RTÉ HAVE confirmed details of their upcoming coverage for Euro 2024.
Ex-Ireland international James McClean will be part of the station’s coverage, after making his punditry debut for the Boys in Green’s clash with Portugal on Tuesday.
Joining McClean among the panellists are RTÉ major tournament regulars Shay Given, Ray Houghton, Ronnie Whelan, Kevin Doyle, Didi Hamann, Kenny Cunningham, Stephanie Roche, Stephen Kelly, Lisa Fallon and Richie Sadlier.
Beginning with Germany against Scotland in Munich on Friday (kick-off: 8pm Irish time), all 51 games will be shown free to air including 45 matches on RTÉ2 and six final group games on RTÉ Player & RTÉ News channel.
Peter Collins, Joanne Cantwell, Tony O’Donoghue and Jacqui Hurley will serve as presenters, while the commentary team includes Darragh Maloney, Des Curran, George Hamilton, Adrian Eames, John Kenny and Cathal Mullaney.
As always super coverage of tournaments, ye can stick the gaa go for the next few weeks
@Declan O Connor: If they showed all the hurling and football championship matches that are scheduled to be played in the next four weeks they wouldn’t be able to show all the games from the Euros. Maybe you should be thankful for GAAGO.
Great to see George Hamilton is part of the commentary team. Pity he doesn’t commentate on the Irish men’s team anymore. Darragh Maloney is a terrible commentator.
@Tezmond McVicar: couldn’t agree more
@Tezmond McVicar: 100 per cent. He talks too much. The greats like brian moore, barry davis and john motson knew when silence was better.
@Tezmond McVicar: would like this comment more than once if possible!
He is shocking, Hamilton is great. Des Curran also far superior
@Brian Dunne: imagine if you had himself and Brian Kerr together
@Brian Dunne: Back in the day. The co- commentator wasn’t really a thing. Nowadays, some of them talk more than the commentator. Ray Houghton never shuts up and is always stating the bleeding obvious like he should have passed instead of shooting, or he should have shot instead of passing. PS, thanks for putting the ball in the English net Ray.
Quite a lot of personnel to put in in motion! Do we really need as many in the team?? Don’t get me wrong I am a soccer nut, but I feel we are going OTT with this! A presenter, pundit and one commentator is enough! Think back to what was happening this time last year and we have also to pay another anonymous “top brass” €400k in goodbye money!!
All out of OUR pockets!!
@Ollie Fitzpatrick: If RTE had “A presenter, pundit and one commentator” you’d be moaning that RTE is shite compared to BBC and ITV! Never happy.
@Tezmond McVicar: No I wouldn’t! If you paid heed to my postings both here and on the Journal over the last year and a half or so you will see I have constantly made comment on this issue! So if I have, why would I be giving out?? I am a licence payer and have a right to give out…. Are you???
And no women commentators. RTE is sooooo backward! Mind you, commentator does have the word “men” in the middle of it. Still, no excuse.