The Committee Room
Encyclopedia
The Committee Room is a Gaelic games
-themed magazine
and review television
programme that has aired on RTÉ Two
since 25 May 2011. Presented by Marty Morrissey
, who is joined by a different panel of guests every week, the programme features a mix of interviews, analysis and discussion on all GAA related matters.
's commissioning editors sought new ideas for a Gaelic games-based midweek programme that would compliment The Sunday Game
. The eighteen half-hour programmes would be broadcast on either Wednesday of Thursday evenings, however, provision would be made for a one-hour show. RTÉ Sport
would provide a programme set, opening animation and programme graphics for the series, subject to further discussion with the successful company. In May RTÉ announced that The Committee Room would be hosted by RTÉ's Head of Gaelic Games Marty Morrissey and would feature interviews, analysis and debates.
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every Wednesday evening during the championship season at 8:00 p.m. on RTÉ Two
. It is repeated in a late-night slot the following Thursday.
Gaelic games
Gaelic games are sports played in Ireland under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The two main games are Gaelic football and hurling...
-themed magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
and review television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
programme that has aired on RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
since 25 May 2011. Presented by Marty Morrissey
Marty Morrissey
Marty Morrissey is a commentator and with the sports department of Ireland's national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Morrissey was born in Mallow, County Cork but the family returned to their then home of the Bronx, New York shortly afterwards...
, who is joined by a different panel of guests every week, the programme features a mix of interviews, analysis and discussion on all GAA related matters.
History
In 2011 RTÉRTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
's commissioning editors sought new ideas for a Gaelic games-based midweek programme that would compliment The Sunday Game
The Sunday Game
The Sunday Game is Raidió Teilifís Éireann's main Gaelic games television programme. It is shown on RTÉ Two every Sunday during the Football Championship and Hurling Championship seasons. It is one of RTÉ Two’s longest-running shows, having been on air since 1979, one year after the channel first...
. The eighteen half-hour programmes would be broadcast on either Wednesday of Thursday evenings, however, provision would be made for a one-hour show. RTÉ Sport
RTÉ Sport
RTÉ Sport is a cross platform, integrated business division of Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann, responsible for the provision of sport coverage on RTÉ Radio, RTÉ Television, and RTÉ.ie....
would provide a programme set, opening animation and programme graphics for the series, subject to further discussion with the successful company. In May RTÉ announced that The Committee Room would be hosted by RTÉ's Head of Gaelic Games Marty Morrissey and would feature interviews, analysis and debates.
Format
The Committee Room usually features three special guest in conversation with Marty Morrissey about the big Gaelic games issues of the week. The panel of guests usually includes a GAA correspondent or journalist with a major national newspaper, current and retired players, managers and even high-profile referees. Most hot topics are up for discussion, including the format of the championship, the prevalence of specific injuries in Gaelic games and the dominance of particular teams in hurlingHurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
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Broadcast
The Committee Room is broadcast live from the RTÉ Television CentreRTÉ Television Centre
RTÉ Television Centre is a television studio complex which is owned by Radio Telefís Éireann and has been home to the national broadcaster of Ireland since 1961. It is situated at Montrose, Donnybrook, Dublin 4...
every Wednesday evening during the championship season at 8:00 p.m. on RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
. It is repeated in a late-night slot the following Thursday.