When I noticed on this site a few weeks ago that the GAA were allowing the Minor Finals to be broadcast on TV3, I was going to start a thread at the time to highlight that in parts of the North

A) TV3 is not available through terrestial TV
B) TV3 is not available through satellite TV
C) Saorview does not broadcast here yet

However I then noticed that TV3 were streaming the match online. While still not very impressed at least I was able to see the match. Looking forward to see how the Dubs get on.

HOWEVER

TV3 are only streaming the match within the Republic of Ireland.

I'd like to once again thank Croke Park for having the foresight to prevent people in parts of Ireland from watching All-Ireland Finals from the comfort of their own home.

Benandonner (Antrim) - Posts: 459 - 04/09/2011 13:07:25    1026481

http://tykestv.eu/channel1.php

Managed to find a stream 'elsewhere' online.

Not sure if the moderators will allow the link but I hope they'll allow the comment.

Benandonner (Antrim) - Posts: 459 - 04/09/2011 13:15:31    1026484

Disgraceful by the GAA

whitefire (Limerick) - Posts: 177 - 04/09/2011 13:16:33    1026485

Its an absolute disgrace. Its bad enough its not being shown internationally but only in the republic. Why are TV3 showing this if they are not showing this up north. GAA shooting themselves in the foot.

spmccann (Dublin) - Posts: 209 - 04/09/2011 13:59:40    1026509

.......well if ye fought a bit harder up there in the twenties ye might have been able to watch it on TV3 today!!!!!.....Jeez!!!!

Sorry, couldnt resist that one!!!
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Nah, sure its just another tradition the GAA are trying to dilute!!

minor match traditions like commentary as gaeilge demoted to a peripheral channel and the minor winning captain not being able to make a speech!!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 04/09/2011 21:23:46    1026925

I would love to meet the brain box that decided to ruin a prviously good television presentation by putting the minor game on one channel and the senior on another, sorry but yesterday just didn't seem right. I fail to see what TV3 and 3E hope to achieve by screening minor finals and having the two matches broadcast on seperate programmes on seperate channels is pure folly in my opinion. Of course the GAA never thought of TV3's network coverage when they thought of this, even in Donegal where I live TV3 is practically non existant on terristial tv and I know many western counties have the same problem so unless you have sky or saorview you are goosed.

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3747 - 05/09/2011 10:59:33    1027124

Cant get tv3 up in Derry either so wouldnt have been able to see it had i not gone down.

bosch (Derry) - Posts: 873 - 05/09/2011 17:02:38    1027578

Its a joke, should be available to everyone in ireland.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 05/09/2011 18:51:00    1027679

Didn't undertand it eather. The RTE coverage of the seinor game started wile the minor game was still on so you had to miss one

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 05/09/2011 18:51:28    1027680

Thank god they didn't see it. The less hurling they see the less chance they have of thinking up tactics to ruin it just like they have tried to ruin football.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 05/09/2011 19:13:42    1027702

Jesus the powerhouses of hurling speaking out about hurling in the North!!!

omaghredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 3656 - 05/09/2011 20:59:37    1027817

blame the bbc or utv, the bbc or utv should be televising these games live to the people in the north. after all they are the countys national games.

Gammy_Knee (USA) - Posts: 1482 - 05/09/2011 21:31:23    1027852

can you imagine he outcry if the south west of ireland couldn't get he minor coverge on tv, the powers to be couldn't care about the gaa followes in antrim, or derry

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1688 - 05/09/2011 21:31:27    1027853

I taught the GAA would want to promote the football and hurling not just in the north but in other countrys too.surely they can at least get a live stream on the GAA website on time for the match with all the technology these days. Im sure there is lots of irish people who would want to see the game in America, Australia etc...

player99 (Cavan) - Posts: 29 - 05/09/2011 21:32:31    1027856

Lol, good man snuf. Maybe if ye lads hadn't been too hasty with the old pen there wouldn't even be a north.... Now where's that treaty at?

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 05/09/2011 21:40:57    1027867

clondalkindub
County: Dublin
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1027702 Thank god they didn't see it. The less hurling they see the less chance they have of thinking up tactics to ruin it just like they have tried to ruin football.

Now thats ironic, given the style Dublin have played to this year.......

bosch (Derry) - Posts: 873 - 06/09/2011 17:44:41    1028525

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1028525 clondalkindub
County: Dublin
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1027702 Thank god they didn't see it. The less hurling they see the less chance they have of thinking up tactics to ruin it just like they have tried to ruin football.

Now thats ironic, given the style Dublin have played to this year.......
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brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 06/09/2011 21:26:57    1028753

I have had the same problem all year. Having to go to the pub to watch the TV3 games yet you cant watch it properly as you have people trying to flick it over to watch horse racing etc every 5 mins

srb (Antrim) - Posts: 344 - 09/09/2011 10:36:18    1030402

Would ye all shut up whenging and just move down to the south. Ye norries never stop complaining as if us 26 counties owe ye something.

bbilly (Galway) - Posts: 414 - 09/09/2011 10:58:45    1030420

I think that's terrible...I believe that every person in the 32 counties should be able to watch the game in the comfort of their own home....something should be done about this....I wouldn't like it, if it was me.....

delordub (Kildare) - Posts: 108 - 09/09/2011 11:37:28    1030441