RTE and BBC confirm star-laden punditry teams for All-Ireland football final between Kerry & Donegal

The Irish Sun

4 days ago

KERRY versus Donegal will pit some of the biggest names in Gaelic football against one another - and the same can be said for the BBC and RTE's punditry teams.
The on-pitch focus will centre on how
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Wicklow manager Oisin McConville is the longest tenured expert the BBC have in their ranks
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He and Dublin great Paul Flynn used to be a double-act on the Second Captains podcast
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Flynn, Enda McGinley and Cora Staunton will be among those to join Jacqui Hurley on Sunday night
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But the unveiling of each broadcaster's starting line-up has added further star power to Sunday's looming thriller.
First up, the national broadcaster's coverage will see presenter Joanne Cantwell joined by Tomás Ó Sé, Peter Canavan and Lee Keegan for pre and post-match analysis.
Like the semi-final between Meath and Donegal, Damian Lawlor
It'll be Darragh Maloney and
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The programme will begin on RTE One from 2:15pm with it running until 6pm.
The reason for it not being on on RTE Two like usual is that the Women's Euros final
It's worth noting that there will be an Irish-language option available through the RTE News channel from 2:55pm.
For the BBC, Thomas Niblock will be chairing the discussion between Oisin McConville, Philly McMahon, Conor McManus, Mickey Harte, Owen Mulligan and Brendan Devenney.
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Who knows whether the game itself will go to extra-time but Niblock and Harte will certainly will be doing double-time as they'll also provide the commentary.
Additionally, they've recruited
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That packed broadcast will get under way from 3pm and is due to wrap up at 5.30pm.
Sunday night's edition of The Sunday Game will give Ó Sé, Ciarán Whelan, Enda McGinley, Paul Flynn, Cora Staunton and Mark McHugh the platform to reflect on the final and season as a whole.
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This year's match-up is quite clearly a case of the two best teams being the last two standing.
It's set to be a refreshingly clear sight too thanks to the GAA opting to
On Wednesday, the Association tweeted: "A rare sight on the biggest stage. Kerry and Donegal in alternate colours for the first final clash since 2010."
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The move has been broadly praised over the past few hours. Joe replied: "Good idea. It was nuts having Meath and Donegal play in their normal colours in the semi-final."
Similarly, Cathal added: "About time. The Meath-Donegal game should've been the same."
Now that that part of the puzzle has been solved, all that's left to debate is who's actually going to wind up lifting Sam Maguire.
Earlier this week Joe Brolly and Pat Spillane
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