Michael Moynihan: GAAGO is latest clash in game of coverage versus promotion reality

The controversy raises new questions about the relationship between the GAA and RTÉ

Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Larry McCarthy, centre, with, from left, former Kerry footballer Marc O'Sé, former Donegal footballer Michael Murphy, GAAGO presenter Grainne McElwain, RTÉ director general Dee Forbes, and former Limerick hurler Seamus Hickey at the media launch of the GAAGO 2023 at Croke Park. Picture: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

In a parallel universe, the GAA championship is trundling on happily.

There is no conflagration over streaming service GAAGO in that universe, where Limerick played Clare on a Sunday as originally planned and drew a bumper audience on RTÉ, where Waterford and Cork played out a classic game live on TV, and where even the provincial football finals last weekend were moderately competitive.