It's Cillian not Sillian... Sky Sports in another GAA gaffe
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It's Cillian not Sillian... Sky Sports in another GAA gaffe

SILLIAN O’Connor played a blinder for Mayo in the Kn-ocked championship against New York.

That was the verdict of Sky Sports presenter Jim White after Mayo ran out comprehensive victors in Gaelic Park.

Yes, the broadcasting behemoth is having some teething problems with regards to the pronunciation of GAA proper nouns – Cillian O’Connor and the western province of Connacht the two latest victims.

Mayo are of course the defending All-Ireland champions – as Sky Sports told us the day their broadcast rights were announced.

Sky's untimely gaffe comes as Niall Quinn is tipped by bookmakers to front the broadcaster's GAA coverage, although a formal announcement of who will pundit this summer's games is expected in the coming weeks.