Seanad debates
Wednesday, 5 March 2003
Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage.
I have no problems with this Bill. I am intrigued with the list of events and even more intrigued by what is not listed. Senator Kenneally said that of all events, perhaps the most uniquely Irish is the Munster hurling final and I know that people in Leinster take great exception to this. There is something in it that touches the spirit of most Irish people. I am not sure if it is a compliment to the power of the GAA that the Minister decided to go gently around the GAA and pick the two most obvious major events. I would be interested to hear in a later debate the process by which he identified events. I wonder why the six nations rugby championship has been categorised in terms of a deferred basis. Every time I open the sports pages I am saturated by coverage of golf. When I go to my other place of employment on a Monday morning I must be careful where I go for coffee to avoid being saturated by a discussion of the weekend golf. I am intrigued by the absence of golf because it seems to be a universal and popular game.
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