RTE defends Euros coverage despite not being able to show every All-Ireland game

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Some GAA championship matches are shown on pay per view service GAAGO, which is a joint commercial venture by RTE and the association

As Euro 24 kicked off last night, RTE defended showing all 51 matches in a month despite saying it could not show every All-Ireland game in a full season.

READ MORE - Roy Keane's personal problem with Andy Robertson emerges after he fumes at Scotland captain A sale for subscriptions to GAAGO went live on social media platforms like Facebook – and immediately drew stinging criticism. "The GAA sells separate packages to broadcasters, hence the games are shown across RTE, GAAGO and BBCNI."

Fans were told that the €39 pass would provide access to 12 exclusive games from Championship 2024 that "can’t be accessed elsewhere" and includes all four All Ireland football preliminary quarter-finals and two All Ireland football quarter-finals. The sales pitch stated: "This is a subscription product that will automatically renew at full price ahead of Championship 2025. You can opt out of auto-renew at any time.

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