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 companyRTÉ OneRaidió Teilifís ÉireannRTÉ One HDRTÉ One +1RTÉ2RTÉ2 HDRTÉ2+1Virgin Media OneVirgin Media Television Ireland Virgin Media One +1Virgin Media One HDTG4Teilifís na GaeilgeTG4 HDVirgin Media TwoVirgin Media Television IrelandVirgin Media Two HDVirgin Media ThreeVirgin Media Three HDVirgin Media FourVirgin Media Four HDChallengeSky Ireland

Northern Ireland channels

Channel Name Owner/parent companyBBC One Northern IrelandBBCBBC One Northern Ireland HDBBC Two Northern IrelandUTVITV plcUTV +1UTV HDChannel 4Channel Four Television CorporationChannel 4 +1Channel 4 HD5Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd (Paramount Networks EMEAA)5 +15 HD

Children Channel Name Owner/parent companyRTÉ KIDSjrRaidió Teilifís ÉireannCúla4Teilifís na Gaeilge

News Channel Name Owner/parent companyRTÉ NewsRaidió Teilifís ÉireannOireachtas TVOireachtasSky NewsSky Ireland

Community channels Channel Name Owner/parent companyCork Community TVCork Community TV Ltd.P5tvP5tv Ltd

Other channels broadcasting to Ireland

Specialised channels for Ireland These channels show local advertising and/or sponsorship for Ireland. Channel Name Owner/parent companySky OneSky IrelandSky One +1Sky One HDSky WitnessSky Witness +1Sky Witness HDSky ComedySky Comedy HDSky Sports+Sky Sports FootballSky Sports GolfSky Sports Main EventSky Sports Main Event HDSky Sports NewsSky Sports News HDSky Sports Premier LeagueSky Sports Premier League HDSky Sports Racing Sky AtlanticSky Atlantic HDSky NewsSky News HDSky MixSky KidsMTV IrelandParamount SkydanceNickelodeonNicktoonsNick Jr.Nick Jr. TooComedy CentralComedy Central +1Comedy Central ExtraDiscovery ChannelDiscovery Communications Benelux B.V.TLCDiscovery Communications Benelux B.V.Animal PlanetDiscovery Communications Benelux B.V.E4Channel Four Television CorporationE4 +1

Pan-European/international channels Channel Name Owner/parent companyEuronewsEuronews SATV5Monde EuropeTV5MONDE, S.A.CNN InternationalTurner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner)Bloomberg TelevisionBloomberg L.P.CNBC EuropeVersantBBC News (international feed)BBCNational GeographicNGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox Networks Group)National Geographic +1National Geographic HDNat Geo WildNat Geo Wild HDSky HistoryA+E Networks UK (A+E Networks/Sky plc)Sky History +1Sky History HDCrime & Investigation NetworkCrime & Investigation Network +1Crime & Investigation Network HD

UK channels available in Ireland

Channel Name Owner/parent companyBBC One London HDBBCBBC One HD (Generic UK HD channel)BBC Two England HDBBC FourBBC News (UK feed)ITV3ITV Digital Channels (ITV plc)ITV4U&GoldUKTV (BBC Studios)U&Gold +1Sky ArtsSky plcSky Arts HDSky MixSky Mix +1TNT Sports 1Discovery Networks UKTNT Sports 1 HDTNT Sports 2

Proposed and Defunct channels

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

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. 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 Television in the Republic of Ireland Timeline of commercial television in the Republic of Ireland

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