National Forum

RTE And Gaelic Games Results

(Oldest Posts First) - Go To The Latest Post


any notice how RTE television seem to think the big games iin division 1 are the only results worth mentioning of a Sunday evening/night, if we are lucky they will show them on screen and if your quick enough you can read them yourself. I was driving yesterday evening and my daughter had Iradio on in the car and low and behold they went through each division.Once the big fixtures are covered its on to Rugby and horseracing...I was following a blog online yesterday where a divsion 4 team lost and their supporters were equally as interested in their counties defeat as I heard or read of any of the top division teams are..is it any wonder that these teams are almost forgotten about, I know social media is now is top dog but not everyone has it either, just like horseracing and rugby, not everyone wants to know who got a bonus point win or made history with their 100th winner in such and such a race...

Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 30/01/2023 14:25:17    2455284

Link

Replying To Fairplayalways:  "any notice how RTE television seem to think the big games iin division 1 are the only results worth mentioning of a Sunday evening/night, if we are lucky they will show them on screen and if your quick enough you can read them yourself. I was driving yesterday evening and my daughter had Iradio on in the car and low and behold they went through each division.Once the big fixtures are covered its on to Rugby and horseracing...I was following a blog online yesterday where a divsion 4 team lost and their supporters were equally as interested in their counties defeat as I heard or read of any of the top division teams are..is it any wonder that these teams are almost forgotten about, I know social media is now is top dog but not everyone has it either, just like horseracing and rugby, not everyone wants to know who got a bonus point win or made history with their 100th winner in such and such a race..."
rte has a bizarre fascination with horse racing. Always has done. A niche 'sport'. Mind you the same could be said about rugby, but they are based in the rugby heartland, they will always give that a huge amount of unwarranted attention.

friedporridge (Leitrim) - Posts: 23 - 30/01/2023 16:33:18    2455335

Link

Replying To friedporridge:  "rte has a bizarre fascination with horse racing. Always has done. A niche 'sport'. Mind you the same could be said about rugby, but they are based in the rugby heartland, they will always give that a huge amount of unwarranted attention."
International Rugby games get a massive TV audience so certainly not unwarranted from RTE point of view, everyone is entitled there own view in terms of sports they like or don't, I follow most popular sports from TV point of view couple I wouldn't but find it really bizarre how people who don't like rugby seem obsessed with it and jump on every chance to stick the boot in.

TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1749 - 30/01/2023 17:25:01    2455353

Link

Replying To Fairplayalways:  "any notice how RTE television seem to think the big games iin division 1 are the only results worth mentioning of a Sunday evening/night, if we are lucky they will show them on screen and if your quick enough you can read them yourself. I was driving yesterday evening and my daughter had Iradio on in the car and low and behold they went through each division.Once the big fixtures are covered its on to Rugby and horseracing...I was following a blog online yesterday where a divsion 4 team lost and their supporters were equally as interested in their counties defeat as I heard or read of any of the top division teams are..is it any wonder that these teams are almost forgotten about, I know social media is now is top dog but not everyone has it either, just like horseracing and rugby, not everyone wants to know who got a bonus point win or made history with their 100th winner in such and such a race..."
I never understood how they couldn't invest a few extra seconds to go through the lower divisions. Same thing happens with County Final results which used to be read out during the 6 and 9 o'clock news, and now they show the main one and tell you to go to the website for the rest. Takes half a minute to cover them all and even at a superficial level it meant a lot to small clubs to hear themselves mentioned on the tele. Someone needs to have a word. More sports please and less blow-by-blow accounts of everything going on in the central criminal court which nobody wants to listen to.

LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 473 - 30/01/2023 18:14:45    2455368

Link

Replying To friedporridge:  "rte has a bizarre fascination with horse racing. Always has done. A niche 'sport'. Mind you the same could be said about rugby, but they are based in the rugby heartland, they will always give that a huge amount of unwarranted attention."
Horse racing a niche sport? Where did you get that nonsense from?

"Horse racing in Ireland is intricately linked with Irish culture and society. The racing of horses has a long history on the island, being mentioned in some of the earliest texts. Domestically, racing is one of Ireland's most popular spectator sports, while on the international scene, Ireland is one of the strongest producers and trainers of Thoroughbred horses."

