League fixture will not be shown live on television despite all stand tickets selling out
– after a desire to avoid clashing with Ireland’s Six Nations opener against England contributed to the Leeside showdown not being broadcast live on TV.
A Montrose statement read: “RTÉ sought Cork-Limerick in the Allianz Hurling League as our match selection a number of months ago but the counties could not accommodate. RTÉ subsequently chose Armagh-Tyrone.” “We were then asked if we wished to consider changing our game to an earlier time to facilitate broadcast. As this alternative time clashed directly with the Ireland v England Rugby game on the same evening, we sought not to deprive our own supporters of seeing both games.
Indeed, in February 2005 a league hurling game between Limerick and Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds attracted a paltry crowd of just 1,500. Ireland were playing England in the Six Nations on the same afternoon. In response, GAA President Jarlath Burns came out strongly in defence of the association on the subject.
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