Why is Irish Independent GAA Coverage so shit?

[Baile Brigín 2]

Yes, these reporters earn their living as sports journalists. All the more reason why they should not be subjected to personalised UNFAIR criticism from anonymous sources. Mud sticks and such criticism can be very damaging to their reputation. How can they defend themselves in these situations ?

If people feel strongly enough let them write/email a letter to the editor - name and address must be provided but one can request that it not be published.

Which paper do you write for?

[Rossfan]

In between more lists they're quoting Brian McEniff saying Michael Murphy will give it another year with Donegal.

[The Boy Wonder]

I've been an Indo reader all my life. Before the advent of local radio and RIP.ie it was where middle-Ireland published their death notices. When it went from broadsheet to tabloid some years ago I grumbled but nowadays I have the ePaper subscription. This also give access to Sunday World (North & South editions), Belfast Telegraph, Sunday Life (the bane of Jamie Bryson) plus a dozen regional papers.

The Sunday Independent comes in for much criticism on this board and I would agree with a lot of this criticism. I often chide myself for wasting my time after reading the Sunday Indo.
I do agree that a 2-page spread in the daily Indo over 5 days ranking the top GAA manager over past 50 is just a filler in the absence of more worthwhile GAA coverage. I just scan through the names listed – I wonder are there many who would actually read the pen pictures. The various podcasters can find plenty of GAA material to cover week in week out. Maybe the Indo might think about profiling each county's club championships over the course of the season.

[Truth hurts]

Is there a subscription trial for the indo online?

[Dag Dog]

Yes, these reporters earn their living as sports journalists. All the more reason why they should not be subjected to personalised UNFAIR criticism from anonymous sources. Mud sticks and such criticism can be very damaging to their reputation. How can they defend themselves in these situations ?

People just have to read the writers content themselves and make up their own minds. They don't need to be told who the good and bad reporters are.

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What are best regional newspaperd/websites for each county on GAA

Clare
Limerick
Waterford
Tipp
Cork
Kerry
Mayo
Galway
Sligo
Roscommon
Leitrim
Antrim
Armagh
Cavan
Donegal
Derry
Down
Monaghan
Tyrone
Fermanagh
Westmeath
Wicklow
Wexford
Kilkenny
Louth
Dublin
Laois
Offaly
Kildare
Meath
Longford
Carlow

[RedHand88]

What are best regional newspaperd/websites for each county on GAA

Clare
Limerick
Waterford
Tipp
Cork
Kerry
Mayo
Galway
Sligo
Roscommon
Leitrim
Antrim
Armagh
Cavan
Donegal
Derry
Down
Monaghan
Tyrone - Tyrone Herald
Fermanagh
Westmeath
Wicklow
Wexford
Kilkenny
Louth
Dublin
Laois
Offaly
Kildare
Meath
Longford
Carlow

[Truthsayer]

What are best regional newspaperd/websites for each county on GAA

Clare
Limerick
Waterford
Tipp
Cork
Kerry
Mayo
Galway
Sligo
Roscommon
Leitrim
Antrim
Armagh
Cavan
Donegal
Derry
Down
Monaghan
Tyrone
Fermanagh
Westmeath
Wicklow
Wexford
Kilkenny
Louth
Dublin
Laois
Offaly
Kildare
Meath
Longford
Carlow

What are best regional newspaperd/websites for each county on GAA

Clare
Limerick
Waterford
Tipp
Cork
Kerry
Mayo
Galway
Sligo
Roscommon
Leitrim
Antrim
Armagh
Cavan
Donegal
Derry
Down
Monaghan
Tyrone - Teamtalk mag
Fermanagh
Westmeath
Wicklow
Wexford
Kilkenny
Louth
Dublin
Laois
Offaly
Kildare
Meath
Longford
Carlow

[seafoid]

The Indo's business model collapsed when Google and Facebook took the classified ads away. I was reading the Indo the other day and the classified ads were on one page.
Their soccer coverage isn't bad. There were 2 articles from the Telegraph. They work based on the resources they have. Those resources are reduced.  You can see the same process with the Belfast Telegraph.