"There are 26 major racecourses in Ireland, more per head of population than any other country, with more than 350 race meetings and 2,000 races annually. More than 1.3m people visit Irish racecourses each year, with crowds in excess of 100,000 annually attending both the Punchestown Festival in April, and the Galway Races in July."

"Horse race attendance is a strong contributor to tourism, with approximately 80,000 people travelling to Ireland annually to attend racing events."

"The Irish horse racing industry is today worth €1 billion per annum, employs over 14,000 people, and is a major player on the international scene." Wikipedia.

Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2478 - 30/01/2023 18:22:29    2455374

Link

RTE don't even show highlights of all the league games. I think in this day and age there should be extended highlights of every league match given that it is supposed to be the 2nd biggest competition in the sport. They could be uploaded to the YouTube channel at least.

PattyONeill (Derry) - Posts: 223 - 30/01/2023 18:32:28    2455380

Link

Replying To friedporridge:  "rte has a bizarre fascination with horse racing. Always has done. A niche 'sport'. Mind you the same could be said about rugby, but they are based in the rugby heartland, they will always give that a huge amount of unwarranted attention."
Hardly a niche sport. Horse racing is second only to GAA sports in attendance figures. Generates more money than any other professional sport here. Gordon Elliot Racing sponsor Summerhill here in Meath, serious facilties.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7360 - 30/01/2023 19:01:19    2455393

Link

Replying To GreenandRed:  "Hardly a niche sport. Horse racing is second only to GAA sports in attendance figures. Generates more money than any other professional sport here. Gordon Elliot Racing sponsor Summerhill here in Meath, serious facilties."
100% Ireland is the leading country in the world in National Hunt Racing, and not too shabby at the flat stuff either.

I'd be more annoyed about the excessive coverage of other sports. RTÉ is not even the worst in that resect. You would be hard put to know you are not in Manchester or London sometimes if you are unfortunate to be in a place that has the other TV channel on.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2582 - 31/01/2023 11:24:09    2455461

Link

Bring back The program on RTÉ radio 1 that used read out all club results in Ireland on a Sunday night from each county after 11pm news .
Often listened to it in a bar in London as fellows from all over used to hear how their native parish got on . Seán T o ceallaigh used present it for many many years until it was dropped in the 2010s .

OpenStand (Limerick) - Posts: 677 - 31/01/2023 12:10:07    2455487

Link

Replying To friedporridge:  "rte has a bizarre fascination with horse racing. Always has done. A niche 'sport'. Mind you the same could be said about rugby, but they are based in the rugby heartland, they will always give that a huge amount of unwarranted attention."
Ireland is a leading country in the world in racing with jockeys, trainers and breeders from ireland all top or very close to top globally.
Its not bizarre to cover a sport with a reputation like that.
The numbers attending. the success globally dont make it a niche sport.
You cant say the same about rugby either. Its the leading professional team sport in the country. Has successful teams well supported. What attention exactly is unwarranted especially as RTE dont show that much rugby over course of 12 months.

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3511 - 31/01/2023 12:28:50    2455496

Link

Replying To TerribleFootwork:  "International Rugby games get a massive TV audience so certainly not unwarranted from RTE point of view, everyone is entitled there own view in terms of sports they like or don't, I follow most popular sports from TV point of view couple I wouldn't but find it really bizarre how people who don't like rugby seem obsessed with it and jump on every chance to stick the boot in."
.nternational Rugby fair enough if its the 6 nations or world cup, but glorified challenge games in the southern hemisphere now is hardly worth taking up half of a Sunday sports programme with in my view...personally I dont like Rugby, its too slow and boring, with contradictory rules (i.e. you cant knock the ball forward or throw it crooked or somehting, yet you can pull the shorts off an oponent or hand trip him...sorry but thats arse about face if you ask me, always was. I liked the old 5 nations back as a child, too much of it on now, people watching it who wouldnt be let inside the gate of any of the big schools promoting it, thats another matter too..its popular but not as popular as people think either, you kind of have to be seen to be following it now to be cool or something, not everyyone I know, American football now too, Newstalk spend alot of time on a sport the majority of Irish people cannot make out. Horseracing at a push maybe, again not every single person needs to know who won the Queens Cup at the 3 OClock in Newcastle for Godsake of a Sunday evening...I would think if luke warm GAA followers wouldnt mind hearing how Carlow done againnst Letrim in the leaguue, absolutely not disrespect to either county...

Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 31/01/2023 12:33:33    2455500

Link

Replying To PattyONeill:  "RTE don't even show highlights of all the league games. I think in this day and age there should be extended highlights of every league match given that it is supposed to be the 2nd biggest competition in the sport. They could be uploaded to the YouTube channel at least."
Agree 100%..A Monday game for lower divisions even I guarantee alot with watch it from the counties concerned and even the top divisions, if you get promoted to Division 2 then you are on Sunday night prime viewing with propper highlights of maybe 10 minutes per game or more, not this blink and its gone from12th to 28th Minute stuff with 4 or 5 points not accounted for...hurling is worse, it jumps from 0-02 to 0-09 if ya glance down at your phone even...

Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 31/01/2023 12:36:56    2455501

Link

Replying To PattyONeill:  "RTE don't even show highlights of all the league games. I think in this day and age there should be extended highlights of every league match given that it is supposed to be the 2nd biggest competition in the sport. They could be uploaded to the YouTube channel at least."
They used to go through the divisions with a small package on each game on Sunday Game in the days before it was decided that every big game needed hours of painstaking click-oriented analysis!

LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 473 - 31/01/2023 13:01:55    2455512

Link

Replying To Fairplayalways:  ".nternational Rugby fair enough if its the 6 nations or world cup, but glorified challenge games in the southern hemisphere now is hardly worth taking up half of a Sunday sports programme with in my view...personally I dont like Rugby, its too slow and boring, with contradictory rules (i.e. you cant knock the ball forward or throw it crooked or somehting, yet you can pull the shorts off an oponent or hand trip him...sorry but thats arse about face if you ask me, always was. I liked the old 5 nations back as a child, too much of it on now, people watching it who wouldnt be let inside the gate of any of the big schools promoting it, thats another matter too..its popular but not as popular as people think either, you kind of have to be seen to be following it now to be cool or something, not everyyone I know, American football now too, Newstalk spend alot of time on a sport the majority of Irish people cannot make out. Horseracing at a push maybe, again not every single person needs to know who won the Queens Cup at the 3 OClock in Newcastle for Godsake of a Sunday evening...I would think if luke warm GAA followers wouldnt mind hearing how Carlow done againnst Letrim in the leaguue, absolutely not disrespect to either county..."
Your 1st sentence is exactly what I mean, just because friendlies exist in soccer and challenge games exist in GAA doesn't mean Ireland's 3 games in New Zealand last summer were under the same vale, there were some New Zealand players crying during there national anthem before the 3rd test after the criticism they took from there national press, only international friendlies in rugby in my view are the games just before the world up next August. I've no problem with you or anyone else not liking rugby I've no interest in American football myself so just ignore but some people who don't like rugby seem obsessed with it.

TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1749 - 31/01/2023 13:08:51    2455515

Link

Replying To OpenStand:  "Bring back The program on RTÉ radio 1 that used read out all club results in Ireland on a Sunday night from each county after 11pm news .
Often listened to it in a bar in London as fellows from all over used to hear how their native parish got on . Seán T o ceallaigh used present it for many many years until it was dropped in the 2010s ."
Great memories OpenStand .. "Seo anois priomh torthaigh an lae inniu" .
Online services have taken over .. you will find that interested emigrants in UK , USA etc are often more informed than us with local radio commentary online, titter/Facebook score updates, GAA Go etc. Used to be fascinated as a kid hearing Sean Óg mention club names like Longford Slashers, Cuala Kickhams, Buffers Alley etc

