TV Coverage

Agreed. A noticeable drop in quality

Poor by The Sunday Game not to show Heslin's last free for Westmeath

The fact that there were no actual pundits for analysis was very poor too.

Basically the half time section involved the commentator and the co-commentator Michael Meehan doing the analysis.

Very amateur considering people are paying for this.

If they can't be arsed paying for pundits how do they expect people to be arsed paying for GaaGo.

Sure Sunday Sport on radio 1 thought galway topped the group for about 15 mins after full time. Its not that complicated, but Des Cahill, Cora Staunton and Padraic Lodge all thought Galway won the group - even if they couldn't figure it out among themselves, wouldn't you think someone back in studio could correct them!

It was weird, as they talked about it as though it had been shown.

It was "a matter of inches"... what was ?!

Ross Munnelly doing sterling work as a Co-commentator in the Roscommon v Cork game. Decent insight and not just the 'he'll be disappointed with that Ger' stuff.

The commentators on the Kildare v Monaghan game obviously not in Tullamore - 'I wonder did it rain at half time, the ball is slippy in the players hands since the break'. Hardly good enough?

Was there supposed to be 6 or 7 of them this year? Has there been half that so far?

No. They are giving the Tailteann Cup some deserved exposure, prime time Sunday afternoon slots from Croke Park on Sunday afternoon.

If only someone didn't schedule a knock out championship game between 2 of the best teams in the country at the same time on RTE One at the same time 😜.

Now, THAT'S terrible scheduling...

Lunacy!

It was hard to hear, but I think he said something like "what was the winning and losing of the game"

Damien Lalor asks the most pointless questions to managers, players, etc.

Why can't RTE show a Saturday Game highlights show when both matches that day were on GAAGo? Surely that was the point of the extra highlights show they had a big announcement about, unless they deliberately try to push people onto the GAAGo platform by denying license fee payers the top games, but oh no they would never do that being motivated solely to serve the people interest!

BBC 2 Northern Ireland is showing the two hurling semi finals on Saturday and Sunday. RTE 2 will also have camogie before both of those games.

Non-excusive coverage I'd say. The games are on RTE for definite.

Diabolical picture again on RTE for the hurling.

I checked it on 3 tvs in the house to rule it out being my eyesight but it was a crap picture on every one of them and they are bloody good sets. Missus agreed.

BBC 2 was poor too but they are using RTE's cameras.

It must be the cameras RTE are using , they are garbage.

Meant to say the tv setup, my eyesight is fine.

What was up with the BBC not having access to the Hawkeye feed?

Watched the game on the bbc iPlayer and the picture was perfect.

Also the commentary was refreshing as it lacked all the usual rte standard catchphrases.

We can blame Tubs, Marty etc ‘bleeding’ RTE dry to line their own pockets leaving the station with no money to invest in latest tech/cameras etc….!

Not a comoige fan, but have to snigger at eh half time chatter with yer wan talking about the teams going 'Man on man' and players getting caught in 'no man's land'!

Fair play to that lady for not ba5tardising the language, cant help think that one of the lads would be jumping through hoops to avoid these terms.

Don’t put all the blame on them….blame the management who let them “bleed RTE dry”.

I only heard the ad today on Newstalk around midday and that's why I'm here now. The ad ends by saying the public consultation ends 27th February(and having checked the link, it's 5pm today). The ₱®1¢#$ in government trying to pull another fast one, by including 9 sports that the vast majority of the country couldn't care less about.

My reading of it is that none of the current designated events are going to be lost. The consulatation is to establish which new events could be added. As regards what some majority wants, the majority are probably out shopping when Mens All Ireland Finals are on.

Current List of Designated Events (year designated)

Live:

• The All-Ireland Senior Ladies’ Football Final (2017)

• The All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final (2017)

• The Summer Olympics (2003)

• The All-Ireland Senior Inter-County Football & Hurling Finals (2003)

• Ireland's home and away qualifying games in the European Football Championship & the FIFA World Cup Tournaments (2003)

• Ireland's games in the European Football Championship Finals Tournament and the FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament (2003)

• The opening games, the semi-finals and final of the European Football Championship Finals and the FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament (2003)

• Ireland's games in the Rugby World Cup Finals Tournament (2003)

• The Irish Grand National and the Irish Derby (2003)

• The Nations Cup at the Dublin Horse Show (2003)

Deferred:

Ireland's games in the Six Nations Rugby Football Championship (2003)

Following consideration of the feedback from the previous public consultation and taking into account Government policy on the promotion of women’s sporting events, the Minister has now decided to progress to the next phase and put the events detailed below for further detailed consideration for a designation.

The events for further consideration are:

• The quarter and semi-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

• The finals of the Provincial Camogie Championship

• The quarter and semi-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Ladies’ Football Championship

• The finals of the Senior Ladies’ Provincial Football Championship

• Ireland’s home and away qualifying games in, the opening games, Ireland’s games, and the semi-finals and final of, the FIFA Women’s World Cup Tournament

• Ireland’s home and away qualifying games in, the opening games, Ireland’s games, the semi-finals and final of the UEFA European Women’s Football Championship

• Ireland’s games in the Women’s Rugby World Cup Finals Tournament

• Ireland's games in the Women’s Six Nations Rugby Football Championship

• Ireland’s games in the UEFA Nations League

• Ireland’s games in the UEFA Women’s Nations League

• The quarter and semi-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Football and Senior Hurling Championships

• The finals of the Senior Football and Hurling Provincial Championship

• The final of the European Rugby Champions Cup should an Irish provincial team be represented (there is no equivalent women’s competition)

• Ireland’s games in the Six Nation’s Rugby Championship to be designated as live from its current deferred status