GAA President Aogán Ó Fearghail has labelled The Sunday Game “tiresome” and “consistent in its negativity”.
Ó Fearghail was discussing the edition of 16 August when analyst Colm O’Rourke said there was “a bad smell” associated with Tyrone because of their approach to the game.
Asked if O’Rourke’s comments are discrediting the GAA, Ó Fearghail told the Irish Examiner: “It possibly is. It’s discrediting of the people themselves.
“I did say it before and I would still say it again: I think some of The Sunday Game commentary is unfair. But at this stage it’s predictable and in fairness it’s consistent in its negativity. So it’s fairly predictable. It’s tiresome, I find.
“When people talk about smells or nastiness or anything like that, I just find it unhelpful in our sport.
“I like analysis where people say something is wrong and where they point out that something could be improved. There’s nothing wrong with that but using that type of language is not something I like.”
When prompted on if the grievance could be a factor when television rights are distributed again at the end of 2016, he said: “It might be. It could be an issue.”
@JohnFogartyIrl they want Rose of Tralee coverage, instead of the real stuff discussed by GAA folk in the stands & bars
— Joe Brolly (@JoeBrolly1993) August 25, 2015
