Hurling Final on BBC2

[tiempo]

Could take or leave large parts of the coverage. Presenters, guests, commentators, etc. can be like marmite. But here's the thing...

Something has changed, someone has expertly influenced the BBC to put the hurling final on BBC2 and therefore into homes across Britain. This is not normal. Barriers have been broken down, executives have been enlightened. Its very refreshing and we should enjoy the moment, it might not last.

A huge congratulations to whoever set out to achieve this, and I expect it took a few well placed Gaels in various roles inside and outside the BBC to get this over the line.

Now lets all hope Armagh can win on Sunday so we get to hear Tommy Nibs wordsmith a pitch invasion!

[Norm-Peterson]

I think it is only on BBC NI so not across homes in GB. Yes they could watch on the iPlayer but it isn't something they would come upon flicking through the channels.

[5times5times]

Can we petition to have yesterdays co-comm in instead of Philly "put you to sleep" McMahon.??

[samuel maguire]

Can we petition to have yesterdays co-comm in instead of Philly "put you to sleep" McMahon.??

I really like Philly McMahon. He comes across quite raw and kinda blurts out what he sees which i like. Agree he can be quite monotone

[Eamonnca1]

Could take or leave large parts of the coverage. Presenters, guests, commentators, etc. can be like marmite. But here's the thing...

Something has changed, someone has expertly influenced the BBC to put the hurling final on BBC2 and therefore into homes across Britain. This is not normal. Barriers have been broken down, executives have been enlightened. Its very refreshing and we should enjoy the moment, it might not last.

A huge congratulations to whoever set out to achieve this, and I expect it took a few well placed Gaels in various roles inside and outside the BBC to get this over the line.

Now lets all hope Armagh can win on Sunday so we get to hear Tommy Nibs wordsmith a pitch invasion!

Indeed. I would suspect that the channels of BBC NI were bypassed for this. You know them boys would rather show an Irish League soccer match attended by two men and a dog than a GAA match with 82,000 people at it. BBC executives in England would be more open to listen than the ones in Belfast.

Jerome Quinn was probably on to something when he criticised them for being bigots.

I said years ago that the GAA could be pushing on an open door if it wanted to get hurling onto mainstream TV outside of Ireland, and if not then they should be willing to pay to get the games shown. New audiences consistently love the game.

[Blowitupref]

From July 2023

Following Sky Sports' departure, BBC Northern Ireland got rights last year to broadcast the All-Ireland semi-finals and finals in hurling and football, as well as the Ulster football championship.

The games have also been available on the iPlayer. But part of that arrangement included coverage across the network of one of the finals, opening up the games to the 27 million households in Britain that have televisions.

However, Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final between Limerick and Kilkenny will only be shown on BBC Northern Ireland. The GAA said last year that BBC would alternate coverage of the finals on the network over the five years of the current arrangement.

That's means the football final will not be live on BBC in Britain this weekend?

[marty34]

Could take or leave large parts of the coverage. Presenters, guests, commentators, etc. can be like marmite. But here's the thing...

Something has changed, someone has expertly influenced the BBC to put the hurling final on BBC2 and therefore into homes across Britain. This is not normal. Barriers have been broken down, executives have been enlightened. Its very refreshing and we should enjoy the moment, it might not last.

A huge congratulations to whoever set out to achieve this, and I expect it took a few well placed Gaels in various roles inside and outside the BBC to get this over the line.

Now lets all hope Armagh can win on Sunday so we get to hear Tommy Nibs wordsmith a pitch invasion!

Indeed. I would suspect that the channels of BBC NI were bypassed for this. You know them boys would rather show an Irish League soccer match attended by two men and a dog than a GAA match with 82,000 people at it. BBC executives in England would be more open to listen than the ones in Belfast.

Jerome Quinn was probably on to something when he criticised them for being bigots.

I said years ago that the GAA could be pushing on an open door if it wanted to get hurling onto mainstream TV outside of Ireland, and if not then they should be willing to pay to get the games shown. New audiences consistently love the game.

How about the GAA do something to promote hurling instead of relying on the BBC?

Start a process to give every child in every county in Ireland a chance to play hurling.

That'd be a start.

[From the Bunker]

The GAA have their cosy 7 to 8 Elite counties in Hurling. They'd like to see Dublin in that group, as it has the population and the money. After that they and the Hurling fraternity don't care, why should they.

[Eamonnca1]

Could take or leave large parts of the coverage. Presenters, guests, commentators, etc. can be like marmite. But here's the thing...

Something has changed, someone has expertly influenced the BBC to put the hurling final on BBC2 and therefore into homes across Britain. This is not normal. Barriers have been broken down, executives have been enlightened. Its very refreshing and we should enjoy the moment, it might not last.

A huge congratulations to whoever set out to achieve this, and I expect it took a few well placed Gaels in various roles inside and outside the BBC to get this over the line.

