GAA pundit Joe Brolly is poised to make a return to television screens for this year's Ulster Championship, according to reports.
It is understood that negotiations are at an advanced stage between the former Derry All Ireland winner and BBC NI.
It has been reported that the GAA is believed to be considering allowing BBC NI to screen Ulster Championship games live.
Mr Brolly was removed from the RTÉ punditry team last year after the drawn All Ireland final between Dublin and Kerry.
The Belfast-based barrister and former Derry inter-county footballer made controversial comments about the performance of referee David Gough during the match. He later revealed in his Gaelic Life column that he had subsequently contacted Gough to apologise.
It is understood that the incident had no bearing on the parting of ways with RTÉ, however.
Mr Brolly had been among the most high-profile sports pundits in Ireland since beginning his stint with The Sunday Game almost two decades ago. He brought his own compelling style to punditry and divided opinion over the course of his television career.
The Dungiven native was at the heart of a series of controversies during his time with RTÉ.
He revealed that his only regret from his time on TV was his jibe at colleague Marty Morrissey, to whom he referred as being "as ugly as Cavan football".
In another incident, he launched a tirade at Tyrone's Sean Cavanagh after he pulled down Conor McManus when the Monaghan forward had a late goal chance in their 2013 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat. He blasted that "you can forget about Sean Cavanagh as far as he's a man", for which he later apologised in a phone call.
On January, Mr Brolly defended a decision to become an analyst with eir Sport - a pay-per-view TV station - saying he did not want to be "howling in the wilderness" against subscription sport services.
He had previously been a strong critic of the GAA's link with commercial sports broadcaster, Sky.
The delayed Ulster Championship is due to open at the end of October with the final taking place on November 22.
Yesterday, Mr Brolly shared two newspaper articles on Twitter that reported the link between him and the BBC.
Both he and the BBC declined to comment on the matter when contacted.
