When you don’t have the luxury of Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh flitting freely between different tongues, action must be taken.
RTÉ have increased the number of matches that will be available with Irish-language commentary for the 2017 season.
The broadcaster will show 10 of the 12 football and hurling championship All-Ireland series games from the quarter-final onwards and all of these will be available as Gaeilge.
With Irish-language commentary coming from the mouth of Garry Mac Donncha and analysis and wisdom being imparted by Kerry and Offaly legends Dara Ó Cinnéide and Pat Fleury, audiences at home will have the option of watching the biggest games in football and hurling in their native tongue.
Options in both Irish and English will be provided from the quarter-final stage onwards, starting with the hurling quarter-final between Clare and Tipperary from Páirc Ui Chaoímh this Saturday.
Football
Quarter-final – Roscommon v Cork/Mayo/Donegal (July 30) – RTÉ
Quarter-final – Kerry v Mayo/Donegal/Galway (July 30) – RTÉ
Quarter-final – Tyrone v Kildare/Monaghan/Armagh (August 5) – Sky Sports
Quarter-final – Dublin v Down/Armagh/Monaghan (August 5) – Sky Sports
Hurling
Quarter-final – Clare v Tipperary (July 22) – RTÉ
Quarter-final – Wexford v Waterford (July 23) – RTÉ
With Cork and Galway already in the hurling semi-final, there are just two quarter-final games to be played with the ash, both of which will be available in different languages.
RTÉ however do not have rights to broadcast the B side of the football quarter-finals and therefore this option will not apply to the games involving Dublin and Tyrone.
From the semi-final onward, every clash will be called in Irish.
And here’s how you can do it if you’re on Eir, Sky or Saorview.
SAORVIEW
Select Language- Irish- OK.
SKY
Help – Switch Audio Description OFF
On the remote press Services – System Setup [or Options] – Language&Subtitles [or Accessibility] – Favorite Language (select Irish) – Save New Settings.
Return to Help and Switch Audio Description ON.
EIR
Select Menu – Settings – OK
Select Display Format – Default Audio Track – Irish
VIRGIN
The Irish-language commentary service will not be carried on the VIRGIN network at this time.
