I agree with tomsmith, I noticed the same clip, this linking of the GAA with negative news/images happens too often to be accidental and the eagerness to link one other sport with positive news/images is also happening too often to be accidental. It does however sometimes have amusing consequences as in the time C OConnor won a gold medal at the olympics in Beijing for Horse Riding, RTE immediately pointed out some relationship of the winner to the rugby great Karl Mullen accompanied with happy images etc. when the rider was disqualified following doping allegations the rugby link wasn't pursued any further.

mod (Mayo) - Posts: 859 - 21/02/2012 12:42:34    1115439

21/02/2012 12:42:34
mod
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1115439 I agree with tomsmith, I noticed the same clip, this linking of the GAA with negative news/images happens too often to be accidental and the eagerness to link one other sport with positive news/images is also happening too often to be accidental. It does however sometimes have amusing consequences as in the time C OConnor won a gold medal at the olympics in Beijing for Horse Riding, RTE immediately pointed out some relationship of the winner to the rugby great Karl Mullen accompanied with happy images etc. when the rider was disqualified following doping allegations the rugby link wasn't pursued any further.

Again like tomsmith you are reading too much into it
Lads the consistent anti rugby bias here is stupid, its a sport where in the past few yeas we actually have been very successfull so why the constant negativity towards your fellow irishmen who have been successfull in the international arena

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 21/02/2012 12:53:30    1115447

Not at all, RTE are biased against everything

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 21/02/2012 13:05:15    1115465

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1115465 Not at all, RTE are biased against everything

Bias is when you show favor to one side, so how exactly are RTE biased against everything? To show bias RTE must favour 1 thing more than another, if they are biased against everything then they dont favour anything therefore your point isnt valid

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 21/02/2012 13:09:15    1115468

Everybody claims that are RTE are against them, The Left, the Right, Christians, Muslims, Atheists, Soccer fans, Rugby fans, Snooker fans, Hopscotch fans, GAA fans, although it does tend to increase the furthur north one travels from mizen Head

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 21/02/2012 13:21:01    1115482

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12494 - 21/02/2012 14:59:01    1115564

You a Nirvana fan Breff?

gigoer (Wexford) - Posts: 1998 - 21/02/2012 15:24:21    1115581

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1115581 You a Nirvana fan Breff?

Yep. Who isn't?

It's from Catch 22 or something originally?

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12494 - 21/02/2012 15:30:37    1115586

Perhaps.

I saw that as a very direct lyric from Territorial P*ssings by Nirvana, good line too.

As my username suggests I'm also a music fan as well as GAA, Rugby (which is why I'm always baffled at the competition between the two on this forum), Guinness, good looking women etc etc etc

gigoer (Wexford) - Posts: 1998 - 21/02/2012 15:46:46    1115599

So this difference in treatment of similar incidences (many have been already quoted) in different sports by our national broadcaster is all entirely coincidental. The eagerness to highlight fighting in GAA games and ignore it in rugby is totally unplanned, and the use of terms such as brawls/melees in GAA and dust ups in rugby for the same event is accidental. More like stretching credulity a tad methinks!

mod (Mayo) - Posts: 859 - 21/02/2012 17:20:30    1115666

Maybe the rugby reporters and gaa reporters grew up in different Irelands where different dialects of English were spoken?

In truth it is usually only the players who fight at rugby matches. Subs and spectators dont bother.
In soccer it is only the spectators (mainly because the players are so wimpish).
GAA has a little of both but not too much.

But in reality the media thing is political correctness gone mad. It has now got to the stage where they are outraged because two boxers had a fight!!! I thought that would be the logical thing for boxers to do.

And why is there no talk about ice hockey? Don't they have a row in every match and the show still goes on and nobody feels outraged or let down or disgusted.

BIG SACKS (Tyrone) - Posts: 1681 - 21/02/2012 20:05:04    1115763

21/02/2012 20:05:04
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1115763 Maybe the rugby reporters and gaa reporters grew up in different Irelands where different dialects of English were spoken?

In truth it is usually only the players who fight at rugby matches. Subs and spectators dont bother.
In soccer it is only the spectators (mainly because the players are so wimpish).
GAA has a little of both but not too much.

