![]() This station was launched on 31st October 1996 by the state broadcaster Radio Television Eireann (RTE). Many of the matches are televised on TG4 – the Republic’s Irish language station. The room then resounds to the breathless and excited commentary of what is surely one of the fastest moving of team sports. On those occasions when the match is not televised, Michael produces an ancient battery-operated transistor radio which is perched precariously on the mantelpiece. The fire is usually roaring, even during the height of summer, and if I have not lost consciousness due to a combination of good food and unbearable heat, I tend to watch or ‘listen’ to the match. The children disappear to the front parlour or bedroom to cause mayhem, much to my mother-in-law’s chagrin, whilst we settle down to read the papers and watch the match. ![]() There is a ritual to these Sunday afternoons on the farm. Eighteen seriously loud impediments to my father-in-law’s passion for sports His is an abiding passion and, like all true sports fans, he lives every twist and turn of the season. Whether it is a ‘Minors’ hurling match being played out in some rainy and deserted stadium down the country or an epic clash of the titans up in Croke Park, Michael demands an atmosphere of reverential silence. When it comes to Gaelic Games, my father-in-law is a gluttonous omnivore. All eighteen grandchildren know that, during the summer months at least, nothing must disturb the match.
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