Brian Fenton Joins RTÉ Sunday Game GAA Panel for 2026 Championship

RTÉ Sport has announced Brian Fenton will join its Sunday Game GAA punditry panel for the 2026 Championship, featuring across video, audio, online including the RTÉ GAA Podcast.

One of Gaelic football’s greatest ever players, a cornerstone of Dublin’s dominance, he will bring a wealth of experience and insight to the RTÉ panel. Over the course of his renowned career, he won 7 All-Irelands, 6 All-Stars, 4 National Leagues, 10 Leinster titles and was named GAA Football Player of the Year twice (2018, 2020).

He becomes the fifth Football Player of the Year to join RTÉ’s 2026 panel, alongside Peter Canavan (1995), Tomás Ó Sé (2004), Seán Cavanagh (2008) and Lee Keegan (2016). RTÉ’s coverage will also feature Hurling Player of the Year winners, Henry Shefflin (2002, 2006, 2012) and Joe Canning (2017) and All-Ireland winner, Hannah Tyrrell (2025).

Head of RTÉ Sport, Declan McBennett said: “We are thrilled that a player of Brian’s calibre will be bringing his experience, insight and drive to our coverage. I have no doubt he will excel in the same manner he did throughout his playing career.”

RTÉ’s live Championship coverage begins this weekend, continuing its free-to-air offering across RTÉ2, RTÉ Player, RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, the RTÉ Radio app, RTÉ.ie and the RTÉ GAA Podcast.

Ahead of throw-in this weekend, Damian Lawlor is joined by Marty Morrissey and a panel including Patrick Horgan, John Mullane, Liam Sheedy, Éamonn Fitzmaurice, Peter Canavan and Aoife Sheehan for the RTÉ GAA Championship Preview available to watch now on RTÉ Player.

Fans can follow all the action this summer via RTÉ’s live blogs, reports, highlights and analysis across RTÉ.ie, the RTÉ News app, YouTube and social channels, with additional insight from columnists Lee Keegan, Enda McGinley and Shane McGrath, and midweek analysis on the RTÉ GAA Podcast.

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Rayna Connery, RTÉ Senior Communications Lead

Maureen Catterson, RTÉ Communications Manager