List of television channels available in the Republic of Ireland

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This is a list of channels available in Ireland. Public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (4 channels), first commercial broadcaster Virgin Media Television (4 channels), Irish language channel TG4, and Irish Parliament Channel Oireachtas TV

Main channels[edit]

Entertainment channels[edit]

Channel Name Owner/parent company
RTÉ One Raidió Teilifís Éireann
RTÉ One HD Raidió Teilifís Éireann
RTÉ One +1 Raidió Teilifís Éireann
RTÉ2 Raidió Teilifís Éireann
RTÉ2 HD Raidió Teilifís Éireann
RTÉ2+1 Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Virgin Media One Virgin Media Television Ireland
Virgin Media One +1 Virgin Media Television
Virgin Media One HD Virgin Media Television
TG4 Teilifís na Gaeilge
TG4 HD Teilifís na Gaeilge
Virgin Media Two Virgin Media Television
Virgin Media Two HD Virgin Media Television
Virgin Media Three Virgin Media Television
Virgin Media Three HD Virgin Media Television
Virgin Media Four Virgin Media Television
Virgin Media Four HD Virgin Media Television
Virgin Media More Virgin Media Television

Northern Ireland channels[edit]

Channel Name Owner/parent company
BBC One Northern Ireland BBC
BBC One Northern Ireland HD BBC
BBC Two Northern Ireland BBC
UTV ITV plc
UTV +1 ITV plc
UTV HD ITV plc
Channel 4 Channel Four Television Corporation
Channel 4 +1 Channel Four Television Corporation
Channel 4 HD Channel Four Television Corporation
Channel 5 Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd (Paramount Networks EMEAA)
Channel 5 +1 Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd (Paramount Networks EMEAA)
Channel 5 HD Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd (Paramount Networks EMEAA)

Children[edit]

Channel Name Owner/parent company
RTÉjr Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Cúla4 Teilifís na Gaeilge

News[edit]

Channel Name Owner/parent company
RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Oireachtas TV Oireachtas
Sky News Sky Ireland

Community channels[edit]

Channel Name Owner/parent company
Cork Community TV Cork Community TV Ltd.
P5tv P5tv Ltd

Other channels broadcasting to Ireland[edit]

Specialised channels for Ireland[edit]

These channels show local advertising and/or sponsorship for Ireland.

Channel Name Owner/parent company
Sky Showcase[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Showcase +1[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Showcase HD[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Replay[1][2] Sky Ireland
Sky Max[1][2] Sky Ireland
Sky Max HD[1][2] Sky Ireland
Sky Witness[1][2] Sky Ireland
Sky Witness +1[1][2] Sky Ireland
Sky Witness HD[1][2] Sky Ireland
Sky Comedy[1][2] Sky Ireland
Sky Comedy HD[1][2] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports Arena[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports Football[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports Golf[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports Main Event[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports Main Event HD[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports News[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports News HD[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports Premier League[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports Premier League HD[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports Racing (Sky plc)
Sky Atlantic[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Atlantic HD[1] Sky Ireland
Sky News[1] Sky Ireland
Sky News HD[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Mix[1] Sky Ireland
Sky Kids[1] Sky Ireland
MTV Ireland[1] Paramount Global
Nickelodeon[1] Paramount Global
Nicktoons[1] Paramount Global
Nick Jr.[1] Paramount Global
Nick Jr. Too[1] Paramount Global
Comedy Central[1] Paramount Global
Comedy Central +1[1] Paramount Global
Comedy Central Extra[1] Paramount Global
Discovery Channel[1] Discovery Communications Benelux B.V.[3]
TLC[1] Discovery Communications Benelux B.V.
Animal Planet Discovery Communications Benelux B.V.
E4 Channel Four Television Corporation
E4 +1 Channel Four Television Corporation

Pan-European/international channels[edit]

