Cork hurler Patrick Horgan has responded to the controversy surrounding GAA Go this summer.
Fans at home hit out after big games, mainly in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, were put behind a pay wall.
The four time All-star also opened up about bringing his son Jack to see him play and if he plans to retire this year.
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Patrick told RSVP Live: "Why do people need to pay to watch games that should be on the telly for everyone to watch?
"It is not a hard one because there is nobody on the field getting paid and there are no contracts for players.
"I don’t know why somebody would benefit from people on the field breaking their backs for nothing in return. Why should supporters have to pay to watch games on TV?"
Patrick's son Jack, who was born in April 2022, watched his famous daddy take to the pitch this summer.
He said: "Jack was at the Limerick game. He is at that stage where he won’t stay up in our arms. He will scream until he is put down because he loves running around.
"A match is now the right place for him at the moment.
"There is a new noise coming out of him everyday and if you blink is he trying to run out the front door or go upstairs. He likes to do his own thing and he is a real character. He is very fun to be around."
Asked about retirement, he said: "I am not really sure yet what is going to happen. I am trying to enjoy hurling while I can at the moment.
"What happens after that happens, I have no control over it. I am back with my club at the moment and I am enjoying it."
There were calls this year the change the format of the hurling championship after Munster proved to be a lot more competitive than Leinster.
Patrick said: "Munster is very competitive, but I am sure what they could do to balance it out. We know the situation and it has been that way for a while now.
"It is unfortunate that we were the ones that lost out. We could look at every reason in the world, but in the end we didn’t do enough to get out of the group."
RTÉ's The Sunday Game has also made headlines this summer. Patrick is never bothered what about his former teammates or opponents say on screen.
He said: "I never listen to it so I am not sure what they say.
"Obviously, they have a job to do and they will say whatever they need to say to stay on the show.
"I don’t know what the last time I watched The Sunday Game was. I think the last time I looked at it, Tomas Mulcahy and the boys were still on it."
Virgin Media are about to deliver thousands of boxes of fibre (cereal) to homes across Cork, Kerry and Donegal with thousands of euro of prizes to be won for lucky homeowners who find a ‘Golden Ticket’ inside. Prizes even include luxury all-inclusive Virgin Voyage cruise tickets. The surprise home deliveries, which will be chosen at random, are in celebration of Virgin Media’s rollout of 2 Gigabit Full Fibre Broadband landing in the area.
On June 27th, the same day as the thousands of surprise home deliveries across Cork, Patrick will also be handing out the specially designed boxes of fibre in central Cork City. So simply look for a giant, life-size red box of cereal and you’ll find him! And he'll be handing out more of the fibre boxes with hopefully many more golden tickets inside, up for grabs!
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