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With Sky getting the rights to the Limerick V Clare munster hurling semi final on June 4th is this the first steps to them taking control of all matches I wonder? Until now all the provincial championship coverage was on a Saturday evening but with this one being a 4pm throw in on a Sunday it seems they now have a pick of any match they want. I am not against the Sky coverage as such but for them to have exclusive rights to a Munster championship game on a Sunday afternoon is disappointing. I fear it won't be long before there are weekends when they will have rights to all games with RTE not showing anything bar highlights. mike03 (Limerick) - Posts: 2000 - 01/03/2017 13:18:31 1962466 Link
I hope they get every match and RTE are left with nothing at all. The Sunday Game coverage is useless anyway. I watch live soccer when there is a good game on. I don't do pay-per-view TV. bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 01/03/2017 14:33:04 1962492 Link
Replying To bennybunny: "I hope they get every match and RTE are left with nothing at all. The Sunday Game coverage is useless anyway. I watch live soccer when there is a good game on. I don't do pay-per-view TV." Bit early in the day to be drunk tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 01/03/2017 15:17:30 1962510 Link
Sky Sports Super 8 Saturday/Sunday Anyone starting to see the long term plan for the suits in Croke Park? tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1336 - 01/03/2017 15:24:11 1962519 Link
Replying To bennybunny: "I hope they get every match and RTE are left with nothing at all. The Sunday Game coverage is useless anyway. I watch live soccer when there is a good game on. I don't do pay-per-view TV." You don't do pay per view but hope they give all the games to Sky. So you have no issue missing all the games that are shown on tv? CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 01/03/2017 15:25:51 1962522 Link
Get ready it's coming riverboys (Mayo) - Posts: 1389 - 01/03/2017 15:28:36 1962524 Link
Where did you see this, I heard today tipp Cork in football is being shown live on rte the 10th tipp11 (Tipperary) - Posts: 353 - 01/03/2017 15:37:50 1962530 Link
Replying To tipp11: "Where did you see this, I heard today tipp Cork in football is being shown live on rte the 10th" The Munster council released it last night. 4pm throw in on the Sunday of the June bank holiday weekend with Sky having exclusive coverage. mike03 (Limerick) - Posts: 2000 - 01/03/2017 16:00:57 1962535 Link
Next thing will be mid-week matches to fill up the Sky schedule. The Ulster final live from Clones on a Wednesday evening lol. Green_Gold (Donegal) - Posts: 1874 - 01/03/2017 16:14:05 1962539 Link
Replying To CroiGorm: "You don't do pay per view but hope they give all the games to Sky. So you have no issue missing all the games that are shown on tv?" Don't mind him. He's either drunk or off his head. There isn't an amateur organisation in the world that will ever have coverage like we are lucky to have in this country. It's phenomenal when you think about it tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 01/03/2017 17:01:49 1962560 Link
Wow, sky are showing a sunday game, were all doomed. Big deal that there showing a sunday match, there still showing the same amount as the last deal, RTE still have the majority of games rebelfan (Cork) - Posts: 70 - 01/03/2017 18:02:13 1962576 Link
I don't get the furore over this they have been showing championship matches for what three years ? Is it just because they got a munster hurling game people are only whinging now what about two football quarter finals they have got each year they are bigger games. If they have rights for games they should do Sunday games too it's a pity eir sport aren't doing the same and we wouldn't be stuck with them ruling the roost over league games like Dublin v Kerry having to be played in a 10 thousand stadium that cannot satisfy demand when there's a 50 thousand stadium already in the county not going to be used instead. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 03/03/2017 20:16:52 1963295 Link
Replying To hill16no1man: "I don't get the furore over this they have been showing championship matches for what three years ? Is it just because they got a munster hurling game people are only whinging now what about two football quarter finals they have got each year they are bigger games. If they have rights for games they should do Sunday games too it's a pity eir sport aren't doing the same and we wouldn't be stuck with them ruling the roost over league games like Dublin v Kerry having to be played in a 10 thousand stadium that cannot satisfy demand when there's a 50 thousand stadium already in the county not going to be used instead." I suppose what has annoyed people is the GAA not being honest about the sky deal. They said it was for the Irish abroad ( who were able to see the games live anyway) and to showcase it to the World ( a bit ironic showing it to the World means not showing it to the Irish who don't have Sky). It is all about the money end of, which you can argue about is a good or bad thing, but they need to stop treating people like fools. county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1102 - 03/03/2017 20:47:41 1963307 Link
Am I missing something? Sky have been shown Sunday matches since they hot rights. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 03/03/2017 21:32:22 1963331 Link