‘You would think there was an election coming up’ - Jarlath Burns responds to GAAGo criticism

Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin recently criticised the decision to broadcast Cork’s win over Limerick on the streaming service. In an interview on RTÉ radio, Burns said he was “very surprised” at recent comments from the Taoiseach Simon Harris, adding that ““you would almost think there was an election coming up.”

“I’m very surprised to hear the Taoiseach speaking about this, considering last year we actually sat in front of an Oireachtas committee, we were asked to do so, we did so,” said Burns on Monday.The Schemozzle: Dublin and Galway top dual counties list“There were no issues at the end of it, they accepted every argument that we had, all of our rationale, for the fact that we only have one broadcast partner, which is RTÉ – they have 35 matches.

“They were satisfied with our answers. It came up last week at a meeting. There were no issues GAAGO is an outstanding service, particularly for our exiles abroad, people who wouldn’t be able to watch any of the games, and GAA has a growing global market as well.'In order to make GAAGO viable we can't just show the peripheral games'

“We do have to have some games to attract people that they’ll say, ‘There are a couple of big games on, that will justify my purchase of €69′. “But I will be asking for an early meeting with the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste to get them to explain exactly where they are, with regard to the criticism of our association.”

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