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THE GAA still has a lot of questions to answer over its deal with Sky Sports for TV rights, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Sport Timmy Dooley said this Tuesday. Under the agreement, Sky has been given exclusive rights to 14 games, including two All-Ireland Football quarter finals involving the Leinster and Ulster champions. GAA director general, Paraic Duffy and president, Liam O’Neill appeared before the Oireachtas Transport and Communications Committee earlier today to outline the rationale behind the new broadcasting contract. Deputy Dooley said, “Despite the appearance by Mr Duffy and Mr O’Neill, there are still a lot of questions about the decision to sell off national games to an outside broadcaster. The association says it has to base its approach on the significant number of fans living abroad, but I would argue it could do that without alienating its fans at home. The deal with RTE digital will allow fans in the UK and US access to games, while …
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