Good news for GAA fans travelling or living abroad is summer

Good news for GAA fans travelling or living abroad this summer With the 2015 GAA All Ireland Senior Championships very much underway and the holiday season upon us, GAA fans travelling or living outside Ireland can breathe a sigh of relief that, thanks to GAAGO, they can watch their beloved county in that all-important match live this summer.

GAAGO, the GAA and RT 's online streaming service for Gaelic Games outside of Ireland, is live streaming over 45 GAA Football & Hurling Senior Championship matches worldwide throughout the summer (25 in GB).

From the qualifying rounds to back door qualification, and from provincial finals to the All Ireland Hurling and Football Finals, GAA fans outside the country can enjoy a vast range of live Championship action, as well as the Sunday Game highlights show through a GAAGO Season Pass. Pay-per-Game and Match Bundle options are also available.

D nal Moriarty, Product Leader, GAAGO said, We have been getting a tremendous response from GAA fans all over the world to the live streaming of Championship matches, whether they are away on business, on holiday or living abroad. Irish people have such a strong connection to the GAA and to the All Ireland Senior Championships in particular. So, we are keen to remind people that, whether they are away for a weekend, for a couple of weeks, or for longer, that all the big games the one's they can't miss - are available to them on GAAGO.

Noel Quinn, Media Rights Manager, GAA said, Our intention at the outset of the GAAGO project was to bring as many of our games as possible to global audiences. These audiences are mobile and want to remain connected to home, even when they are away for a few short days and I am often one of those. GAAGO ensures that they can remain in touch with the hurling and football Championship action as it happens.

Games on GAAGO are streamed in high-quality HD and include full commentary, scores, and studio programming as broadcast to audiences in Ireland. Subscribers can view the games online on almost any internet-enabled device including mobile phones, tablet devices and laptops.

A worldwide GAAGO Season Pass (suitable for fans outside Ireland and Great Britain) is priced at 160 and provides online access to over 100 televised matches, live and on-demand, as broadcast by RT , TG4, Setanta and Sky Sports, plus 20 episodes of The Sunday Game highlights show.

For audiences in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), a GB Season Pass is priced at 100 and will provide online access to over 80 matches, live and on-demand, as broadcast by RT , TG4 and Setanta, plus20 episodes of The Sunday Game highlights show. Games broadcast by Sky Sports will only be available through Sky Sports.

The GAAGO Pay per Game options range from 5 - 14 with Match Bundles also available. To purchase a GAAGO Season Pass, Pay per Game or Match Bundle visit http://www.gaago.ie

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For information contact: Neil O'Gorman, Senior Communications Manager, RT Television & Digital. T: (01) 2082321 M: (087) 2077192

Notes to editor:

Having first launched in June last year, GAAGO grew to a reach of over 600,000 people in almost 160 countries worldwide by the end of the 2014 Championship. GAAGO announced an expanded service for 2015, streaming over 120 events to fans worldwide, including Allianz Leagues (44 matches), The Sunday Game highlights show (20 shows), the GAA Football & Hurling Senior Championships (45 matches worldwide, 25 in GB) and other matches.

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