Ted Neville
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Yeah, might as well, because I was in policy, I know that.
You see, if coverage is only dedicated to hurling, soccer and rugby, which it essentially is, what youth will know of anything else?
What youth will know of the stars that Ireland have in international sports where they compete against the rest of the world?
Harrison McGregor, 18 years old, went to the European Weightlifting Championships and set the highest...
formula total ever by an Irish representative.
As long as they stay off the television, John.
Yeah, I was just going to say, CiarΓ‘n, the understanding of...
you know, the payment in kind that goes to GAA players.
And it is quite substantial, and there's a government grant as well for inter-county players at the end of the year.
And fair enough, the GAA had a decision to make, I think maybe 20 years ago at a certain point, as to whether it wanted to stay fully amateur or go semi-professional.
It is now a semi-professional, semi-entertainment product that generates a lot of money, a lot of revenue, and it's passed down to players.