The GAA are on the brink of agreeing a €55m five year broadcast rights deal with RTÉ and Sky Sports.

BBC Northern Ireland are also set to renew its agreement with the GAA to televise live Ulster championship games.

The Irish Independent reports that negotiations between the GAA and interested parties are nearing a conclusion.

And it's very much a case of as you were when it comes to the broadcast rights for championship hurling and football games.

Eir Sport, formerly Setanta Sports, are set to continue showing Saturday night league matches while Sky Sports will have a similar 14-match exclusive package.

RTÉ's exclusive coverage for 25 games is expected to stay the same.

The big difference is that the new deal will run for five years instead of three.

Back in 2015, the GAA banked €11.2m from its media rights.

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