not more.

So with a delayed showing, everyones happy.

Delayed showing of matches are sh1te.You may get to see the whole match but there is a completely artificial feel to it.

Colm R

munchkin_utd wrote: »

So with a delayed showing, everyones happy.

I'm not to be honest - I know they can't facilitate everyone and thats fair enough. But in general, there is a reasonable expectation that provincial finals are on TV. For those that simply cannot go, who otherwise would on a Sunday or whatever, that reasonable expectation is gone.

Yes, I will watch delayed coverage, but I will find it difficult to pass the time from 7pm to 9pm.

Munster Council at fault anyway - the game should be 3 or even 2:30.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Very Bored wrote: »

I'd be fairly sure that there are more weekends where RTE has only football and no hurling than vice versa. Obviously RTE will play to its audience and given that football fans will generally watch hurling but only some hurling fans will watch football, simply because the skill level is light years apart, RTE will tend to go with hurling when given the chance. Its the same with why they show every Dublin football match even when its obvious that it is a match that will be over after ten minutes because the audience is guaranteed.

If that is the case why were there 5 Football matches in the top 20 most watched sports programmes last year and only 2 hurling matches?

Only 1 of the football matches involved Dublin and the 2 hurling matches were the All Ireland finals.

Redsoxfan

Colm R wrote: »

Munster Council at fault anyway - the game should be 3 or even 2:30.

Only if it was moved to Thurles or Limerick?

Colm R

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Only if it was moved to Thurles or Limerick?

Why can't it be earlier in the day in Killarney?

Redsoxfan

Colm R wrote: »

Why can't it be earlier in the day in Killarney?

There are plenty of other things going on in Killarney that day AFAIK. Gardai likely had their say.

munchkin_utd

Colm R wrote: »

Why can't it be earlier in the day in Killarney?

Traffic issues were mentioned possibly as the tourist trade and mammies doing their weekly shop is in full swing in the afternoon.

I'd also imagine that the later throw in means a higher attendance, and for the Munster council there would be few tears shed if the thing isnt on TV as that only boosts the attendance further.

Redsoxfan

munchkin_utd wrote: »

I'd also imagine that the later throw in means a higher attendance, and for the Munster council there would be few tears shed if the thing isnt on TV as that only boosts the attendance further.

Yeah, that too.