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Vincent Whelan

Sky Sports apologise for 'almost unwatchable' signal glitches during All-Ireland final as fans fume

Today's All-Ireland final was a fantastic watch as Galway and Kerry went back and forth in a high-scoring duel that delivered drama right to the death.

However, there were plenty of GAA supporters left exasperated as they struggled to see large swathes of it after tuning into Sky Sports' coverage.

There were technical issues with the picture quality for many who took to social media to vent.

READ MORE: Kerry crowned All-Ireland champions for a 38th time after holding off Galway

Soccer journalist Miguel Delaney tweeted: "The reception for the All Ireland on Sky is almost unwatchable."

And in a follow-up tweet, he added: "Now just a game of Magic Eye. If you stare at the image long enough, it becomes a football match."

Irish expats like the London-based journalist were left particularly frustrated since it can be so difficult to stream on the RTE Player outside of Ireland.

Liam commented: "Total s***te. Ruined the 2nd half."

While Ryan said: "Awful. Not like they can blame the weather."

Lastly, Ciara said: "It’s so frustrating!!!! Wish I’d bought the GAAGo pass now. Just missed the last two Kerry points."

At various points in the second half Sky put up a graphic saying 'We're really sorry for the problems with picture quality' as it proved to be a persistent issue for plenty of their customers.

Those unfortunate one who did suffer from a patchy signal missed a memorable occasion as the underdogs more than held their own for the bulk of the game.

The Tribesmen raced out of the blocks to lead by 0-4 to 0-1 after around 15 minutes. However, despite not playing at their most fluid, Kerry managed to claw their way back into it from there and went in at the half-time break only down by a point.

The fact that they were still right on Galway's tail was largely down to an irresistible David Clifford performance as this match devolved into a mini-shootout between himself and the equally mesmeric Shane Walsh at the other end.

Jack O'Connor made the brave call to haul off two of his most senior players in David Moran and Paul Geaney prior to the second half getting under way and that provided the platform for a more energetic and incisive Kingdom showing as brothers Adrian and Killian Spillane both played well in their stead.

Speedster Michéal Burns, Paul Murphy and Joe O'Connor also all had timely interventions when they were brought into the fold as Kerry slowly wrestled control from Galway but not before The Tirbesmen put on a brilliant fight with the sides still level going into the last 10 minutes.

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