Update comes in the wake of criticism from former county hurler Pat Ryan about the lack of streaming service this year
Limerick GAA has confirmed it is “very unlikely” that county senior club championship matches will be streamed on any platform next season.
This follows the conclusion of a county hurling championship which had no streaming service – a decision which attracted criticism from former county star and Doon hurler Pat Ryan.
A spokesperson for Limerick GAA has said the decision not to provide the service this year was made at the start of the season due to financial reasons and based on sales figures for the service over the last few years.
It is understood that increasing attendances at championship matches this season is one of the reasons why there might not be a streaming service for the upcoming senior club championships.
If this is the case, it would be a massive disappointment for those who wished to see the return of a streaming service in 2025, particularly those who are unable to attend games due to health reasons or living abroad.
Speaking about these concerns in an interview with Sporting Limerick earlier this week, former Limerick hurler Pat Ryan who played a big part in Doon’s recent County final win said:
“I’ve a brother and friends in Australia, I’ve elderly people in the street that were asking me after the first round and second round – ‘why wasn’t the game streamed, my son usually puts on the stream for me, I don’t go to the matches anymore, they put it on the telly for me’ you know it was asked of me so many times.
“I just hope that next year these people will be able to watch every round of the championship because the appetite is there to watch it so hopefully whatever the issue it was this year – that the standards are upped next year to what they were previously.”