GAA streaming boom crosses bumpy road: Rising costs, dodgy boxes, quality conflicts

Clubber showed 64 GAA games across nine counties last weekend. Other counties provided their own service. The streaming phenomenon continues.

READY TO ROLL: Ricky Nolan, left, and James Fitzgerald prepare their cameras to stream a match on clubber.ie. 

It is not for everyone, but there is an option almost everywhere. Last weekend, Clubber showed 64 GAA games across nine counties. Other counties provided their own service. The streaming phenomenon continues.

“That was a record number of games last weekend,” explains CEO and co-founder of Clubber, Jimmy Doyle. A Tipperary native, Covid’s colossal impact on the broadcasting landscape prompted him to embrace this industry.