RTÉ keen to extend weekend coverage but the national station needs a Croke Park-GPA deal, and that’s too far off

A TV camera is rigged up to broadcast the 2024 National Football League Division 1 clash between Dublin and Roscommon at Croke Park. Photo: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

In early 2000, a proposal emerged from RTÉ that some championship games be played on Monday evenings.

They already had a Monday programme, which was confined to reflecting on weekend action, the majority of which took place on Sundays. A live Monday game would make better TV and the GAA stood to gain from a promotional viewpoint.