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Seanad
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GAA match coverage

Summary

Senator Nelson Murray complained that some major GAA matches are unavailable on television or streaming and asked for better access to coverage.

I raise the issue of being able to watch our beautiful sport of GAA either on streaming devices or television. At the weekend, we saw a titanic victory for Meath, who became the first team since Tyrone in 2008 to beat Kerry and Dublin in the same All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. It was a fantastic win and great for our county - come on the Royals - but unless you went to Tullamore, you had no way to see that match. It was not on GAA+ or the television. You had to wait for the highlights. It is grand for somebody like me who can travel for a game and those with access to a car to go down. For other people, it must be soul-destroying not to be able to see their beloved game. The Meath team did well in the 1990s and is back in form again. Many people in our county would have appreciated being able to watch that game, whether on a streaming device or a television. I would like us to ask the Minister to come to the House and speak to us about how we can make more games available to people who cannot travel. That is important. It is our sport.

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