'Any possibility that BBC NI show Ulster championship matches live and not Irish League matches because the general public have much more interest in the Ulster championship Pomeroy? Match attendances would seem to back this theory up.'

So what 'Protestant supported' sports are BBC NI showing favouritism towards Nocky? This is what is being alleged. Certainly isn't Irish league or Rugby

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 29/04/2010 14:07:54    633482

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Local soccer and local rugby get much less coverage than the GAA does. Does the BBC not show virtually every Ulster Championship match? I think their sport coverage in general is quite poor but it's poor for every sport here, the GAA probably does the best out of it .


Much less coverage....Really? When was the last time you watched the sports news on BBC. Most of the time GAA is last, getting only a few seconds.
You think their sports coverage in general is quite poor...nobody arguing with you there. Soccer and rugby both come before GAA when it comes to sports news.
After NW200, Gaa is the best attended sport in N.I. This is not reflected by either BBC or ITV. Eight games in the Championship? Big deal. What about McKenna Cup. What about the NFL. And as Omaghredhand said, no hurling at all. An average McKenna cup game would have more supporters than most Irish League matches. Soccer supporters get a report on each game played, they show the goals, interview with the manager. 15,000 in Pairc Esler a few weeks ago...10 seconds was all that match was worth.

redandblackgaa (Tyrone) - Posts: 251 - 29/04/2010 14:40:25    633574

So you think two or three minutes going through local football results on a Saturday evening represents more coverage than every single game of the premier Ulster GAA competition being shown live? Honestly?

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 29/04/2010 14:46:19    633593

I think if you read omaghredhand's excellent post you will find te answer to your last question Pomeroy.

nocky (Wexford) - Posts: 2059 - 29/04/2010 14:48:19    633600

Well not really seeing that clearly GAA gets the most coverage out if every sport. Are you an avid BBC NI viewer Nocky? Or once again are you talking about things that you really don't have a clue about? P.S. if you don't like this comment you can always request that my profile gets banned again. I do laugh when you have to resort to that, just a further indication of how comprehensively and consistently I prove you wrong

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 29/04/2010 15:03:33    633629

Best of luck to Jerome in his quest. A true GAA gael. Uladh Abú!

laflour (Cavan) - Posts: 528 - 29/04/2010 15:08:51    633643

Well seeing as how the NI versions are the default versions of BBC 1 and 2 broadcast as part of my Sky package I actually do know what I am talking about Pomeroy. Read omaghredhand's post again and respond to the points he has excellently made regarding the sports coverage on BBC NI.

nocky (Wexford) - Posts: 2059 - 29/04/2010 15:18:47    633659

Excellent Juan Veron. I see our own Bennadonner was the publisher of this fine material

omaghredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 3656 - 29/04/2010 15:41:52    633713

Omaghredhand:

I'm pretty sure the BBC showed Tyrone v Kildare, Cork v Donegal as well as Tyrone v Cork games last year.

The BBC show all games from the 1/4 finals on involving Ulster teams (all 9, not just the 6)

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13797 - 29/04/2010 15:41:57    633714

Mes Amis, As I was the games in question, I cannot argue your assertion at this point. I will however research this and get back to you definitively

omaghredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 3656 - 29/04/2010 15:51:45    633733

You are correct MesAmis, howvever this was only after RTE agreed to allow BBC coverage for next to nothing. The BBC had stated that they could not afford to pay for these games

omaghredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 3656 - 29/04/2010 16:21:25    633793

So lets have a look at the live matches shown last year by the BBC:

GAA - 12/13 or so - Ulster Championship, Games involving Ulster sides in the all-Ireland series, McRory Cup final
Rugby - 1 - School's Cup final
Local soccer - 1/2 - Cup final(s)

Yeah you're right, some anti-GAA bias there indeed

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 29/04/2010 17:04:22    633861

The BBC & UTV are fixated and totally obsessed with motor sport which is largely Protestant followed. They also give the dire Irish League blanket coverage as they do with Ulster rugby. There are violent incidents nearly every week in both these codes but they rarely make the news headlines on the BBC & UTV. However handbag scuffles in Gaelic are ensured top billing on the news as if these media organisations feel the need to verify that 'these Rebels' are all headcases and let's have a laugh at them. They love ANYTHING negative to stick the boot into the GAA and one can almost hear Unionists guffawing, tutting and shaking their heads when the mad Taigs get stuck into each other. There was total shock in GAA circles in the North when Jerome Quinn was taken off the TV and Radio because he was the best media GAA commentator and observer in the North. Outside of the Jerome Quinn case both Sinn Fein and the SDLP must demand an independent report into unfair and lack of media coverage of GAA in the North. I mean all this didn't start just because of Jerome Quinn, many of us were saying it long long before he took his case.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9818 - 29/04/2010 17:07:03    633868

Omaghredhand:

The only reason that I remember that they were shown because I actually watched the games (Ty/Kil and Cork/DnG) on BBC in my sitting room. I'm from within a stones throw from Croker and it was the first time in a long time I had actually watched a game live on TV from my own house!!! Any other time I've seen TV coverage of live games in Croker has been if I've been away.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13797 - 29/04/2010 17:23:15    633899

GAA - 12/13 or so - Ulster Championship, Games involving Ulster sides in the all-Ireland series, McRory Cup final
Rugby - 1 - School's Cup final
Local soccer - 1/2 - Cup final(s)

Yeah you're right, some anti-GAA bias there indeed

To consider this properly, you have to look at the timeline of events. Quinn was sacked in March 2009, not recently as you suggest. Up until late 2008, the BBC showed very little GAA coverage. Previous to this Sunday Sport, a radio show predominatly used by GAA fans was taken off air for no apparent reason. At this stage there was also very little coverage on TV. In fact it is a recent phenomena to be able to watch Ulster Championship games never mind All Ireland quarter and semi finals. For years I recall the fact that you had to find a neighbours house that had RTE to watch these. I agree that there has been a change in attitude within the BBC within the past couple of years to an extent. I wonder how much this has to do with a possible action? Anyhow I have stated why Irish League and Rugby are not shown live, but the airtime, be it highlights, interviews etc are is far greater to these sports. From September to May it is as if GAA does not exist.

omaghredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 3656 - 29/04/2010 18:29:44    634003

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? When is the last time you saw a hurling match on BBC?


They used to show the Ulster final.

No-one watched it.

All about supply and demand.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 30/04/2010 20:34:53    635147

Patrique, You have the viewing figures to back this up I presume?

omaghredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 3656 - 01/05/2010 13:35:38    635350