Choosing which football and hurling matches are televised ‘not based on revenue’

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The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) director general Tom Ryan appears before the Oireachtas Sports committee on Wednesday (Screenshot from Oireachtas TV/PA)

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has said that deciding which matches are broadcast is not based on revenue, while accepting difficulties people have in using its player.

It follows a backlash to matches being shown exclusively on the pay-per-view app GAAGO rather than on Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE, including a recent senior hurling championship clash between Clare and Limerick.