“You see the coverage that the league is getting and I think they need to break away from all of it.” Karl Sheppard has said that the League of Ireland needs to break away from the FAI and the national broadcaster, RTE. The Cork City forward feels that neither institution is serving the best interests of the league. In a …
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“It was hard work and a hard watch.” The RTE panel were left unimpressed with Ireland’s limp win over Gibraltar on Monday night. Mick McCarthy’s side laboured to a 2-0 victory over the side ranked 195th in the world. A late goal from Robbie Brady, and an own-goal by Joseph Chipolina, gave Ireland all three points and left them top …
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In case you were under any illusion that Gaelic football is still the viewing choice of Gaels around the country, RTÉ are here to tell you otherwise. The national broadcaster today released their schedule ahead of this summers provincial championships with hurling set to dominate our TV screens until the end of June. RTÉ will only broadcast just five Gaelic …
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The GAA have announced that RTE have signed a three-year deal to broadcast Allianz League and club championship games from 2019 onwards. The organisation reached an agreement with RTE and Eir Sport that will see four Allianz League games being simulcast by the two broadcasters this spring. TG4 will retain its right to first-choice League and club games but RTE will …
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RTE are set to air, ‘Players Of The Faithful’, a documentary on how Offaly stopped Kerry’s ‘drive for five’ in 1982, on December 28th at 9.30pm All eyes will be on Dublin next year as they look to chase the elusive All Ireland ‘five-in-a-row’ dream. Many teams have come close in the past, including Kilkenny in 2010, but the team …
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RTE have released a statement confirming that no interviews with Tyrone players or management will feature in their All Ireland football final coverage. In 2011, Tyrone manager, Mickey Harte refused to engage with RTE following a sketch about Harte on The John Murray Show in the months following his daughter, Michaela’s death. No Tyrone players have been interviewed by the national broadcaster …
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Ireland will play India in the quarter-final’s on the Women’s Hockey World Cup on Thursday and RTE will be providing live coverage of the match. India qualified for the knock-out stages yesterday after beating USA 3-0 to record their first win of the championship. The @FIH_Hockey World Cup 1/4 final between @irishhockey and India/Italy will be broadcast live on @RTE2 …
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RTE had confirmed that they will show the All Ireland semi-final replay as well as two Super 8 matches on Sunday, across three different channels. At 2pm Galway and Clare go head-to-head once again for a chance to play Limerick in the All Ireland final, following their draw on Saturday. Scheduled for 3.30pm is the meeting of Dublin and Roscommon in the …
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Eamon Dunphy has announced to the world that he has left his long-term position in the RTE. Love him or hate him, the RTE analysis panel just won’t be the same without Eamon Dunphy. It does seems as though the golden era for Irish punditry is well and truly closing out and with this latest move – the country’s sports …
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The GAA have this afternoon confirmed the fixture details for the upcoming Super 8’s clashes as well as the hurling quarter finals, all to take place next weekend. There are two games in the Super 8s in Croke Park on Saturday night as Roscommon face Tyrone at 5pm before Dublin and Donegal do battle at 7pm. Earlier that day, Clare …
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On Wednesday morning RTÉ announced that former US Women’s National Team goalkeeper, Hope Solo, would be joining their World Cup coverage as part of the punditry team. Solo, one of the most decorated female athletes of all time, will be joining fellow keeper and new recruit, Shay Given as well as the usual suspects, Eamon Dunphy, Liam Brady, Richie Sadlier, …
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Legendary RTE GAA presenter Michael Lyster is reportedly set to step down from his role as host of the Sunday Game in 2019
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Tonight, the RTÉ Sports Awards took place. Ireland’s greatest athletes, teams and managers were honoured with gongs. There was fierce competition in each category, and although there is always going to be debate after such decisions, there is no doubting the credentials of these winners. 1997 Snooker World Championships winner Ken Doherty was the latest inductee to the RTÉ Sports …
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A motion opposing the renewal of the GAA's deal with Sky Sports will be tabled to Congress in 2018.
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The trailer has dropped for the RTÉ documentary Blues Sisters which follows the Dublin ladies football team as they bid for, and eventually achieve, All-Ireland success. The fly-on-the-wall documentary is on Monday night – and by the looks of the preview – it is not one to be missed. Having lost three finals in a row, 2017 was a historic year …
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In the preeminent sports movie of a generation, Any Given Sunday, Al Pacino gives what is simply known as the ‘Inches Speech’. He croaks: “You know when you get old in life, things get taken from you. But, you only learn that when you start losing stuff. You find out that life is just a game of inches. So is …
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It was an eventful night for Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday, but Didi Hamann was not impressed by his old club’s performance. Jurgen Klopp’s side came away from Anfield with a 2-2 draw against Sevilla but defensive errors were their undoing yet again as mistakes allowed the visitors to score two goals from as many shots on target. …
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RTÉ have won the rights to broadcast Republic of Ireland football qualifiers up as far as the World Cup 2022, as well as the rights to the following tournaments. The Irish public broadcaster made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon, staving off any potential interest in the rights from rivals such as TV3 and Sky Sports. In a statement, RTÉ Head of Sport Ryle …
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