Curlew66 (Roscommon) - Posts: 507 - 31/01/2023 13:30:15    2455525

Link

Replying To Curlew66:  "Great memories OpenStand .. "Seo anois priomh torthaigh an lae inniu" .
Online services have taken over .. you will find that interested emigrants in UK , USA etc are often more informed than us with local radio commentary online, titter/Facebook score updates, GAA Go etc. Used to be fascinated as a kid hearing Sean Óg mention club names like Longford Slashers, Cuala Kickhams, Buffers Alley etc"
On reflection it was 'Cooley Kickhams' … apologies to my Cuala friends

Curlew66 (Roscommon) - Posts: 507 - 31/01/2023 13:48:45    2455535

Link

Replying To Fairplayalways:  ".nternational Rugby fair enough if its the 6 nations or world cup, but glorified challenge games in the southern hemisphere now is hardly worth taking up half of a Sunday sports programme with in my view...personally I dont like Rugby, its too slow and boring, with contradictory rules (i.e. you cant knock the ball forward or throw it crooked or somehting, yet you can pull the shorts off an oponent or hand trip him...sorry but thats arse about face if you ask me, always was. I liked the old 5 nations back as a child, too much of it on now, people watching it who wouldnt be let inside the gate of any of the big schools promoting it, thats another matter too..its popular but not as popular as people think either, you kind of have to be seen to be following it now to be cool or something, not everyyone I know, American football now too, Newstalk spend alot of time on a sport the majority of Irish people cannot make out. Horseracing at a push maybe, again not every single person needs to know who won the Queens Cup at the 3 OClock in Newcastle for Godsake of a Sunday evening...I would think if luke warm GAA followers wouldnt mind hearing how Carlow done againnst Letrim in the leaguue, absolutely not disrespect to either county..."
You know nothing about rugby and several other sports. very clear from this post.
The international tests against Southern hemisphere sides in November and June(now July) are not friendlies in the way friendlies are in Soccer and Hurling/Gaelic. they are treated as very high standard and the players, coaches, supporters and media all treat them as such.
Fine you think its boring. but there isnt contradictory rules at least in your exampes.
Your idea on the rugby schools is completely false and just shows youre prejudiced against rugby with no real experience of the sport.

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3511 - 31/01/2023 13:49:57    2455537

Link

Replying To OpenStand:  "Bring back The program on RTÉ radio 1 that used read out all club results in Ireland on a Sunday night from each county after 11pm news .
Often listened to it in a bar in London as fellows from all over used to hear how their native parish got on . Seán T o ceallaigh used present it for many many years until it was dropped in the 2010s ."
Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin. An iconic voice for many people.
Seán T Ó Ceallaigh had more pressing duties. :)

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2046 - 31/01/2023 13:52:26    2455541

Link

I always find this thread in the "people will complain about everything" category.
If you really want to find out the score, you aren't watching the news for it.
There is Sunday Sport on every Sunday for 5 hours. RTE have about 5 minutes to give an update on soccer, rugby, golf, GAA, tennis, horse racing, and so on.
They don't have time to read out the division 4 barnstormer between Wicklow and Sligo, because outside of Sligo and Wicklow there is maybe 0.001% of the population who care who won it.
I also find it funny the people who say "there isn't enough coverage of our county" in the highlights section. I don't think you'd find 10 minutes of highlights in most games, hurling or football, truth be told, that I want to see. 3-4 minutes is enough for nearly every game.

ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1136 - 31/01/2023 15:56:44    2455599

Link

Replying To ExiledInWex:  "I always find this thread in the "people will complain about everything" category.
If you really want to find out the score, you aren't watching the news for it.
There is Sunday Sport on every Sunday for 5 hours. RTE have about 5 minutes to give an update on soccer, rugby, golf, GAA, tennis, horse racing, and so on.
They don't have time to read out the division 4 barnstormer between Wicklow and Sligo, because outside of Sligo and Wicklow there is maybe 0.001% of the population who care who won it.
I also find it funny the people who say "there isn't enough coverage of our county" in the highlights section. I don't think you'd find 10 minutes of highlights in most games, hurling or football, truth be told, that I want to see. 3-4 minutes is enough for nearly every game."
with a smug outlook like the above I hope Dublin or any top team never fall on lean times..such an atociouus attitude, but common enough in some people who cant see beyond their own importance..

Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 31/01/2023 16:37:20    2455608

Link