Sean Kelly: RTÉ must not get TV monopoly on GAA coverage

WARNING: Former GAA President Sean Kelly reckons the association's broadcasting arrangement with Sky Sports served a useful purpose of keeping rivals RTÉ on their toes. File pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Former GAA President Sean Kelly reckons the association's broadcasting arrangement with Sky Sports served a useful purpose of keeping rivals RTÉ on their toes.

Kelly was initially 'very dubious' about the deal struck in 2014 to place GAA Championship games behind Sky's paywall though took a more pragmatic stance in future years and has now praised the production and analysis values they offered.