Sky Sports steer clear of Munster fixtures

For the second year running, Sky Sports won’t be televising any senior Munster championship game.

Provincial chief executive Simon Moroney also confirmed the only live televised Munster football fixture will be the final on July 5, which will be broadcast by RTÉ.

The last Munster SFC game other than a final shown live was the Kerry-Tipperary quarter-final, screened by RTÉ in 2013.

Like last year, all four of the province’s senior hurling championship matches are set to be broadcast by RTÉ, beginning with the first-round meeting of Clare and Limerick in Thurles on May 24.

Sky’s first live televised championship this year is likely to be Kildare’s Leinster SFC quarter-final against Carlow or Laois on Saturday, June 6.

Sky will again show 14 exclusive games this summer with the majority set for Saturday evening throw-ins.

There is also speculation recently-retired Henry Shefflin is being considered to join the Sky stable of pundits.

Along with Bernard Brogan, the 10-time All-Ireland winner featured in Sky HD ads two years ago and his addition would be regarded as a major boost for the company, whose viewing figures were disappointing last year.