The hurling or Gaelic football in the foreign media thread

Started by Eamonnca1, March 27, 2012, 05:15:58 AM

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Eamonnca1

March 27, 2012, 05:15:58 AM
There's been a spate of hurling appearing on local US TV stations and in the local press lately, so I'm going to dump all instances of it in here from now on. 

The GAA has always had decent coverage in the Irish American papers (when PROs can be bothered sending anything in) but I always considered it more important to get into the mainstream press where there's a far bigger audience.

Madison Hurling (Wisconsin) on NBC today

Baltimore GAA in the Baltimore Sun yesterday

San Diego hurling on Fox a few days ago: Part 1, part 2 and part 3.

The Claw

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March 27, 2012, 10:39:29 AM
Wow, they really gave great coverage to the San Diego club.
Good idea for a thread Eamonnca1

Zulu

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March 27, 2012, 11:25:37 AM
Any similar football clips? And who's the inspiration behind these, did the clubs contact the stations or the other way around?

Eamonnca1

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March 27, 2012, 05:03:45 PM
My guess is the clubs are contacting the stations. This is grass-roots promotion at its best.

A local station here has given some coverage to football in the past, but in my experience it's easier to whip up interest in hurling than football.

Eamonnca1

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March 27, 2012, 05:07:45 PM Last Edit: March 27, 2012, 05:29:50 PM by Eamonnca1
Cal v Stanford, college hurling in San Francisco from 2009.

"They need better PR people.  Been around for 3000 years and nobody's heard of it."  Isn't that the truth?

Ard-Rí

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March 28, 2012, 12:36:01 AM
QuoteThe ball is called a slitter

:o wouldnae like to get a belt of that ...
Ar son Éireann Gaelaí
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