Emigrants call foul on RTÉ’s suspension of Gaelic sports coverage

AS a native of Tyrone I wish to express my total dissatisfaction with RTÉ’s decision to discontinue sports coverage on long and medium wave radio on Sunday afternoons.

Emigrants call foul on RTÉ’s suspension of Gaelic sports coverage
Mon, 11 Jul, 2005 - 01:00

I live in Evesham in Worcestershire where there is a sizeable Irish population. We do not have access to pubs and clubs where Gaelic sports are shown. The nearest live games are shown in the pubs around Birmingham, a two-hour drive on a good day.

How far would RTÉ executives go to watch a football match? Would they leave their ivory tower in Donnybrook and go to Wexford? I think not.

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