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RTÉ SAYS IT will re-show last night’s documentary about Munster coach Anthony Foley after many in the province missed it.
Thousands of homes across Munster were without power as the programme Anthony Foley: Munsterman, aired on RTE 1 last night due to Storm Ophelia.
The documentary aired on the anniversary of the rugby legend’s death in Paris.
The documentary received widespread praise on social media and was briefly the most talked about topic on Twitter, ahead of Ophelia.
Munster Rugby / TwitterThanks to @rosswhitakertv @aidomc & team for capturing #Axel's story so beautifully #Munsterman
— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) October 16, 2017
Stand up & fight until you hear the bell
Robin Copeland / TwitterIncredibly well done! Great tribute to the great man! #munsterman #Axel https://t.co/yYv3ohCWUw
— Robin Copeland (@robocopey) October 16, 2017
samantha duff / TwitterJust caught #Munsterman a great tribute, well done to all involved.
— sam duff (@philsmum) October 17, 2017
However, some users lamented missing the programme due to electricity and internet outages across the country.
Wildfire Films / Vimeo
RTÉ has told TheJournal.ie that the programme, which is available on the RTÉ Player, will be repeated.
“Anthony Foley: Munsterman will be repeated on RTÉ One and we hope to be able to confirm a broadcast date and time very shortly.”
Yesterday, Foley’s wife Olive said of her husband’s untimely death:
“At the very worst time in life, we saw the very best of others. That, we will never forget and we hope to be able to one day return the generosity.”
It’s expected that the re-run will air on Monday, 30 October, at 10.35pm.
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The only time motorcycling makes the news is when there are bad accidents or deaths. It is strange anything GAA gets into the news but motorcycling does not until there is an accident. The North West 200 at one stage was getting quarter of a million people at it, you wouldn’t get that on RTE as many go to it from here, Britain and the rest of the world but motorcycling is seen as a sport not worthy to be reported unless there are accidents at it?
Michael
I have made complaint to Rte sports and elsewhere regarding racing rally cars and motorcycle after waiting over the twenty working days to reply to me their response was my complaint could not be accepted as a complaint and instead they forwarded it to their feedback . Their response was Rte don’t have the money for this sport I would urge everyone to make a compliant to complaints@rte.ie
Firstly I wish those who were involved in yesterday’s accident a speedy recovery hope they will be ok!
Secondly well said Alan you can be guaranteed there was over 100k spectators at yesterday’s races more than any other sporting event which took place in either Ireland or the UK but not one Irish media outlet will cover it and the only reason this article is on here is sadly because a spectator was involved if it was just the riders nobody would give a crap, we have Irish riders taking part in top level motorcycling events all over the world and they get no coverage from our home media, shame on our sports media!
Alan, the only way to get them to notice is through the license fee???
Robbie we all know who makes up RTE staff and management???
I get the feeling that guys at RTE think anyone on a bike is a thug.Even when the do articles on charity bike runs ect it’s almost always as if people should be shocked to see bikers doing anything good.
As for road racing I don’t think it even enters their minds.Even when they did give it a look in on RPM motor sport it was always on in the middle of the night.In fact their coverage of all motor sports sucks.
very true Michael as sad as an accident is more people die riding horses than racing bikes, nw200 is the biggest attended sporting event on this island.
Hope all recover fully
Motorcycle road racing down country roads and between stone walls is addictive, perhaps it’s the danger that hooks both participants and spectators. In comparison, circuit racing is very safe, but for softies. But if we remove all the voluntary risk from life, those of us who need a bit of excitement will just die slowly from obesity and boredom.
Hope the people involved will make a full recovery it’s typically of the media the Journal and Rte included there would not be a mention of this race on the Journal Rte or anywhere else on their sports only that there was this accident and now all the media is jumping in. It reminds me of the people mulling around a car accident to see what is going to happen next. SAD.
I would also like the Journal to respond to my comments I have made I would be very interested to read them
I contact newstalk every year before cookstown to ask them to cover our sport and the basically ignored me.
They probably won’t! Typical
I have followed road racing for 25 years plus and this always happens when an accident happens. How come you never report on the road races that go ahead with no accidents? Or how about mention the fantastic racing that happened yesterday after the races were restarted. No doubt the journal will be waiting for an accident to happen in the Isle of Man so they can report on that also. Shameful
true Shane the independent had it on there site as well the same happened at skerries a couple of years ago when a spectator was injured, I understand these incidents are news but so is the brilliance of the rider’s.
All road racing, bikes and cars, should be outlawed!
Yes agree with all of the above. Only time motorcycle sport gets any coverage in Irish media is when there is a death, accident or other negative and unfortunate incident. Despite the fact that NW brings a crowd of 100k or more and goes on for a week the only news reported is an accident!
All road racing, bikes and cars, should be outlawed!
All road racing should be outlawed!
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