GAA+ launches 2026 Season Pass

GAA+, the GAA’s wholly owned live and on-demand streaming platform, today launched its 2026 Season Pass and exclusive 40-match broadcast schedule in Croke Park.

Season passes for Irish based users are now on sale for €95 from www.GAAplus.ie and GAA members can receive a 10% discount via Foireann. Current GAA+ season pass subscribers will be contacted separately with further instructions.

Matches are available to buy individually for €15 or as a ‘3for2’ bundle for €30. All care-giving locations will again receive access free of charge via the HSE and Nursing Homes Ireland. A GAA club pass is priced at €150 and commercial premises pass at €300 (appendix 2).

The wholly owned platform will reinvest 83 cents of every euro generated in the development of Gaelic games across coaching, local club, county and player welfare aid.

Leading Presentation, Insight & Analysis

Aisling O’Reilly and Gráinne McElwain return to present live coverage from all six Provincial Championships (19 matches), the Tailteann Cup (7 matches) and the GAA football All-Ireland series (14 matches) across 12 weekends and 19 match days. Commentary will once again be provided by Dave McIntyre, Mike Finnerty and Liam Aherne.

The GAA+ football analysis team continues to grow. Household names including Marc Ó Sé (Kerry), Paddy Andrews (Dublin), Pádraig O’Hora (Mayo), Aaron Kernan (Armagh), Michael Meehan (Galway), Bríd Stack (Cork), Kevin Cassidy (Donegal) and John Heslin (Westmeath) will all return to match day screens in the coming weeks. They will be joined this season by All-Ireland winners Patrick McBrearty (Donegal) and Stefan Campbell (Armagh).

Hurling insight will again come from Richie Hogan (Kilkenny), Bubbles O’Dwyer (Tipperary), Noel Connors (Waterford), Eoin Cadogan (Cork), Séamus Hickey (Limerick) and Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny). All-Ireland winning Captain David Burke (Galway), Podge Collins (Clare) and Niamh Rockett (Waterford) will also provide live match day insight in the coming weeks.

Midweek Programming

Following feedback from a comprehensive subscriber survey last year, two dedicated analysis shows will return every Wednesday and Thursday free of charge on the GAA+ YouTube channel. ‘The Hurling Analysis Show’ and ‘Football in Detail’ will now mean four midweek studio shows are available for fans to feast on throughout the Championship, adding to the existing Monday and Friday shows launched at the beginning of this year’s Allianz Leagues.

Hurling match breakdown and insight will be discussed by Noel Connors and Séamus Hickey every Wednesday, while Paul Galvin will join Michael Meehan and Shane McEntee to run the rule over the football action every Thursday. Other midweek contributors will include Darran O’Sullivan (Kerry), Ciaran Murtagh (Roscommon), Séamus Flanagan (Limerick), Walter Walsh (Kilkenny) and Niamh McGrath (Galway).

Enhanced Production and User Experience

Multi-camera setups will be in place for 30+ games and the GAA’s own in-house production team will continue to unlock exclusive access for viewers nationwide and over 180 territories worldwide. GAA+’s unique presentation style, among the supporters and at the heart of the action pitch side, will bring an editorial freshness like no other to this Summer’s Championship and new in-game production elements will feature over the course of the coverage.

Enhanced picture quality will ensure an improved viewing experience for fans streaming on the GAA+ website, via iOS or Android apps, or directly on many of the main connected TV devices (see appendix 3). For the first time, live subtitles will be available on the service, while the GAA+ website also features additional accessibility improvements.

Spread of Coverage

Opening Championship coverage throws in from London and New York on April 11/12^th, before five Provincial football semi-finals air on the platform in the weeks following.

Extensive All-Ireland football series coverage will see 12 matches live streamed from the three newly formatted group stages, as well as two quarter-finals on June 27^th. A Tailteann Cup ‘Game of the Week’ will also be available on web and app during the group stages.

Ten live matches from the Munster and Leinster hurling championships will be brought to subscribers. Exclusive GAA+ matches include Galway v Kilkenny (May 18^th), Kilkenny v Wexford (April 25^th), Galway v Dublin (May 16^th), Waterford v Tipperary (April 26^th), Waterford v Cork (May 9^th), Tipperary v Clare (May 16^th) and Limerick v Waterford (May 17^th). The Round 5 pick on May 24^th is to be confirmed and pending RTÉ match picks 1 & 2.

Jarlath Burns, Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael, said:

“The 2026 Championship promises to be an electric one across both codes and I am proud that the GAA’s own streaming platform will bring this excitement to the fingertips of those who cannot attend a game. GAA+ is vital in ensuring that we provide additional exposure to our games and the spread of coverage in this year’s season pass schedule is clear to be seen.”.

Speaking at the launch, Noel Quinn, Head of GAA+, commented:

“GAA+ continues to grow its match day and midweek programming to meet obvious supporter demand. Today’s 40-match season pass and midweek studio show announcement affirms our vision for the platform in the years to come. We are delighted to welcome new and returning faces to the presentation team and look forward to live coverage throwing in on April 11^th”.