''Championship Matters'' is a

Gaelic games Gaelic games ( ga, Cluichí Gaelacha) are a set of sports played worldwide, though they are particularly popular in Ireland, where they originated. They include Gaelic football, hurling, Gaelic handball and rounders. Football and hurling, the ...

-themed magazine and review television programme that has aired on

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since May 2012. Presented by

Marty Morrissey Martin Morrissey (born 28 October 1958, Mallow, County Cork) is an Irish sports commentator and television presenter. He regularly presents high-profile sports events for RTÉ Sport, such as the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and Oly ...

, the programme features a mix of interviews, analysis and discussion on all GAA related matters. The show follows on from ''The Committee Room'' which was shown in 2011.

History

In 2011, RTÉ's commissioning editors sought new ideas for a Gaelic games-based midweek programme that would complement ''

The Sunday Game ''The Sunday Game'' is RTÉ's main Gaelic games television programme. It is shown on RTÉ2 every Sunday during the Football Championship and Hurling Championship seasons. It is one of RTÉ2's longest-running shows, having been on air since 197 ...

''. The eighteen half-hour programmes would be broadcast on either Wednesday or Thursday evenings; however, provision would be made for a one-hour show.

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would provide a programme set, opening animation and programme graphics for the series, subject to further discussion with the successful company. In May, RTÉ announced that ''The Committee Room'' would be hosted by RTÉ's Head of Gaelic Games Marty Morrissey and would feature interviews, analysis and debates. That began on 25 May 2011. Axed the following September, for the 2012 season it was replaced by ''Championship Matters'', with the same presenter.

Broadcast

''Championship Matters'' is broadcast live every Thursday evening during the championship season at 8:30 p.m. on

and is repeated again on the following Saturday. ''The Committee Room'' was broadcast live from the

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every Wednesday evening during the championship season at 8:00 p.m. on

and was repeated in a late-night slot the following Thursday.

References

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