Minister gets complaints about 'Greedy Athletic Association' after GAAGO controversyKen FoxeMinister for Sport Catherine Martin received a series of bitter complaints about the GAAGO service and the unavailability of high-profile games on free-to-air TV. One email said the GAA was getting nearly €30 million in Government funding and that they were “absolutely disgusted” more games were not available. Another labelled the GAA the ‘Greedy Athletic Association’ and said the association’s revenues each year were staggering. Another said they were “fuming” and that both the broadcaster and the GAA received very significant support from the taxpayer. An email said: “We are in the fortunate position that we could afford to pay for a streaming service.

Source: Irish Independent June 21, 2023 19:52 UTC