Colin Sheridan: Cork-Limerick game another GAA classic not on your TV

The brilliance of the GAA has seen significant growth, but the introduction of a streaming service may threaten to alienate the grassroots that made it special

Darragh Fitzgibbon of Cork in action against William O'Donoghue of Limerick during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 3 match between Cork and Limerick at SuperValu Páirc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

GAAGO, we said, so the GAA went. But where? Nobody is quite sure in what philosophical direction the organisation and its pay-to-view streaming service is headed. 

What started out as a conduit to watch games while on holiday in Marbella has become a myriad of emotionally challenging things: a political football (or sliotar). A cash cow for the GAA. A metaphorical barrier behind which Unesco-grade treasures are hidden. A broadband issue. An affront to the socialist ideals of our national games. A way to watch games when you’re on your holidays in Marbella.