Tipperary Ladies Senior Football manager Declan Carr with commentator Stephen Gleeson at the launch of the new partnership between Tipperary Ladies Football and CK Streaming covering the Camida Club Championship games in 2021.

Tipp LGFA partner with CK Streaming for online Club game coverage

Tipperary Ladies Gaelic Football Association have joined forces with CK Streaming which will see Club Championship games, at all levels from under 12 right up to adult grades in the county, broadcast live for the upcoming season.

The games, which will be broadcast free to all on CK Streaming's YouTube channel, will heighten the profile of the game in the county and show case it to a wider audience.

“We in Tipperary LGFA are delighted to have CK Streaming on board with us this to live stream our Camida Championship games,” said Lar Roche, chairperson of Tipperary LGFA.

“Over the past twelve months the Covid 19 Pandemic has wreaked havoc on our daily lives. But as the old saying goes ‘it is an ill wind that doesn't blow some good’. And so, as we have adapted to playing our games with no/limited crowds in attendance, live streaming has now become a necessity.”

“We have committed to live streaming a significant number of our games including all our County Championship Finals in 2021.

“We have all noticed that every club has connected with their diaspora particularly in the last twelve months, whether they are in Donegal or in Auckland. Through those connections we have identified a demand for people to see our games broadcast live.

“We have also identified with those who may be unable to attend games for one reason or another but who also wish to watch games with relations or neighbours involved.

“We firmly believe that we have a fabulous game to show off and we believe we have the right partner in CK Streaming to help us promote it in the most effective way possible.”

Tomás Matthews of CK Streaming also expressed his delight to be involved with Tipperary LGFA, promoting what he says is the fastest growing sport in the country.

“We want to make club games easily accessible for everyone,” he said.

“We all have family or friends across the country and throughout the world that would love to continue to support their home teams. They often find themselves relying on a Twitter feed and only getting the occasional update or none in some cases. Now they can tune in live or watch back matches they would have otherwise missed out on.”

Coverage of the games will include pre-match, half-time and full-time analysis, which will bring club game streaming to a new level. Supporters will also see all of the games in the county previewed and reviewed on CK Streaming's weekly podcast: Along The Line.

Tomas Matthews also expressed his delight with his commentary and analysis team he has assembled and who will provide expert opinion including former Tipperary players Samantha Lambert and Niamh Lonergan, as well as commentators Stephen Gleeson and Tony Smith.

The recently retired former Tipperary captain Samantha Lambert said she is excited to be involved and is really looking forward to seeing Ladies Football in Tipperary being showcased to a broader audience.

“This partnership can only help promote the game both locally and nationally,” she said.

Samantha’s former teammate Niamh Lonergan who announced her retirement after All Ireland success in 2019 is also looking forward to the games commencing later this summer.

“CK Streaming are extremely passionate about promoting the game and have done a lot of work in conjunction with the County Board to bring this to fruition,” she said.

Based in Clonakenny, CK Streaming was born out of Tomas Matthews own passion for sport in Tipperary.

“I have spent my whole life going to and supporting Tipperary teams and in the last year I could see the need for live streaming of club games,” Tomas explained.

“Our area of expertise is in website development and advertising production and we realised we had the skills and the equipment necessary to provide Live Streaming which we believe will bring Tipperary Ladies Football to a brand new audience and will also enhance the connection with our diaspora.”

CK Streaming will also be launching their new website in the coming weeks which will be the main hub for all of their live streamed events. Find out more at ckstreaming.ie.