Murphy support for Sky deal
April 09, 2014
Cork Secretary Frank Murphy
The controversial Sky deal will force RTE to raise its game when it comes to gaelic games coverage, according to Cork secretary Frank Murphy.
As reported in today's Irish Examiner, the long-serving official gave his support to the GAA's decision to hand over the exclusive rights of 14 games to the pay-per-view broadcaster.
"The context in which we must look at this is that RTE does little for the national league and nothing for the club championship," Murphy outlined to delegates at last night's County Board meeting.
"Other sports have games shown live with small attendances. Why is RTE accommodating these fixtures when those that support the sport don't go?
"On the eve of last year's All-Ireland hurling final replay, there was a sports programme on RTÉ featuring cricket, tennis and a whole variety of sports with no reference to the replay.
"I know that a protest was made to RTE and it was disdainfully rejected.
"BBC Northern Ireland didn't even consider the result worth mentioning, no reference in any of its sports programmes even though 83,000 people were at a match two hours down the road. That's the type of treatment the GAA is receiving."
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