{"id":482051,"date":"2026-06-04T04:15:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/482051\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T04:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:15:16","slug":"supporters-deserve-better-senators-disbelief-at-coverage-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/482051\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Supporters deserve better&#8217; &#8211; Senator&#8217;s disbelief at coverage snub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Manus Boyle said GAA traditions are being lost if supporters cannot watch their county in championship action.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been confirmed that Donegal\u2019s All-Ireland SFC Round 2A clash with Cork will not be shown live on either RT\u00c9 or GAA+.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Boyle said the decision was \u201cdifficult to understand\u201d, particularly as all other games in the Round 2A group are being broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>While Kildare v Kerry and Cavan v Dublin are also not being shown live, Senator Boyle said Donegal supporters had still been left badly served by the broadcast arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>The stand-out Kerry-Donegal game was also behind the GAA+ paywall last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor many supporters, especially older fans, families, and the Donegal diaspora spread across Ireland and the world, attending in person is simply not possible,&#8221; said Senator Boyle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTelevision and streaming coverage are often the only way they can follow their county.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senator Boyle said the GAA has always prided itself on community, inclusion and keeping supporters connected to their teams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-sans font-semibold text-xl md:text-[30px] leading-9 text-primary w-full\">\n        You may also be interested in\n    <\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegaldaily.com\/athletics\/arlene-crossan-lowers-400m-pb-with-useful-outing-in-spain-636635\" class=\"block w-2\/5 shrink-0\" aria-label=\"Arlene Crossan lowers 400m PB with useful outing in Spain\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/arlene-crossan-lowers-400m-pb-with-useful-outing-in-spain.png\" class=\"max-w-full w-full h-full object-contain relative z-10\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\"  alt=\"Arlene Crossan lowers 400m PB with useful outing in Spain\" \/><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegaldaily.com\/entertainment\/matthew-broderick-strengthens-irish-ties-with-abbey-theatre-role-636560\" class=\"block w-2\/5 shrink-0\" aria-label=\"Matthew Broderick strengthens Irish ties with acclaimed theatre role\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/matthew-broderick-strengthens-irish-ties-with-acclaimed-theatre-role.jpg\" class=\"max-w-full w-full h-full object-contain relative z-10\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\"  alt=\"Matthew Broderick strengthens Irish ties with acclaimed theatre role\" \/><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDecisions like this leave many feeling that those traditions are being lost,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish Jim McGuinness and the squad every success on the day, but Donegal supporters deserve better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChampionship football should be accessible to the people who make the GAA what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sean MacCumhaill Park, which has a capacity of around 18,000, will stage Donegal v Cork in Ballybofey at 3pm on June 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Senator Manus Boyle said GAA traditions are being lost if supporters cannot watch their county in championship action.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":482052,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,112],"class_list":["post-482051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/482052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}