IN THE ABSENCE of live action, RTÉ has announced their plans to delve into the archives and broadcast memorable games and goals across a variety of sports in the coming weeks and months.
The broadcaster revealed details of their sporting schedule today including weekly offering ‘RTÉ Sport Classics’, starting this Thursday night at 9.30pm and to run over the course of the next ten weeks.
In soccer, over the past two Sundays, RTÉ has shown every goal from the 2014 and 2018 World Cups and will continue this Sunday 19 April with a look at men’s and women’s World Cups; the highlights of the Republic of Ireland’s last EURO experience in 2016 and a look back at their journey to date in the 2020 campaign. Tonight, Tuesday 14 April, sees the start of coverage of UEFA Champions League Classic Games.
There are also plans for themed Sunday evening coverage across the months of June and July to focus on Euro ’88 and Italia ’90.
In GAA, the ‘All-Ireland final series’ will begin this Friday 17 April and the return of the Sunday Game will take place in the coming weeks with archive footage across men’s and women’s matches. Radio sporting productions will see Game On continue Monday to Friday 6-7pm with Sunday Sport to air every week on RTÉ Radio 1 from 2-4pm.
Several sporting documentaries will also be shown again over the coming months:
- Giles
- Micko
- Shane Lowry
- All-Ireland Day – Hurling
- All-Ireland Day – Football
- Blues Sisters
- Apres Match – The Wonder Years 1 & 2
- Players of the Faithful
- Boys in Green (x2)
- The Game (x4)
- Mondello
- Division – The Irish Soccer Split
Here’s the full list of the planned ‘RTÉ Sport Classics’ with the matches and dates only applicable in the absence of live sport:
April
16th: GAA - Clare v Offaly All-Ireland hurling final 1995.
23rd: GAA - Cork v Waterford, Munster hurling final, 2004.
30th: GAA – Offaly v Kerry, All-Ireland football final, 1982.
May
7th: Rugby - Italy v Ireland, Women’s Six Nations, 2013.
14th: Soccer - Qualifiers from 1974 (Republic of Ireland 3-0 USSR) & 2015 (Republic of Ireland 1-0 Germany).
21st: Rugby - Ireland v New Zealand, 2013.
28th: Soccer – Qualifiers from 1981 (Republic of Ireland 3-2 France) & 2017 (Wales 0-1 Republic of Ireland).
June
4th: Soccer - Qualifier: Republic of Ireland v Netherlands, 2001.
11th: Hockey - Spain v Ireland, Hockey World Cup Semi-Final, 2018.
18th: Rugby - Ireland v New Zealand, 2018.
25th: GAA - Tipperary v Kilkenny, All-Ireland Hurling Final, 2009.
July
2nd: Rugby - Ireland v Australia, 2006.
9th: GAA - Cork v Kilkenny, All-Ireland Camogie Final, 2017.
16th: Rugby - Ireland v South Africa, 2006.
23rd: Soccer - Qualifier: Republic of Ireland v Spain, 1989.
30th: Hockey - Ireland v Canada, Olympic Hockey Qualifier 2nd Leg.
August
6th: Soccer - Qualifier: Republic of Ireland v Croatia, 1998.
13th: GAA - Dublin v Meath, Leinster football championship first round, third replay 1991.
20th: Rugby - Munster v New Zealand, 2008.
27th: Soccer - Qualifier: Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria, 1987.
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Will there be betting on it?
I’m going to back against mayo every final just a hunch.
@OhToBeARossie: from the sixties onwards.
@Tom kenny: it’d be difficult to find footage pre 1960, so did it even happen of there’s no tape?
@OhToBeARossie: Be safe enough to say no Roscommon team will be participating in the rte classics.
@OhToBeARossie: so pessimistic
@Damien:You’re dead right,if you’re going to consistently lose finals you might as well be entertaining when you’re at it.
@Ciaran: The GAA would be a lesser place without Mayo.
Only doing it coz TG4 are showing classic GAA games for the last month #lazybroadcasting
@Denis Motherway: I was about to reply the same. Some excellent programming on TG4, they should be allowed advertising/programme announcements on RTE
RTE to show repeats. Well there is a surprise.
@D walsh: let’s hope they have plenty of black and white footage from the 60s. Can’t wait.
@D walsh: tell me all your brilliant ideas for what original content they are supposed to produce during a lockdown then
They’d be better off shutting it down – and saving a few bob…
@Ale Ceaser: Christ on a bike above, Ale Ale Ale! Are you still here spreading your positivity? Fantastic to see, keep it up, good boy. Great stuff from RTE, looking forward to it.
@Ale Ceaser: are you a troll or just an constant angry individual?
@Alex Kemp: A very happy chap, who doesn’t like repeats.
@Gavin Mckenna: I’m with Ale. RTE sport re-runs, 3am TG4 viewing! Netflix haven’t a hope!
@Alex Kemp: But then again – some people, like Gav – find repeats exciting…
@NotMyIreland: They’ll be showing replays of Masses next¡!
@Ale Ceaser: Get used to repeats! Gonna be all we have in 6 months time
The journal comments section has turned into the biggest cesspit of negativity there is. No matter what story is published. There are people chomping at the bit to write something negative about it. Maybe it’s just social media in general.
@Damien: Couldn’t agree more! The comments and replies seem to be getting more and more aggressive also (in my opinion)
@KeenOnKeem: son
@KeenOnKeem: some sad people out there who seem to have nothing better to do than complain and be negative about every topic. I worry about there mental health.
Apres Match – excellent!
RTE showing repeats!!!! OMG!
Something they should be doing for years instead of some of the rubbish that is constantly on repeat.
Am I paying my TV licence to watch repeats? I have all of these on VCR. Freeze my TV licence until this pandemic is over.
@Martin McFly: You recorded Ireland Vs All Black’s 2018 on your VCR – That’s Hipster level 3000!
What a snooze fest
Some showjumping please. Wouldn’t mind watching some of the classic Puissance competitions!
Good old rte repeat repeat repeat.
@Colin Mcgahon: yea we are a bit stuck for the aul LIVE Sport these days if you wernt aware. FFS
Rugby is when?
How about they slash the TV licence in half or at least try to come up with an original idea instead of copying TG4…….but ssssshhh nobody can be negative during this crisis cos we are “all in this together”
Ireland V England in Croke Park surely?
@Johnsinker: I agree
And don’t call me Shirley..
MORE REPEATS
Meh!
Still won’t watch those money grabbing…….
And we have des Cahill and marty morrisey tweeting about great job rte are doing.
“Classic hockey matches”.
That’s surely an oxymoron.
About time
Why the hell would they show such a god-awful game like Ireland vs All Blacks in 2013? There’s a pandemic going on, no need to torture us even more!
Just more repeats, same as usual.
RTE having to showing repeats…who’d have thought things were that bad
They should show the Tyrone vs. Down games from 2003. Those games were absolutely bonkers and show how good that Tyrone team were as an attacking force.
Pity they’re not showing any tennis in June. Pat Rafter v Goran ivanisevic 2001 is a classic.