Channel Name Owner/parent company
Euronews Euronews SA
Eurosport 1 Discovery Networks Northern Europe
Eurosport 1 HD Discovery Networks Northern Europe
Eurosport 2 Discovery Networks Northern Europe
TV5Monde Europe TV5MONDE, S.A.
CNN International Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner)
Bloomberg Television Bloomberg L.P.
CNBC Europe NBCUniversal
BBC News (international feed) BBC
National Geographic NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox Networks Group)
National Geographic +1 NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox Networks Group)
National Geographic HD NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox Networks Group)
Nat Geo Wild NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox Networks Group)
Nat Geo Wild HD NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox Networks Group)
Sky History A+E Networks UK (A+E Networks/Sky plc)
Sky History +1 A+E Networks UK (A+E Networks/Sky plc)
Sky History HD A+E Networks UK (A+E Networks/Sky plc)
Crime & Investigation Network A+E Networks UK (A+E Networks/Sky plc )
Crime & Investigation Network +1 A+E Networks UK (A+E Networks/Sky plc)
Crime & Investigation Network HD A+E Networks UK (A+E Networks/Sky plc)

UK channels available in Ireland[edit]

Channel Name Owner/parent company
BBC One London HD BBC
BBC One HD (Generic UK HD channel) BBC
BBC Two England HD BBC
BBC Four BBC
BBC News (UK feed) BBC
ITV3 ITV Digital Channels (ITV plc)
ITV4 ITV Digital Channels (ITV plc)
Gold UKTV (BBC Studios)
Gold +1 UKTV (BBC Studios)
Sky Arts Sky plc
Sky Arts HD Sky plc
Sky Mix Sky plc
Sky Mix +1 Sky plc

Proposed and Defunct channels[edit]

Proposed[edit]

  • Atomic TV: A 24-hour music channel was expected to launch in the 1990s.[4]
  • Property TV and WTV: both of these channels were proposed to launch in 2008.[5]

Unknown dates[edit]

  • Capital Television - this was another short-lived Dublin channel which only broadcast a caption for a week, along with a testcard at night another week. It was a pirate TV channel.

1980s[edit]

  • Channel 3 - (Later known as Channel D) was a short-lived Dublin based television station broadcasting from July 1981 to November 1981. It was a pirate TV channel.
  • Nova TV - this was another Dublin pirate TV channel that was broadcast for a short time in the 1980s.

1990s[edit]

  • RLO TV - this was another legal/pirate television station (Satellite and UHF), broadcast in Limerick by Radio Limerick One in 1999 and 2000. An official licence was granted for the satellite service in 1997 at which time digital broadcasts began making this the first digital television channel in Ireland beating RTÉ by years. During the UHF years while the station was not airing its own content they would broadcast a relay of UK Channel 5.

2000s[edit]

  • Waterford@8 - this was a sister local TV service of WLR FM in Waterford. It was available on cable in Waterford city and Dungarvan and on MMDS in east Waterford and south Kilkenny. The service launched in 2000, and ceased in 2005.
  • Sky News Ireland - this was an Irish version of Sky News, carried to Ireland on Sky Digital, and by most cable companies. It ceased broadcasting in November 2006 due to low audience figures.
  • Chorus Sports - this was on Chorus Cable, which showed local sports, greyhound racing, and national motor racing events. This ceased broadcasting in January 2007.
  • Bubble Hits Ireland - this was a 24-hour music channel targeting both Ireland and the rest of Europe (European version). On 13 February 2009, Bubble Hits ceased broadcasting due to a downturn in advertising revenue.
  • Channel 6 - active from 2006 to January 2009; replaced by 3e.

2010s[edit]

2020s[edit]

  • Channels operated by Sky, BBC, Paramount Global, Warner Media and Discovery are registered to broadcast in Ireland as they are registered in Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, from 1 January 2021. Previously the Irish feeds of these channels were regulated by the UK regulator OFCOM.[6]
  • In late 2021, Eir dropped its Eir Sport channels.
  • On 11 April 2022, Virgin Media Sport closed.
  • On 12 April 2022, Virgin Media Television launched Virgin Media More.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "Our range of channels". Sky Media Ireland. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sky Media Ireland adds two channels to TV portfolio for advertisers". 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Table with permission decision and exemption decisions Discovery" (PDF). cvdm.nl (in Dutch). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Atomic TV postponed | the Irish Film & Television Network". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Property TV channel postponed until late 2009 - the Republic of Property - Thepropertypin". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  6. ^ "List of service providers". The Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting. Czech Republic. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2020.