Maurice Brosnan: The rise of streaming means we’re able to watch more GAA than ever

"For a broadcaster, if you can capture that emotion and tell that story for the viewer, it is special.”

KERRY GOLD: Streaming of a local GAA match in Kerry. Pic credit: John C O'Shea.

They were the first dreamers. It is coming up on 14 years since current Kerry analyst John C. O’Shea approached the county board with a radical idea. Dr Crokes were playing An Ghaeltacht in the County League in Killarney. Why not bring it to the world?

The likes of Eoin Brosnan, Kieran O’Leary and Johnny Buckley taking on a side that won a West Kerry title the previous year. A matchup that could spark interest from Lewis Road to the United Kingdom, with a sizeable An Gaeltacht cohort in London at the time. Thanks to an internet broadcast, they could stream the game live.