The Sunday Game

[twohands!!!]

The GAA gets how much €s off RTÉ in broadcasting rights?

The figure in last year's annual accounts for media coverage income was €12,845,678.

I couldn't find a breakdown of that figure anywhere so I assume that's the total for all rights for everyone RTE, TG4, BBC, and I presume the likes of GAAGo. I would guess that some money from the likes of Clubber is included in that as well.

Overall revenue for the year was €112 million so all the media rights(not just RTE's contribution was around just 10% of all revenue.

[Captain Scarlet]

I had hopes that GAAGo might encourage/force RTE to up its game.

However given the fact that GAAgo is essentially run by RTE, it's clear that there's little to no chance of this happening.

I think the GAA have given RTE far too much leeway over the years and basically put up with whatever RTE was willing to do. The RTE sports department gets way more out of the GAA that what the GAA get out of RTE. 

Across the board it's a lot of the same people who are hired in to actually run the shows. But I would argue that GAAGo with Grainne, Paddy and Tomás and Des Curran on comms is a better product and they don't fuckin run Gaelic Football into the ground and say it's shite at every opportunity.

RTÉ own the rights to so much sport but now they are skint and can't really staff it properly and do it justice. People were up in arms over Sky, but that was a good show they put on.

[Derryman forever]

I had hopes that GAAGo might encourage/force RTE to up its game.

However given the fact that GAAgo is essentially run by RTE, it's clear that there's little to no chance of this happening.

I think the GAA have given RTE far too much leeway over the years and basically put up with whatever RTE was willing to do. The RTE sports department gets way more out of the GAA that what the GAA get out of RTE. 

Across the board it's a lot of the same people who are hired in to actually run the shows. But I would argue that GAAGo with Grainne, Paddy and Tomás and Des Curran on comms is a better product and they don't fuckin run Gaelic Football into the ground and say it's shite at every opportunity.

RTÉ own the rights to so much sport but now they are skint and can't really staff it properly and do it justice. People were up in arms over Sky, but that was a good show they put on.

Precisely.

They are aware their own personal benefits together with that of the whole GAA, lies in positive promotion not negative commentary.
Can you imagine any other presenter of any programme tell their audience that their show is substandard and disappointing.
How long would they keep their job.

[NAG1]

A magazine style show would give the opportunity to do more promotion of the game.
Get a few back stories around each game and peak the interest in the personalities as much as the product.

But seems to be little or no interest in doing something on the positive side like that.

[AustinPowers]

How come no male analysts  on the Camogie ?

There's women on the  Hurling.

Just saying.

[From the Bunker]

How come no male analysts  on the Camogie ?

There's women on the  Hurling.

Just saying.

Because quota's only work one way!

[tyroneStatto]

How come no male analysts  on the Camogie ?

There's women on the  Hurling.

Just saying.

Shush!, you aren't allowed to ask those questions anymore.

[Truthsayer]

How come no male analysts  on the Camogie ?

There's women on the  Hurling.

Just saying.

Shush!, you aren't allowed to ask those questions

How come no male analysts  on the Camogie ?

There's women on the  Hurling.

Just saying.

True - and so many county camogie teams have been managed by men.. you'd think they'd get one on the panel

[From the Bunker]

How come no male analysts  on the Camogie ?

There's women on the  Hurling.

Just saying.

Asking that will be Hate Speech in the future.

[tyroneStatto]

There's no way anyone with a profile involved with hurling would turn down a paid TV appearance. The only conclusion is that no blokes were asked.

[AustinPowers]

How come no male analysts  on the Camogie ?

There's women on the  Hurling.

Just saying.

Asking that will be Hate Speech in the future.

Until then, I'll just have to worry about the  bra burners   coming  after me.

I can still say  that, right?

[tiempo]

How come no male analysts  on the Camogie ?

There's women on the  Hurling.

Just saying.

Shush!, you aren't allowed to ask those questions

How come no male analysts  on the Camogie ?

There's women on the  Hurling.

Just saying.

True - and so many county camogie teams have been managed by men.. you'd think they'd get one on the panel

The proportion of men managing these teams is a great point too

Where are all these equality warriors when the graft needs doing?

[johnnycool]

What were your thoughts on the Cork goal lads, should it have stood?

[NAG1]

What were your thoughts on the Cork goal lads, should it have stood?

She through it into the net, no contact with the hurl or the defenders hurl.

Umpires should have called it. Some shockingly inconsistent calls by the ref across the hour.

[johnnycool]

What were your thoughts on the Cork goal lads, should it have stood?

She through it into the net, no contact with the hurl or the defenders hurl.

Umpires should have called it. Some shockingly inconsistent calls by the ref across the hour.

I thought that was a very poor call for all involved. Galway not making much of it post game, but it was a big and incorrect call.

I was down at the games and she blew for an awful lot more frees that the referees in the other two games.

A few charging calls went against Galway right at the death, one where everyone around me was free in right in front of the posts only for her to point out the field for Cork!

Really good to see the Down girls on both teams doing well and well fit for this level of camogie.