Hurling commentary in English, French tennis in Irish

AS I watched with increasing despondency RTÉ’s coverage in English of the Munster hurling semi-final between Cork and Tipperary last Sunday, I switched over at one stage to TG4 where the men’s final of the French Open tennis tournament was being broadcast — as Gaeilge.

In a few weeks, the same station will be broadcasting the tennis championships from Wimbledon — as Gaeilge.

It’s 12 years since TnaG — now TG4 — went on air, but it’s still impossible to get live coverage on TV of the all-Ireland hurling and football championships.