But in reality the media thing is political correctness gone mad. It has now got to the stage where they are outraged because two boxers had a fight!!! I thought that would be the logical thing for boxers to do.

And why is there no talk about ice hockey? Don't they have a row in every match and the show still goes on and nobody feels outraged or let down or disgusted.

You could be getting on to something with the cultural thing. In rugby there's a saying that has become the done thing in what goes on on the field stays on the field. For example in 1 game i played in this season there was a 14 man brawl between players in the game with about 10 minutes to go, after all the subs and coaches came in to break the scrap up(with 1 sub from the opposition getting a yellow card for throwing a punch), the ref blew up the game and together with some of the coaches, subs and players who were on the pitch they stopped the scrap and both teams went to the 22 line in each half. The ref called up the captains of both sides and yellow-carded and sinbinned the 2 players who started the scrap as well as the guy ive already mentioned. He then told the captains that their would be a 10 minute break to allow everyone calm down and then he played the last few minutes of the game.

The media element is an issue and as at nearly every gaa game in a locality there is at least 1 if not 2 reporters from a local newspaper and there is usually a photographer at most games as well in comparison to rugby which doesnt get as much news coverage in the mostpart so scanarios like i mentioned above dont get reported as much as when they happen in GAA games

You cant discuss ice hockey as rows and fights are tolerated to a large degree by officials

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 21/02/2012 21:33:31    1115810

Mod Mayo,

I noticed the same clip , this linking of the GAA with negative news/images happens too often to be accidental and the eagerness to link one other sport with positive news/images is also happening too often to be accidental. It does however sometimes have amusing consequences as in the time C OConnor won a gold medal at the olympics in Beijing for Horse Riding, RTE immediately pointed out some relationship of the winner to the rugby great Karl Mullen accompanied with happy images etc. when the rider was disqualified following doping allegations the rugby link wasn't pursued any further.

Tomsmith here, I can concurr with you in relation to negative publicity, was it in the Sindo that I saw a big spread about Joe Sheridan Meath and his cousin recently.
It went on to state that both trained equally hard in respective sports and that one was getting paid the other was not.

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4163 - 25/02/2012 10:45:18    1117432

The indo gives gaelic games fantastic coverage,and often prioritises the Gaa

TheRoad (Galway) - Posts: 1339 - 25/02/2012 11:27:44    1117441

Thursdays metro had 3 pages of soccer, one page of rugby and one column of Gaelic games.

Louth Gael (Louth) - Posts: 1227 - 25/02/2012 11:31:51    1117444

the indo's coverage of the gaa is awful...

ffgg (Longford) - Posts: 2571 - 25/02/2012 15:39:59    1117538

The Road.

I can not agree with you that the Indo gives terrific coverage to our National Game.
Other minorty sports played in Ireland and in other countries gets a lot of coverage.
One particular reporter with the Indo has a terrible attitude towards the GAA.
Unless this reporter can get banner headlines which are anti Gaa this reporter will not write an article.

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4163 - 25/02/2012 20:17:09    1117647

Well i dont read much of the indo apart from the Gaa sections.aidan O Hara has the odd sly dig at the Gaa every now and again and Ian O doherty has written some horrible stuff in my opinion,but hes not a sports writer anyway.The only fella I can think of is Breheny but hes not anti gaa,he just points out the problems the association has,which is probably a good thing in the long run.In fact Breheny once criticised the Donegal ccounty council for financially helping out finn Harps but not the gaelic team.
Which national newspaper gives gaelic games greater coverage?

TheRoad (Galway) - Posts: 1339 - 25/02/2012 20:29:15    1117659

Youre always talking about "a certain reporter" and 'one particular journalist".If you would just name the fella i might be able to get to see for myself but seeing as you wont ill just assume youre talking about Breheny who,as I said,is not anti gaa.

TheRoad (Galway) - Posts: 1339 - 25/02/2012 20:43:03    1117666

25/02/2012 20:43:03
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1117666 Youre always talking about "a certain reporter" and 'one particular journalist".If you would just name the fella i might be able to get to see for myself but seeing as you wont ill just assume youre talking about Breheny who,as I said,is not anti gaa.

Totally agree, tomsmith name this certain reporter or keep quiet and quit with the "certain reporter" stuff

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 26/02/2012 11:19:53    1117746