Fair play to RTE..

One More Toy

Ive been a big critic in the past, but on reflection, the work of the investigations unit, particularly in relation to the recent councillor money grabbing bástard scandal, and also that care facility a while back; are a decent public service. Along with the excellent sporting coverage, and the saorview platform; i will have no problem paying the tv licence next time the bill comes in. Fair play to them, along with An Post, its one of the few public institutions to be proud of in this country

jamesbere

Is that you Tubridy

XR3i

One More Toy wrote: »

Ive been a big critic in the past, but on reflection, the work of the investigations unit, particularly in relation to the recent councillor money grabbing bástard scandal, and also that care facility a while back; are a decent public service. Along with the excellent sporting coverage, and the saorview platform; i will have no problem paying the tv licence next time the bill comes in. Fair play to them, along with An Post, its one of the few public institutions to be proud of in this country

coucilor macelvanney was tipped off that they were coming, classic trolling

I'm looking forward to seeing Wimbledon, the US Masters and the Tour de France on their excellent sporting package.

If it ain't rugby or GAA, they have no interest. In fairness to them, they have to do a cost benefit analysis. But that leaves the coverage pretty substandard IMO.

desertcircus

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I'm looking forward to seeing Wimbledon, the US Masters and the Tour de France on their excellent sporting package.

If it ain't rugby or GAA, they have no interest. In fairness to them, they have to do a cost benefit analysis. But that leaves the coverage pretty substandard IMO.

And their rugby coverage is pretty poor to boot.

kneemos

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I'm looking forward to seeing Wimbledon, the US Masters and the Tour de France on their excellent sporting package.

If it ain't rugby or GAA, they have no interest. In fairness to them, they have to do a cost benefit analysis. But that leaves the coverage pretty substandard IMO.

TnaG does the cycling I think.
Can't expect them to compete with Sky in all fairness . Didn't the BBC even lose the Open?

kneemos

kneemos wrote: »

TnaG does the cycling I think.
Can't expect them to compete with Sky in all fairness . Didn't the BBC even lose the Open?

TnaG used to have a few good ones, T de F, Wimbledon, think French Open etc.

Oh don't expect RTE to compete with other stations. It can't, hence it's far from excellent sports coverage.

PARlance

XR3i wrote: »

coucilor macelvanney was tipped off that they were coming, classic trolling

Average trolling at best.

XR3i

PARlance wrote: »

Average trolling at best.

oh i agree it was a great documentary but mcv was tipped off, watch it again, that's how i'd troll if i was tipped off

cowboyBuilder

ah... must watch this , thanks for reminding me, it's on the RTE player yeah ?

desertcircus

desertcircus wrote: »

And their rugby coverage is pretty poor to boot.

How so

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

How so

Does D4 rugby fanatic Ryle Nugent head up RTEs sports department AND appoint himself commentator for rugby matches? It's like the kid who owns the football being captain.

BoJack Horseman

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How so

It will cease to exist from 2018 when the 6-nations goes to TV3

Superhorse

A shambles of an organisation that should be left to sink or swim by itself. Throwing people in prison to keep the Montrose jet set coked up to their eyeballs doesn't deserve a "fair play".

desertcircus

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How so

Halftime on Sky: "Well, Saracens have really pressed their advantage at the scrum with twelve points from penalties. Tonga'uiha's really suffering out there: ever since the change to the engagement he's lost the brute force advantage he used to have, and with the front rows engaging higher than they used to he can't impose himself on the opposing tighthead. It's not all bad news for Racing, though: their blitz defence is stopping Sarries from crossing the gainline and Owen Farrell hasn't been kicking accurately enough to pin them back."

Halftime on RTE: "There's no bite or passion in this performance. Calling these messes scrums is an insult to the great front rowers of the 1950s..."

cajonlardo

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TnaG used to have a few good ones, T de F, Wimbledon, think French Open etc.

Oh don't expect RTE to compete with other stations. It can't, hence it's far from excellent sports coverage.

hard to beat a geansaí buí aor a timpiste mór if fairness

imitation

XR3i wrote: »

oh i agree it was a great documentary but mcv was tipped off, watch it again, that's how i'd troll if i was tipped off

Oh hes a great troll alright, I love the way is so dedicated to trolling that he incrimates himself several times and is now likely to loose his job and probably going to get a conviction. He should be nominated for the top 100 trolls list, which would also feature dedicated trolls like Al Capone, Richard Nixon, Charlie Haughey etc

wendell borton

desertcircus wrote: »

Halftime on Sky: "Well, Saracens have really pressed their advantage at the scrum with twelve points from penalties. Tonga'uiha's really suffering out there: ever since the change to the engagement he's lost the brute force advantage he used to have, and with the front rows engaging higher than they used to he can't impose himself on the opposing tighthead. It's not all bad news for Racing, though: their blitz defence is stopping Sarries from crossing the gainline and Owen Farrell hasn't been kicking accurately enough to pin them back."

Halftime on RTE: "There's no bite or passion in this performance. Calling these messes scrums is an insult to the great front rowers of the 1950s..."

I hate the over analysis that takes place on the likes of sky, much rather someone with a bit of personality over some "expert" fiddling with a touchscreen.

Dirty Dingus McGee

One More Toy wrote: »

Ive been a big critic in the past, but on reflection, the work of the investigations unit, particularly in relation to the recent councillor money grabbing bástard scandal, and also that care facility a while back; are a decent public service. Along with the excellent sporting coverage, and the saorview platform; i will have no problem paying the tv licence next time the bill comes in. Fair play to them, along with An Post, its one of the few public institutions to be proud of in this country

The greatest trick RTE ever pulled was convincing people their sports coverage was good.

It's absolutely dreadful for the most part.

Fr_Dougal

I think stars like Lottie Ryan, Ray D'Arcy, and Ryan Tubridy make RTE. more talented bunch you wouldn't get anywhere else.

me_irl

One More Toy wrote: »

.. along with An Post...

Careful now, don't say things you can't take back!

desertcircus

wendell borton wrote: »

I hate the over analysis that takes place on the likes of sky, much rather someone with a bit of personality over some "expert" fiddling with a touchscreen.

Different strokes for different folks. RTE coverage is horribly uninformative, though. If you're not going to tell us anything about the game, can you just stick on a Dara O Briain clip for halftime instead?

kneemos

desertcircus wrote: »

Different strokes for different folks. RTE coverage is horribly uninformative, though. If you're not going to tell us anything about the game, can you just stick on a Dara O Briain clip for halftime instead?

Half time is normally filled with ads,time for a quick prediction and back to the match.
Very good either end though.

dirtyden

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I'm looking forward to seeing Wimbledon, the US Masters and the Tour de France on their excellent sporting package.

If it ain't rugby or GAA, they have no interest. In fairness to them, they have to do a cost benefit analysis. But that leaves the coverage pretty substandard IMO.

Is the tour de France a sport again? When did that happen? Wimbledon and the tour are both on Irish tv anyhow.

ArtSmart

Well they're not as bad as TV3

Yet, not as good as TG4.

Weird.

Still, a world full of TV3s would be very, very sad indeed.

foxy farmer

I wouldnt be a fan of sport but id say its possible to go through a full week on RTE without having any sport broadcast except for the slots on the news.
God be with the days of Sports Stadium on RTE2 where you got 5 hrs of various sports every Saturday.
Horse racing, English football, rugby, tennis, snooker, motor racing, GAA, handball, athletics, irish basketball, and results of days fixtures and analysis.