Ireland

Multi-sport

Irish telecoms operator Eir has said it will not be taking part in the latest rounds of sports rights auctions as it reconsiders its business model amid ongoing difficulties posed by the Covid-19 pandemic
Football

Virgin Media, the Irish telecoms and commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has said it is “happy to walk away” after failing in efforts to retain its rights to the Uefa Champions League.
Football

LaLiga, the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has signed a deal with global sports update and results provider LiveScore which will see matches from the remainder of 2020-21…
Wrestling

US promotion Impact Wrestling has announced that its UK and Ireland broadcast model will switch to streaming via Facebook and YouTube, as of this week
Multi-sport

Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, has reported a 3
Multi-sport

Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ posted a net deficit of €7.2m ($8.7m) for 2019, according to its recently released annual report. The broadcaster’s deficit for the previous year stood at €13m. RTÉ’s
Football

Ireland is the latest country in which the sales processes have begun for broadcast rights to the Uefa club competitions from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Multi-sport

A long-running carriage dispute between Irish telecoms operators Virgin Media and Eir has been fast-tracked to the Commercial Court in Dublin
Multi-sport

The Irish government has launched a review of the list of sporting events currently reserved for free-to-air television coverage in the country.
Multi-sport

UK and Ireland pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired a 10-per-cent stake in the parent company of social media publisher JOE Media Group, with the two parties set to share sports content
Horse Racing

Commercial broadcaster Virgin Media Television has extended and expanded its rights in Ireland to Racecourse Media Group’s UK horse races until 2023.
Rugby Union

Pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired a package of rights in Ireland to the new Autumn Nations Cup rugby union tournament
Motorsport

Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has agreed a rights deal in Ireland with Virgin Media Television. The agreement comprises live and highlights rights as the new series begins in 2021
Football

European football’s governing body, Uefa, has secured an order from the Irish High Court that requires a series of internet service providers in the country to block access to IP addresses of servers w…
Football

Jonathan Hill, the former agency executive and ex-commercial director at the Football Association, has been named as the new chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI)
Wrestling

Sports Channel Network has acquired multi-platform rights in the UK and Ireland to US wrestling promotion Major League Wrestling
Wrestling

Premier Sports has acquired rights in the UK and Ireland to Impact Wrestling’s flagship weekly show and its showpiece events.
Gaelic Sports

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has agreed to provide online coverage of inter-county championship matches that are not being shown by Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ and pay-television broadcaster …