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So - This is a summary of RTE, The National Broadcaster's performance yesterday.
1 - Put soccer on HD on RTE1 and a crucial hurling championship match on non HD.
2 - Went to a break for news and a lengthy series of advertisements  at half time during the Connaught final
3 - Blocked the signal from users in the north for The Sunday Game last night.

Not a great performance overall.  No wonder we need SKY. 

I actually think Dave McIntyre is a brilliant commentator. Great voice and has respect for the players. He also has the perfect tonal balance and knows his stuff. He and Dara Molobey the best. Brian Tyers also really good.

A sad day for football

I think he's excellent.  Much better also on podcasts when he can talk more freely.  RTE gives you about 20 seconds max to answer a question. 

It's strange that those who criticise the GAA for using other broadcasters (and strangely and coincidentally are on the RTE payroll) never call out RTE for their awful coverage.  No money to bid properly for more GAA games, their League Sunday coverage is a sick joke yet they are covering that royal wedding thing in London.  And not a peep from our otherwise quite vociferous 'commentators' who usually have quite a lot to say about old pensioners not being able to watch GAA due to pesky SKY etc.

What do they mean when they say john Higgins is a great 'matchplay' snooker player?

Matchplay is winning frames especially tight tactical frames. Judd Trump can make 100 look easy but the best players play the right shot at the right time. Things like putting a ball on cushion when 50 up. Taking them away from cushion when 50 down. Going for a shot and leaving white in place that nothing on if miss.

Thanks for that Maiden.  Very clear explanation. 

What do they mean when they say john Higgins is a great 'matchplay' snooker player?

Seems petrol hybrid is the future. Diesel cars bought now will have no resale value.

What the Hell's going on in Keady High School?

I heard that he had taken the homeless man in.  I was just interested to know how long it was going to be before he told everybody about it.  Same as the giving of the kidney.  People do that every day.  He wrote about it, did about fifteen newspaper and TV interviews about it, and three documentaries.  OK Joe - you have a charitable side.  We all know about it now.  Just leave us alone.

New man at the helm of this committee.  David Hasson from Derry is now chair.

Some utterly ridiculous stuff here towards a man who hasn't even started his job.  Tom Ryan is more than a GAA paid employee, he is also a great GAA volunteer and is totally committed to all aspects of the GAA.  He is a brilliant appointment. 

Downey Park - That'd mean Seamus and Henry might chip in too...

My tops are

Woolly
2nd Captains
Reasons to be Cheerful
Blindboy Podcast
The infinite Monkey Cage
They Walk Among Us

Forgot about him!!  Fearghal Sharkey.  And Mark Durkan.  Eamonn McCann, Joe Brolly...