None in Tullamore, doubt itāll be an issue
eir sports only have rights for the group stages so itās TG4ās baby from here on in. Thereās an article in the Irish Times trying to justify the 4pm start times for all quarters.
Informative. 
Edit: Looks like itās all footballās fault. 
KK vs Wexford isnāt part of a double header could they not have that at 2pm? Youād be able to show two games live then and one deferred.
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Donāt be stupid. That would make sense
Complete bullshit. I canāt make it up and down from Letterkenny on the day.
Itās actually further removed from the general viewing population that the GAA are becoming. Make hurling more popular by only showing one live game? Jokeshop!
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The Gaeltacht game got preference so. In fairness you have two AI semi-finalists.
And Monaghan v Dublin? Surely they could have let that one away.
Itās completely nuts to have a situation where you have games being recorded and not being shown online.
Theyāll have the full commentary on the Kilkenny v Wexford game but no one will get to watch it online until the result is known.
They seriously need to rethink how they sell rights in general. The only plan seems to be giving RTE and Sky everything that they want from an administration point of view until they milk that cow dry.
More people prefer football to hurling. Viewing figures dictate that Monaghan vs Dublin was always going to be shown.
Isnāt there usually the option to watch the deferred games live on TG4 Player? In that case it makes no sense that it is deferred on GAAGO.
EDIT: Doesnāt look like TG4 do this but Iām almost sure it was an option in the past.
As much as I can take or leave football, thatās a big clash and they canāt just fuck it away because the GAA have made a clusterfuck of the hurling fixtures.
That (the GAA) is the issue though.
Are there floodlights in Clones? If not they could surely have seen this coming down the line and made sure to keep at least one potential top of Division 1 game with a floodlit venue for Saturday night.
All final round games must throw in at the same time.
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ā¦if thereās anything at stake in the games.
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Maybe so but thatās just more bullshit that makes no difference either.
Maybe so 20 years ago when there was little communication other than a landline or radio between venues. Teams know exactly what they have to do at all stages regardless of the the time of the fixture.
Thereās no pleasing some people. Two hurling games on the telly and a full highlights package. Do lads just want an excuse to sit on their holes in front of the telly for the weekend is it?
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No Iād like to see my team playing live when I canāt get there.
Deferred coverage is bullshit. If a channel is showing a game Deferred it should only be allowed if they can show it live online.
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Maybe there should be a Wexford GAA channel ?
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