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A chara, – Five glorious goals, a red card, a courageous fight-back, a dramatic late winner and an electric atmosphere all served up by an entertaining classic between Shelbourne and St Patrick’s Athletic on RTÉ 2 last Monday night. But why is this programming so rare on our national broadcaster rather than the norm? There have been so many classics this footballing season, it’s a shame that fictitious dramas happening in the likes of Carrigstown, Walford and Summer Bay are given higher priority by RTÉ than the real-life drama of the League of Ireland. – Is mise,

JASON POWER,

Salthill,

Galway.