It was seen as a new dawn for the GAA, with a way for expanding the game and giving expats another way of tuning into see the All-Ireland championships - but the chaos that the GAA's Sky deal has brought us to the point where a free-to-air vote is on the cards at the GAA Congress.
It definitely brought hurling and football to new audiences, ready to take to twitter with their hot-takes.
Sky first starting showing All-Ireland games in 2014 - with a package of 14 exclusive next to RTE's main package. Dublin are now leading a motion to restrict championship games as 'free-to-air' only.
This would have the effect of taking Sky out of the equation, leaving TG4, RTE, and TV3 to fight for the TV rights at a cut-price deal.
The current TV deal with Sky lead to a huge €11.3 million profit for the GAA last year, and if Dublin's motion were to be passed, the GAA faces the prospect of losing up to €5 million each year for the next TV rights period of three years.
Dublin's motion, if passed, would be written into the rulebook and could only be changed by a two-thirds majority of Congress.
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