Great news that Arlo from Aldershot will still be able to catch those wacky Paddies and their makey-uppy football.
Lolz
Larry is playing this wonderfully you have to say.
The GAA is pleased to announce its live, highlights and on-demand media rights arrangements for the next five years (2023-27 seasons inclusive) after the conclusion of negotiations with its television, streaming and radio partners in recent weeks.
Following the successful expansion of GAAGOâs streaming footprint during the pandemic, exclusive championship games will be made available on the platform in Ireland and overseas from the 2023 season onwards.
RTĂ television will continue to show 31 championship games across the island of Ireland and the BBC retains its Ulster SFC rights.
BBC will also simulcast with RTĂ the All-Ireland semi-finals and finals in addition to broadcasting at least one of the finals on the wider BBC TV network annually.
RTĂ will televise the Joe McDonagh cup final, both Tailteann cup semi-finals and the final for the next five years. Additional streaming details from these competitions will follow in due course.
A new sharing arrangement between RTĂ and TG4 will see an increase in the number of Saturday night free to air Allianz League games broadcast while TG4 will continue to broadcast Sunday afternoon and non-regular round Allianz League games. BBC will also stream up to 10 Allianz League games involving Ulster teams per season.
TG4 and RTĂ will continue to provide coverage of the AIB GAA club championships.
TG4 has also retained the rights to the Electric Ireland GAA Minor Championships, Eirgrid GAA Football U20 Championship, OâNeills.com GAA Hurling U20 championship, Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education, Masita GAA post-primary and winter provincial competitions.
RTĂ will broadcast at least nine live camogie matches per annum, continue their Sunday night highlights show and introduce a second highlights offering. TG4 will also carry Monday night highlights and other GAA programming as per previous years.
GAAGO will continue to stream matches to the diaspora worldwide and the EU pilot with Galician media outlet TVG is also planned to continue.
Overall, approximately 200 games will be broadcast every year.
Our media partners have also been awarded enhanced digital in-game and post-match digital highlight clip rights complementing the outputs of GAANOWâs online offering since 2018. GAANOW will continue to provide historical GAA content online alongside Premier Sports in Ireland, who have acquired whistle-to-whistle full archive match rights.
On radio RTĂ and RaidiĂł na Gaeltachta retain exclusive national live rights while Bauer Media will continue to provide radio score-flash updates on Today FM and Newstalk. BBC Radio Ulster and 24 local IBI radio stations nationwide have also retained their rights.
GAA President Larry McCarthy said: âI would like to acknowledge the successful media partnerships we have had and continue to have as we strive to give our games the profile they deserve.
âMaximising exposure of our games and seeking a fair commercial value for them for the betterment of the Association as a whole lay at the heart of our approach to a five-year arrangement that provides certainty and security for all parties involved.
âMaintaining our strong commitment to the Irish language was another cornerstone of negotiations.
âI am pleased that even more of our games will be accessible to members and supporters around the globe and we look forward to working with all of our partners to give our games and activities the highest profile possible.â
So basically, what was on Sky on Saturday nights is gone from mainstream TV?
to GAAGO
That doesnât really help the situation - Internet quality is still poor in many parts.
And I presume itâll be like a 10er per game.
Not sure the argument about bad internet etc stacks up as a meaningful argument anymore. Mobile internet is now as good as wireless was 4-5 years ago in 99% of places surely?
It wonât be any less than that if county boards are charging âŹ15 for a county final. Iâd imagine they will do packages like they had in Covid. Was âŹ25 for about 20/30 games IIRC? Albeit less glamourous games.
A second highlights show sounds good.
Disastrous news for opponents of the split season
Great deal. I doubt anyone could be upset with that.
Gaa go for 10 euro individual games is pricey considering the standard of production, commentary etc.
I wonder will they look into that. I wonder.
Wow.
Itâs hassle to login and buy a match each time. Youâll only pay to watch something you really, really want to see.
Randomly coming home to watch the second half of a game wonât happen.
Its basically a step backwards unless they get GAA Go onto the Sky Box proper.
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Youâll be milking cows Saturday evening so these games wonât matter too much to you
Looks like the main difference from recent years is that the Sky games will be moved to GAAGO. So effectively moved from a PPV sports channel to PPV internet streaming. Rest is just window dressing.
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First world problems right there 
Have to agree. Sky way handier. Gaa obviously feel more money to be made by going Gaa Go.
The GAA made more games free to television, and sold the deal to SKY.
And lads complained.
They then took the games off SKY, set them up on their own streaming service to cut out the middle man.
And lads still complained.
Iâm starting to think lads just like to complain.
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Traditionally I might come in to see the second half of Wexford v Dublin or some other Leinster Hurling clash, but I wonât be paying a 10er for it now.
Maybe Iâm better off. Iâll watch the closing stages/post match analysis of the Saturday Night Football from Stamford Bridge instead.
I presume the yearly GAAgo sub will be something like âŹ100 for all the games online.
Thats probably what most will sign up for, Sky sports is currently âŹ30+ a month barring you have the dodgy box installed.