Has RTÉ’s 1916 anniversary spend put Après Match at risk?

“With a lot of funds going into 1916 commemoration and the Olympics, they are a big financial drain this year.”

The Après Match team are currently touring the country with their live stage show, but football fans may see less of the group than expected on their TV screens this year.

With Ireland through to the European Championship finals in France this summer, fans presumed the comedy trio of Gary Cooke, Risteárd Cooper and Barry Murphy would be rounding off the sports coverage in their own inimitable style.