Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport

Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Pádraig O'SullivanPádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North-Central, Fianna Fail)

As this is the media and sports committee, I want to use my last minute to ask a few questions on sport.

I am a big soccer fan, like the Chair. It was unfortunate that RTÉ lost the League of Ireland rights. Could Mr. Bakhurst account for that, the negotiations that occurred and why Virgin was successful? Stadiums are full at the moment. If you turn on the radio, you can get a GAA game or rugby game, involving a competitor or your own team, but very rarely do you hear a League of Ireland game. Therefore, I am concerned about the approach RTÉ has taken to soccer specifically. If you go to Turners Cross on a Friday night, it will be full. Most of the League of Ireland club grounds are full on Friday and Saturday nights. I am concerned about the direction being taken the League of Ireland specifically.

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