UTV & BBC & RTE & TV3

[BennyCake]

TV3 interview MOTM while cup presentation taking place. Takes a break and misses the celebrations just after the whistle. Pathetic coverage.

[Feckitt]

BBC & UTV gave both finals the coverage it deserved  (no more or no less), on their 6O'Clock evening bullettins.  However UTV twice referred to Mayo as 'The Heather County'

In all my life I have never heard this?  Is anyone else aware of this, or are UTV taking the piss again?

[J OGorman]

BBC & UTV gave both finals the coverage it deserved  (no more or no less), on their 6O'Clock evening bullettins.  However UTV twice referred to Mayo as 'The Heather County'

In all my life I have never heard this?  Is anyone else aware of this, or are UTV taking the piss again?

I'll assume you live in an area of the north that gets rte OK

[Feckitt]

Yes, but not sure why you ask?

The reason I looked out for the local northern news bulletins is becuase there was a lot of comment on here and elsewhere about BBC not even giving the Hurling Final a mention.

[J OGorman]

well,if you were a gael and you lived in the hills and glens of the north coast and couldnt pick up rte, would you be thinking bbc and utv had enough coverage of yesterdays finals?

[Feckitt]

Your local useless politician and RTE are the people to send that question to.

My cousins all grew up in Camlough, South Armagh.  A nice place, and a real republican stronghold.  However, it was only last year when the digital switchover came that they finally got RTE.

[Applesisapples]

BBC and UTV coverage of GAA is nothing short of scandalous. They see the AI final if as foreign unless we have a team from the wee 6 playing. And before the excuses about it being regional are posted, the AI finals are of interest to all in the GAA in the 6 counties no matter who's playing and therefore deserve to be more than a foot note. We have the same shit with the golf and rugby as well.

[J OGorman]

Your local useless politician and RTE are the people to send that question to.

My cousins all grew up in Camlough, South Armagh.  A nice place, and a real republican stronghold.  However, it was only last year when the digital switchover came that they finally got RTE.

Personally we get rte 2HD. Lots of folk dont and would have been put out by neither of the carriers showing the finals

[Feckitt]

Yes, but that particular problem lies with RTE not the BBC.  RTE claim to be a national broadcaster, and your local poliiticans claim to represent the interests of Nationalists.  If you cannot get the final in Cushendall then don't blame the Beeb.

[J OGorman]

Yes, but that particular problem lies with RTE not the BBC.  RTE claim to be a national broadcaster, and your local poliiticans claim to represent the interests of Nationalists.  If you cannot get the final in Cushendall then don't blame the Beeb.

in your opinion, as someone who gets rte ok, the bbc / utv coverage was adequate. For those who dont get rte, the bbc / utv coverage was pathetic. But hey, you have rte, not a bother, happy days. Do rte claim to be the national broadcaster in the 6 counties? Do they claim 100% coverage, rte player for all counties etc??

[armaghniac]

Do rte claim to be the national broadcaster in the 6 counties? Do they claim 100% coverage, rte player for all counties etc??

It is not entirely within RTÉ's ability to provide coverage in the 6 counties. The BBC are extracting licence fees from people in the 6 counties, including hundreds of thousands of GAA fans.

[Feckitt]

Yes, but surely rather than having a game on two different channels the obvious answer is to get RTE and the local politicians to sort this shit out once and for all.  And yes they do claim to be the national broadcaster.

[armaghniac]

Yes, but surely rather than having a game on two different channels the obvious answer is to get RTE and the local politicians to sort this shit out once and for all. 

This may have to do with useless local politicians, but it is not RTÉs fault one way or the other. There are many things you can criticise RTÉ for, but this is hardly one of them.

[Feckitt]

Sorry off thread, but how do you get a fada on your keyboard?

[StephenC]

Sorry off thread, but how do you get a fada on your keyboard?

Hold down Alt Gr and then hit the letter.