CCPC did not prompt expression of interest tender for GAAGO

A spokesperson for RTÉ said it is satisfied that GAAGO is acting within the law. Picture: Lames Crombie/Inpho

Both RTÉ and the GAA have said a decision to invite expressions of interest for the rights currently held by the GAAGO app was not prompted by competition watchdog the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), prompting a Fine Gael politician to call for a statement from the commission.

The GAA last week announced that it was “inviting initial expressions of interest for the media rights of specific domestic broadcast packages” currently held by GAAGO, a joint enterprise of RTÉ and the GAA. The app has proved controversial over the last year, due to the placing of games behind its paywall.