Now lets all hope Armagh can win on Sunday so we get to hear Tommy Nibs wordsmith a pitch invasion!

Indeed. I would suspect that the channels of BBC NI were bypassed for this. You know them boys would rather show an Irish League soccer match attended by two men and a dog than a GAA match with 82,000 people at it. BBC executives in England would be more open to listen than the ones in Belfast.

Jerome Quinn was probably on to something when he criticised them for being bigots.

I said years ago that the GAA could be pushing on an open door if it wanted to get hurling onto mainstream TV outside of Ireland, and if not then they should be willing to pay to get the games shown. New audiences consistently love the game.

How about the GAA do something to promote hurling instead of relying on the BBC?

Start a process to give every child in every county in Ireland a chance to play hurling.

That'd be a start.

1 - The GAA is not a broadcaster and doesn't have the expertise to do its own broadcasting in-house. The job of publicising the games on TV has to go to outside organisations, be it Sky or the BBC.

2 - There has been a huge push to promote both codes with full-time development officers up and down the country and worldwide. But if you have ideas for what to do that isn't already being done then I'm all ears.

[tiempo]

Could take or leave large parts of the coverage. Presenters, guests, commentators, etc. can be like marmite. But here's the thing...

Something has changed, someone has expertly influenced the BBC to put the hurling final on BBC2 and therefore into homes across Britain. This is not normal. Barriers have been broken down, executives have been enlightened. Its very refreshing and we should enjoy the moment, it might not last.

A huge congratulations to whoever set out to achieve this, and I expect it took a few well placed Gaels in various roles inside and outside the BBC to get this over the line.

Now lets all hope Armagh can win on Sunday so we get to hear Tommy Nibs wordsmith a pitch invasion!

Indeed. I would suspect that the channels of BBC NI were bypassed for this. You know them boys would rather show an Irish League soccer match attended by two men and a dog than a GAA match with 82,000 people at it. BBC executives in England would be more open to listen than the ones in Belfast.

Jerome Quinn was probably on to something when he criticised them for being bigots.

I said years ago that the GAA could be pushing on an open door if it wanted to get hurling onto mainstream TV outside of Ireland, and if not then they should be willing to pay to get the games shown. New audiences consistently love the game.

How about the GAA do something to promote hurling instead of relying on the BBC?

Start a process to give every child in every county in Ireland a chance to play hurling.

That'd be a start.

Regale to me the season of Kilkenny footballers there til I get a laugh

Glass houses and stones spring to mind

[Main Street]

The one truth in this world is that none can accuse Niblock of being a master of the understatement.

[APM]

Coverage was very good and refreshing. Great for the GAA community across the water. Not sure how much long term value in the "new audience" although many intrigued by the social media response from ESW.

One thing that has frustrated me in recent years is that BBC's GAA coverage has completely disappeared from Radio Ulster. We used to get excellent coverage of inter-county and Ulster club games with Owen McConnon, Ger Treacy and Brian Canavan. That is completely gone and it feels like any coverage we get is online where you'll only find it if you go looking for it. Albeit, they'll televise some more games.

Meanwhile, Saturday on Radio Ulster is wall-to-wall Irish league and rugby. Gaelic was always relegated to MW previously with these other sports on FM. Since they done away with MW, we haven't had any radio coverage.

[Milltown Row2]

Could take or leave large parts of the coverage. Presenters, guests, commentators, etc. can be like marmite. But here's the thing...

Something has changed, someone has expertly influenced the BBC to put the hurling final on BBC2 and therefore into homes across Britain. This is not normal. Barriers have been broken down, executives have been enlightened. Its very refreshing and we should enjoy the moment, it might not last.

A huge congratulations to whoever set out to achieve this, and I expect it took a few well placed Gaels in various roles inside and outside the BBC to get this over the line.

Now lets all hope Armagh can win on Sunday so we get to hear Tommy Nibs wordsmith a pitch invasion!

Indeed. I would suspect that the channels of BBC NI were bypassed for this. You know them boys would rather show an Irish League soccer match attended by two men and a dog than a GAA match with 82,000 people at it. BBC executives in England would be more open to listen than the ones in Belfast.

Jerome Quinn was probably on to something when he criticised them for being bigots.

I said years ago that the GAA could be pushing on an open door if it wanted to get hurling onto mainstream TV outside of Ireland, and if not then they should be willing to pay to get the games shown. New audiences consistently love the game.

How about the GAA do something to promote hurling instead of relying on the BBC?

Start a process to give every child in every county in Ireland a chance to play hurling.

That'd be a start.

Regale to me the season of Kilkenny footballers there til I get a laugh

Glass houses and stones spring to mind

For every Kilkenny I'll give you Leitrim Cavan Monaghan and the rest who's county's boards are paying lip service to hurling

[imtommygunn]

Well is it not worse that it looked like the organisation tried to shut them down too?

[Saffrongael]

I know we all love a pat on the back about how great our games are, but who cares what the English think of it ?