TV3 weighing up bilingual option

TV3 is considering doing a bilingual commentary for this season’s All-Ireland minor hurling and football finals.

This is the first year the deciders will not be broadcast by RTÉ who, with Micheal Ó Sé at the mike, had adhered to the tradition of commentating ‘as gaeilge’ and the issue is something of a tricky one for the new rights holder.

Gaelgoirs would balk at the prospect of Irish being dropped, in part or in full, but the reality is there are thousands of non-native speakers who have found it difficult to engage with the September minor games on TV.