People in the Republic of Ireland can watch sports on Irish channels such as RTÉ One, RTÉ Two TV3, 3e TG4, Eir Sport 1 and Eir Sport 2. They can also view Pay-TV networks such as BT Sport, British Eurosport, Sky Sports and ESPN. They can also access Northern Ireland's version of Sports broadcasting contracts in the British networks of the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and S4C on satellite and cable.
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: RTÉ Sport, Sky Sports (RTÉ show Final), Eir Sport and Spórt TG4 show highlights (2014 to 2016)
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: RTÉ Sport, Sky Sports (RTÉ show Final), Eir Sport and Spórt TG4 show highlights (2014 to 2016)
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Spórt TG4(2014 to 2016)
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Spórt TG4 (2014 to 2016)
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: Spórt TG4, RTÉ Sport highlights
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: Spórt TG4, RTÉ Sport highlights
All-Ireland Junior Football Championship: Spórt TG4, RTÉ Sport highlights and live final
All-Ireland Ladies GAA: Spórt TG4
International Rules: Spórt TG4 live, RTÉ Sport highlights
Allianz Football League: Spórt TG4, Eir Sport, RTÉ Sport highlights (2014 to 2016)
Allianz Hurling League: Spórt TG4, Eir Sport, RTÉ Sport highlights (2014 to 2016)
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: Spórt TG4 Matches Live
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: Spórt TG4 Matches Live
Gaelic Senior Hardball Singles: Spórt TG4 Highlights show
Gaelic Senior Softball Singles: Spórt TG4 Highlights show
All-Ireland Intermediate and Junior Club Championships: Irish TV
All-Ireland Masters: Irish TV
FIFA World Cup: RTÉ Sport: All Matches Live until 2022
European Championship: RTÉ Sport: 30 of the games, (TV3 Sport to show 22 Matches) 2016
Republic of Ireland national football team: RTÉ Sport: All competitive Internationals Live 2014-2018, Eir Sport home friendly games live with RTÉ Sport highlights until 2018, Sky Sports All qualifying games live, RTÉ Radio 1 Live
Women's internationals: Eir Sport live
U21 internationals: Eir Sport live
Copa América: Eir Sport Matches Live
UEFA Champions League 2015 to 2018: RTÉ Sport: (Wednesday Nights), TV3 Sport (Tuesday Nights), Eir Sport (Both Nights), BT Sport, RTÉ Radio 1 Live
UEFA Europa League: Eir Sport, BT Sport
UEFA Super Cup: TV3 Sport, RTÉ Radio 1 Live
League of Ireland: RTÉ Sport: Highlights and Matches Live, Eir Sport live
FAI Cup: RTÉ Sport show 1 Second Round Match Live, 1 Third Round Match Live, 1 Quarter-Finals Match Live, 2 Semi-finals Matches Live, Final Live,
League of Ireland Cup: Eir Sport live finals since 2005
Premier League: Sky Sports (2016-19) 159 Live Matches (including 33 Saturday 3pm games), BT Sport (2016-19) 42 Live Matches, Eir Sport Highlights (2016-2019), BBC – Match of the Day Highlights (2016-2019). Previously Setanta Sports live 2004-2016, RTE live 1985-95 and highlights 1998-2013
FA Cup: BT Sport, Eir Sport, BBC Sport, Live Matches including Final TV3 Sport Final Only 2015 to 2018
Scottish Cup: Sky Sports, BBC Scotland
Scottish League Cup: BT Sport
Scottish Challenge Cup: BBC Alba, Eir Sport
Setanta Sports Cup: Formerly Eir Sport - no longer broadcast, event discontinued
Irish League Cup: BBC NI (Final on BBC NI)
Conference National: BT Sport
Copa Libertadores: Eir Sport
Serie A: Eir Sport, BT Sport
