eir Sport to show 15 including Ladies Football

eir sport have announced the fifteen games they will show live as part of their spring Gaelic Games coverage. For the first time, this will include two games from the Lidl Ladies National League as well as 13 from the Allianz Football and Hurling National Leagues.
The coverage all gets underway on January 26th when Liam Sheedy takes charge of the Tipperary hurlers for the first time in Allianz League action in his second stint in charge, as they face Clare at Semple Stadium. It’s a similar story in Castlebar as Mayo’s footballers are led by James Horan in his second spell as manager against Roscommon.
Coverage for both games will start at 6:30 PM with the hurling on eir Sport 1 and the football on eir Sport 2 simultaneously.
The following Saturday, February 2nd, three reigning All-Ireland champions can all be seen in action on eir sport. There is a double-header from Croke Park as the Dublin ladies footballers take on Donegal while their male counterparts face Galway. The Limerick hurlers’ home game against Tipp is also live for eir sport viewers.
Jim Gavin’s Dublin side will feature in four games to be televised with an away match in Kerry on February 9th, followed by home games against Mayo and Tyrone on February 23rd and March 16th.
The live action then continues on eir sport right up to St. Patricks’ weekend. The coverage will be fronted by Maire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh, Anna Geary, Damian Lawlor and Conor Morris with commentary from Mike Finnerty and Liam Aherne.
Football pundits for the Saturday night broadcasts will include Senan Connell, Billy Joe Padden, Marc Ó Sé, Michael Meehan, Marty Clarke and Aaron Kernan while the hurling analysts’ team will be made up of Tommy Walsh, Eoin Kelly and Seamus Hickey.
Allianz Leagues Reloaded, a recap of the weekend action will return on Wednesday evenings with former Kerry footballer, Kieran Donaghy as a regular guest.
All of the coverage will be sponsored by Allianz who have come on board as Official Broadcast Sponsor.
“eir sport has been the home of Allianz Leagues coverage under lights since 2005 and we’re delighted to offer GAA fans more choice and content than anywhere else on Saturday nights,” said eir sport Managing Director Susan Brady, speaking at the launch.
“eir sport is the only place to see exclusive live coverage from the Allianz Leagues on Saturdays.”
“We’re also delighted to have reached this agreement with the Ladies Gaelic Football Association to broadcast two games from the Lidl Ladies National Football League this February.”
“We began broadcasting games from the competition last year and the games were very popular amongst our viewers, so it was only natural we would look to show games again in 2019.”
“eir sport have been a great partner to the GAA and this will be our fifteenth season to show live coverage of the Allianz Leagues on Saturday nights,” added GAA Commercial and Stadium Director Peter McKenna.
“That has undoubtedly had a major impact on the popularity of the games under lights and has added to the sense of occasion around the matches. It’s great to see this long-term relationship continue and I look forward to the coverage.”
“eir sport were great to work with in 2018 and we’re delighted to see the relationship continue into 2019,” said Ladies Gaelic Football Association Chief Executive Officer Helen O’Rourke.
“It offers us the opportunity for even more exposure to our games to a television audience. It’s great to see female talent represented so strongly on the sidelines and on the pitch in its coverage.”