BBC To Stream Live Gaa Allianz Leagues Action
The BBC will stream live coverage of matches in Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) Allianz Leagues for the first time this season.
The UK public-service broadcaster will show one game live per weekend, starting this Saturday (29th January) with Down’s Division Two Gaelic football match against Derry.
The coverage will be available via the BBC iPlayer digital service and the BBC Sport NI website.
The first live hurling match will feature Dublin taking on Antrim in Division One on 12th February, and the BBC’s live coverage of the 2022 campaign will conclude with the Division Two hurling clash between Down and Kerry on 19th March.
The GAA’s President, Larry McCarthy, said, “We are pleased to announce an extension to our long-standing relationship with BBC Sport NI as part of our efforts to improve access to our games all year round.
“This new weekly slot, featuring live Allianz Football and Hurling League action, will enhance our offering to both new and existing audiences at a time when our leagues have never been more popular.”
To complement the coverage, BBC Sport NI will also launch a new series of its dedicated podcast, ‘The GAA Social’, on the BBC Sounds platform on 1st February.
The podcast, which will run for 30 weeks until the All-Ireland Final, will feature some of the most famous names in GAA as well as the latest news, discussion points and debates.
Neil Brittain, Executive Editor BBC Sport NI, added, “We know how important the leagues are to GAA audiences and we are delighted to be bringing live football and hurling to BBC iPlayer for the first time.
“We are also pleased to be expanding our broadcast partnership with Croke Park and look forward to giving GAA an even greater platform across BBC NI.
“The GAA Social podcast on BBC Sounds was hugely popular last year prompting some great debate around the game and we’ve doubled the length of its run right up until the end of the All-Ireland series.”
For fans unable to access the BBC iPlayer or website, the games will also be available on subscription service GAAGO on the island of Ireland and internationally. GAAGO is an IPTV service co-owned by the GAA and Irish national broadcaster RTÉ.
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