Comment: Dublin’s TV cold war all about control

If the latest row between the Dublin senior football management and RTÉ has confirmed one thing (other than just confirm how much the relationship has soured and how petty it has become), it’s that manager Jim Gavin does indeed watch a lot of inter-county football matches.

He, or his team anyway. Hence the request to RTÉ for recent recordings of matches involving future opposition.

Yet, it’s been common practice for Gavin, upon seeing his team advance to the next stage of the championship, to deny they have looked at their upcoming rivals.