GAA doing a deal with SkySports

[hairyUlsterman]

He was taking the piss

there are too many of these piss takers on that sickening site twitter, i saw someone say today that they hope Brolly gets shot by the UVF and last week someone defending the shankill butchers killings

[muppet]

He was taking the piss

there are too many of these piss takers on that sickening site twitter, i saw someone say today that they hope Brolly gets shot by the UVF and last week someone defending the shankill butchers killings

You are following the wrong people.

[thejuice]

So what's the next game on Sky?

Can't seem to find a schedule from them.

[Hardy]

Dublin-Wexford hurling next Sat., Sligo-Galway, following Sat., Armagh-Monaghan Sat. 28th.

[WT4E]

Dublin-Wexford hurling next Sat., Sligo-Galway, following Sat., Armagh-Monaghan Sat. 21st.

[Jinxy]

Some lad on Twitter asked "What on Earth is hurling" and got subjected to a barrage of abuse. The reaction of some GAA "fans" to first-time viewers asking perfectly civil questions is embarrassing. Social media really can bring out the dark side in people.

I dunno, wilful ignorance on social media kind of annoys me.
Like when fellas go on it to ask 'Who won the match?'

[roney]

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/exclusive-32000-viewers-in-ireland-tune-into-skys-gaa-debut-30339999.html

Sky had 2.9% audience share in Ireland for Kilkenny v Offaly.

Great way to promote Gaelic games.

[Jinxy]

How many watched it on 'The Mainland'?

[hairyUlsterman]

You are following the wrong people.
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Martin McGuinness, though it wasn't Marty who said it, loads of loyalists and English people comment under every update he makes.

It was a Meath person who made the comment about Brolly.

[BennyHarp]

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/exclusive-32000-viewers-in-ireland-tune-into-skys-gaa-debut-30339999.html

Sky had 2.9% audience share in Ireland for Kilkenny v Offaly.

Great way to promote Gaelic games.

I'm surprised more people didn't tune in to watch a ritual mauling in the quarter final of the Leinster senior championship.

[LeoMc]

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/exclusive-32000-viewers-in-ireland-tune-into-skys-gaa-debut-30339999.html

Sky had 2.9% audience share in Ireland for Kilkenny v Offaly.

Great way to promote Gaelic games.

That is still more than turned up to watch it, I think I saw an empty seat or two.

[imtommygunn]

No harm to Offaly but that game was always going to be very one sided. The real test will be when the tighter games come along.

[mick999]

Good article here on Brian Carney:

http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/not-just-a-pretty-face-brian-carneys-pathway-to-sky-30337199.html

[roney]

How many watched it on 'The Mainland'?

Seems to be around 14,000 in addition to the 32,000 watched it in Ireland.

It's alarming when you consider over 200,000 watched the last time the two were shown live on RTE.

So much for the bullshit about bringing the games to a wider audience .

[AZOffaly]

Viewing figures will always be higher on terrestrial. I don't think that was ever an argument. However it was 14,000 new viewers in the UK, I do expect the audience figures to grow in the UK based on the response to it.

I think Sky did a good job on the game they had, in difficult circumstances, and their positive, upbeat coverage is a marked contrast to RTE's slant on things.

Some people just don't want to give this a chance, fair enough, but I think those people are a smaller minority as time goes on.