Explained: The controversy surrounding GAAGO

As another weekend passed with one of the biggest games shown exclusively on streaming service GAAGO, calls are growing for games to be shown on free-to-air television.

After Clare's famous win over Limerick was shown on GAAGO, Cork's thrilling draw against Tipperary was only shown on the streaming service.

Two of the most exciting games in the hurling championship shown on the pay-per-view streaming service meant a huge amount of GAA fans missed out on both games. Former Cork hurler Donal Óg Cusack has accused the GAA of failing to promote the game of hurling by restricting some of the Munster championship to the streaming service.

Last October, Sky Sports announced their broadcasting partnership with the GAA would be coming to an end this season. As a result, RTÉ retained their 31 live championship games, with GAAGO, a joint venture between the GAA and RTÉ, given exclusive rights to 38 games.

This included 22 football championship games, nine from the hurling championship and seven Tailteann Cup games. This weekend, another high-profile game from the Munster championship will be shown on GAAGO, as Waterford host Clare on Saturday evening.

However, in a statement made by Virgin Media, they revealed they were not contacted by the GAA when the deal with Sky Sports ended,

In their statement, the broadcaster said: "RTÉ is a 50% shareholder in GAAGO, this has never been clarified in any editorial discussion about GAAGO and the decision not to show key games on Free to Air television.

"When Sky Television decided not to renew its GAA rights, the GAA did not approach other broadcasters to ascertain whether they would be interested in broadcasting these games but arbitrarily decided to put them behind a paywall.

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