List of television channels available in the Republic of Ireland
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
Entertainment channels
| Channel Name | Owner/parent company |
|---|---|
| RTÉ One | Raidió Teilifís Éireann |
| RTÉ One HD | |
| RTÉ One +1 | |
| RTÉ2 | |
| RTÉ2 HD | |
| RTÉ2+1 | |
| Virgin Media One | Virgin Media Television Ireland |
| Virgin Media One +1 | |
| Virgin Media One HD | |
| TG4 | Teilifís na Gaeilge |
| TG4 HD | |
| Virgin Media Two | Virgin Media Television Ireland |
| Virgin Media Two HD | |
| Virgin Media Three | |
| Virgin Media Three HD | |
| Virgin Media Four | |
| Virgin Media Four HD | |
| Challenge | Sky Ireland |
Northern Ireland channels
| Channel Name | Owner/parent company |
|---|---|
| BBC One Northern Ireland | BBC |
| BBC One Northern Ireland HD | |
| BBC Two Northern Ireland | |
| UTV | ITV plc |
| UTV +1 | |
| UTV HD | |
| Channel 4 | Channel Four Television Corporation |
| Channel 4 +1 | |
| Channel 4 HD | |
| 5 | Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd (Paramount Networks EMEAA) |
| 5 +1 | |
| 5 HD |
Children
| Channel Name | Owner/parent company |
|---|---|
| RTÉ KIDSjr | Raidió Teilifís Éireann |
| Cúla4 | Teilifís na Gaeilge |
News
| Channel Name | Owner/parent company |
|---|---|
| RTÉ News | Raidió Teilifís Éireann |
| Oireachtas TV | Oireachtas |
| Sky News | Sky Ireland |
Community channels
| Channel Name | Owner/parent company |
|---|---|
| Cork Community TV | Cork Community TV Ltd. |
| P5tv | P5tv Ltd |
Other channels broadcasting to Ireland
Specialised channels for Ireland
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 Showcase HD[1] | |
| Sky Max[1][2] | |
| Sky Max HD[1][2] | |
| Sky Witness[1][2] | |
| Sky Witness +1[1][2] | |
| Sky Witness HD[1][2] | |
| Sky Comedy[1][2] | |
| Sky Comedy HD[1][2] | |
| Sky Sports+[1] | |
| Sky Sports Football[1] | |
| Sky Sports Golf[1] | |
| Sky Sports Main Event[1] | |
| Sky Sports Main Event HD[1] | |
| Sky Sports News[1] | |
| Sky Sports News HD[1] | |
| Sky Sports Premier League[1] | |
| Sky Sports Premier League HD[1] | |
| Sky Sports Racing | |
| Sky Atlantic[1] | |
| Sky Atlantic HD[1] | |
| Sky News[1] | |
| Sky News HD[1] | |
| Sky Mix[1] | |
| Sky Kids[1] | |
| MTV Ireland[1] | Paramount Skydance |
| Nickelodeon[1] | |
| Nicktoons[1] | |
| Nick Jr.[1] | |
| Nick Jr. Too[1] | |
| Comedy Central[1] | |
| Comedy Central +1[1] | |
| Comedy Central Extra[1] | |
| 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 |
Pan-European/international channels
| Channel Name | Owner/parent company |
|---|---|
| Euronews | Euronews SA |
| 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 | |
| National Geographic HD | |
| Nat Geo Wild | |
| Nat Geo Wild HD | |
| Sky History | A+E Networks UK (A+E Networks/Sky plc) |
| Sky History +1 | |
| Sky History HD | |
| Crime & Investigation Network | |
| Crime & Investigation Network +1 | |
| Crime & Investigation Network HD |
UK channels available in Ireland
| Channel Name | Owner/parent company |
|---|---|
| BBC One London HD | BBC |
| BBC One HD (Generic UK HD channel) | |
| BBC Two England HD | |
| BBC Four | |
| BBC News (UK feed) | |
| ITV3 | ITV Digital Channels (ITV plc) |
| ITV4 | |
| U&Gold | UKTV (BBC Studios) |
| U&Gold +1 | |
| Sky Arts | Sky plc |
| Sky Arts HD | |
| Sky Mix | |
| Sky Mix +1 | |
| TNT Sports 1 | Discovery Networks UK |
| TNT Sports 1 HD | |
| TNT Sports 2 |
Proposed and Defunct channels
Proposed
- 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
- 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.
1970s
- BCA-TV - Early community channel that broadcast without a licence between 1974 and 1976. The station's offices were located at those of Phoenix Relays.
1980s
- 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
- 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
- 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
- In December 2016, Irish TV confirmed it would cease broadcasting.
- On 8 January 2017, UTV Ireland ceased broadcasting.
- MTV Music’s Irish feed ceased in July 2019 and was replaced by its British counterpart.
2020s
- 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.
- Virgin Media More closed down in November 2025.
See also
References
- ^ 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 "Our range of channels". Sky Media Ireland. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Atomic TV postponed | the Irish Film & Television Network". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Property TV channel postponed until late 2009 - the Republic of Property - Thepropertypin". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "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.