Television coverage of the league

**niamh** · 01/12/2003, 4:17 PM

Anyone know what was the first national league match to be shown live on television?
The first one I remember seeing was the FAI Cup final in 1996 with Shels and Pats...
Any takers?

**tiktok** · 01/12/2003, 4:29 PM

can't think of specific examples, but I'm sure the FAI cup final has been shown live even further back than that.

**pete** · 02/12/2003, 9:43 AM

AFAIK FAI Cup finals alwasyt been shown live on tv in my lifetime anyway.

I'd be surprised if any live league games before the 90's.

**Dodge** · 02/12/2003, 9:56 AM

First live Cup final was Pats v Rovers in 1967. First league game (AFAIK) was Shels v Derry in about April 1997. RTE moved it to a Saturday 3pm kick off

**Rocky** · 02/12/2003, 4:49 PM

Originally posted by Dodge
First live Cup final was Pats v Rovers in 1967. First league game (AFAIK) was Shels v Derry in about April 1997. RTE moved it to a Saturday 3pm kick off

Yeah, Dodge is right. I remember George Hamilton goin on about how it was the first League game ever to be televised live, a new era for the league and all that!

**pete** · 02/12/2003, 5:02 PM

I wonder how many league games been televised live so far?

This things about showing semi fianls live seems to only be recent thing too.

City league games live:
City 1 Pats 2
Pats 1 City 0 (title decider)
City 1 Shel$ 2
City 1 Derry 0 (around new year 2001?)
2002/2003 Shel$ 1 City 0 (Bohs won title)

Got to be a few more - i've terrible memory...