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RTE 6.01 News and Sport found time for all 23 of today's results which took all of 1 minute and 15 seconds out of a total sports bulletin of just over 9 minutes. The difference was that all the other sports covered were backed up with video coverage as well. It's not that footage wasn't available. You can see highlights of Derry and Tyrone online including a terrific Patrick Quinn goal for Tyrone. Other great goals this past week which RTE could have shown were Bam Neeson's incredible chipped goal for Antrim against QUB on Wednesday night and Frank McGlynn's goal for Donegal against Down a superb example of how to beat a massed defence. Where there's a will there's a way. But then that's the real problem with RTE. They don't really care that much about football or hurling it seems. mediaman (Antrim) - Posts: 355 - 10/01/2016 19:01:39 1815645 Link 0 |
I don't really understand why people are complaining about the lack of coverage of these pre season games. Obviously Rte are going to cover the Pro 12, Champions Cup, Fa Cup, Premier League etc since they're important games, the ones the vast majority of people care about! Come Summer time you never really hear much about the Rugby or Soccer pre season results since the Gaa Championship is in full swing and thus gains the importance and coverage! meathguy123 (Meath) - Posts: 16 - 10/01/2016 19:47:42 1815663 Link 0 |
But then that's the real problem with RTE. They don't really care that much about football or hurling it seems. RangersFan (Dublin) - Posts: 117 - 10/01/2016 21:02:33 1815681 Link 0 |
hear hear rangers fan - i did previously point this out to mediaman - no response was received janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 11/01/2016 17:06:29 1815878 Link 0 |
Mediaman - The case has been put forward that because the O'Byrne Cup, McKenna Cup, McGrath Cup, Connacht League etc. are 'Third Tier' ?competitions they don't deserve to be covered on RTE. Odd then to note that in 2015 RTE gave full live coverage to two 'Sixth Tier' Club Rugby Union matches, the Bateman Cup Final and the Division 1 League Final. janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 11/01/2016 17:12:41 1815881 Link 0 |
Why are you asking Mediaman about the GAA ? He knows nothing about Gaelic games. Never posts any opinions about players or games on Ireland's number one GAA site other than talk about an anti-GAA bias. He'd be happy if there was a pro-GAA bias, God knows why as he hasn't demonstrated any knowledge or experience of GAS matters. He won't reply of course. Finding a real representative audience on a GAA site to push his agenda. His agenda isn't pro-GAA. It's an anti-rugby and anti-soccer agenda. He knows nothing about them sports either. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8184 - 11/01/2016 18:50:54 1815904 Link 0 |
Ah Greenandred - don't be too hard on him. This thread is a great source of amusement - to think that there are people using stopwatches to time the GAA results on RTE - sure you couldn't make it up! jimski (Kildare) - Posts: 381 - 11/01/2016 19:53:05 1815921 Link 0 |
shock!! horror!! valley84 (Westmeath) - Posts: 1905 - 11/01/2016 20:26:58 1815927 Link 0 |
shock!! horror!! bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 11/01/2016 21:19:33 1815944 Link 0 |
Re Jonesboro There is no such sport as GAA. The GAA is an umbrella organisation representing at least 4 sports two of which are more popular than rugby i.e. Gaelic Football and Hurling so going by your figures (and im not too sure how accurate they are) Rugby get 25 games while Gaelic Fotball and Hurling combined get 37 games. Rugby is still way over represented. mod (Mayo) - Posts: 859 - 11/01/2016 21:24:58 1815948 Link 0 |
Re Jonesboro There is no such sport as GAA. The GAA is an umbrella organisation representing at least 4 sports two of which are more popular than rugby i.e. Gaelic Football and Hurling janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/01/2016 09:35:27 1815964 Link 0 |
MEdiaman Why are you asking Mediaman about the GAA ? janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/01/2016 09:37:41 1815966 Link 0 |
Mod- Rugby get 25 games while Gaelic Fotball and Hurling combined get 37 games. Rugby is still way over represented. janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/01/2016 09:51:12 1815973 Link 0 |
When mediaman first started discussing this issue he was mocked for his views and people asked where were the facts to support his case. Mediaman then presents the facts and he is mocked for having nothing better to be at. Some people seem to just want to insult the poster rather than discuss the topic for some reason. Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 12/01/2016 14:36:02 1816064 Link 0 |
Soma When mediaman first started discussing this issue he was mocked for his views and people asked where were the facts to support his case. Mediaman then presents the facts and he is mocked for having nothing better to be at. janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/01/2016 15:07:03 1816073 Link 0 |
THE actions of a TMO in punishing foul play has nothing to do with this discussion on bias, perceived or otherwise in the media. You're waffling Jonesboro benched (Tyrone) - Posts: 534 - 12/01/2016 15:14:59 1816075 Link 0 |
Benched yes it does - i was responding to a point made that If there is a brawl at a GAA match it is forensically examined and (the cameras hone in on it) while similar on a rugby pitch is ignored. --If RTE are showing a rugby match and an incident of foul play is referred to the TMO -the cameras do hone in on it and show it to the viewers as well as the referee, they are then usually commented on by the commentators and analysed in studio and afterwards e.g. pascal pape, sean o'brien , The point i was responding said "similar on a rugby pitch are ignored" - I am merely making the point that they are not which in my view is not waffling janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/01/2016 15:33:34 1816084 Link 0 |
Janesboro your counterfacts included saying there is no bias because when you add gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies football together RTE show more live games than in men and womens rugby. It is a 'fact' so poorly constructed its hardly worth arguing. And that RTE also show the incidents being viewed by TMO during a game which is similar to the foul play highlighted in GAA coverage, again a fairly poor argument. As someone earlier mentioned, one of the questions on the RTE Sports Quiz was footage of the brawl in the hurling game in Boston and how the teams had made an exhibition of themselves, before asking which baseball team usually plays in the ground. It is the exact type of negative image mediaman highlights as par for the course with RTE and their coverage of GAA. Maybe you think all of this is just a coincidence but it shows a certain naivety if you do. Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 12/01/2016 16:03:04 1816091 Link 0 |
But that is the TV cameras following the action as it unfolds what else can they do, show re-runs of a try and pretend it isn't happening? No one is saying that the media shouldn't show or report such incidents in any sport, but highlighting the difference in how such incidents are highlighted and analysed in the media post match. benched (Tyrone) - Posts: 534 - 12/01/2016 16:42:39 1816101 Link 0 |
soma - Janesboro your counterfacts included saying there is no bias because when you add gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies football together RTE show more live games than in men and womens rugby. It is a 'fact' so poorly constructed its hardly worth arguing. janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/01/2016 16:58:51 1816108 Link 0 |