Confederations Cup: RTÉ Sport All Matches Live (16 Matches Live) including Final
English Football League: Sky Sports, Channel 5 Highlights every weekend
FAI Junior Cup: Irish TV and Eir Sport Highlights, TG4 2014 and 2016 highlights
FAI Women's Cup: RTÉ Sport Live Final from the Aviva Stadium
Dublin Super Cup: Eir Sport - no longer broadcast, competition discontinued
FAI International Football Awards: RTÉ Sport
UEFA Women's Champions League: British Eurosport
FIFA Women's World Cup: British Eurosport
Major League Soccer: Sky Sports
Brazilian League: BT Sport
Argentine Primera División: formerly Eir Sport - no longer broadcast
Copa do Brasil: Formerly Eir Sport - no longer broadcast
Ekstraklasa: Formerly Eir Sport and Primetime - no longer broadcast
J1 League: Formerly British Eurosport - no longer broadcast
World Cup 2019: Eir Sport, All Games Live, Free to air rights TBC
RBS Six Nations: RTÉ Sport until 2017, RTÉ Radio 1 Ireland Games Live (From 2018 all matches will be on TV3 Sport)
Ireland national rugby union team: Live End-of-year rugby union internationals RTÉ Sport until 2017, All Games Live Sky Sports until 2018, RTÉ Radio 1 Live, RTÉ 2fm Mid-year rugby union internationals All Ireland Games Live, Sky Sports till 2020
Pro 12: Sky Sport, Spórt TG4, BBC NI, S4C, RTÉ Radio 1 Final Live
Ulster Bank All-Ireland League: RTÉ Sport
European Rugby Champions Cup: BT Sport 34 matches live, including 2 quarter-finals, 1 semi-final and the final, Sky Sports 34 matches live, including 2 quarter-finals, 1 semi-final and the final, Spórt TG4 highlights, RTÉ Radio 1 16 Games Live (including at least 8 Irish teams games Live, Newstalk 16 Games Live (including at least 8 Irish Teams games Live)
European Rugby Challenge Cup: BT Sport up to 34 matches live, including 2 quarter-finals, 1 semi-final and the final, Sky Sports up to 34 matches live, including 2 quarter-finals, 1 semi-final and the final, Spórt TG4 highlights (Irish Teams highlights), RTÉ Radio 1 Irish Teams Games Live
Top 14: Sky Sports Live
Schools Rugby: Eir Sport
Women's Rugby World Cup: Eir Sport
Women's Six Nations Championship: RTÉ Sport Ireland Games Live, RTÉ Radio 1 Ireland Games Live
Six Nations Under 20s Championship: RTÉ Sport Ireland Games Live
Women's Under 20s Six Nations Championship: RTÉ Sport Ireland Games Highlights
Rugby World Cup Sevens: 2018 Eir Sport
World Rugby Sevens Series: Eir Sport
World Rugby Under 20 Championship: 2017 Eir Sport
U.S. Masters: Eir Sport & Sky Sports
U.S. Open (golf): Sky Sports
The Open: Sky Sports
Irish Open: RTÉ Sport & Sky Sports
Ryder Cup: Sky Sports
Irish National Amateur Boxing Championships: Spórt TG4 since 2015, previously on RTÉ Sport
Coverage of Irish professionals now on BoxNation and Sky Sports
Carl Frampton fights: Sky Sports, previous Setanta Sports, UTV Ireland and UTV
Fights from around the world: Eir Sport
European Amateur Boxing Championships: TG4
World Amateur Boxing Championships: RTÉ Sport 2009 & 2011, Spórt TG4 2013, RTÉ Sport 2015 - also on BoxNation
BT Sport live
Eir Sport delayed
3e Tuesday night delayed
Australian Open: British Eurosport
US Open: British Eurosport
Wimbledon: Eir Sport
French Open: Eir Sport
ATP World Tour Finals: Sky Sports Full Live Coverage BBC Selected Live Matches
International Premier Tennis League: Sky Sports
Summer Olympics: RTÉ Sport 1964-2020, Eurosport main rights holders from 2020
Summer Paralympics: Eir Sport live 2012 & 2016 - RTÉ Sport Highlights 2016, same as 2012 - Channel 4 live 2012-2020, previously BBC
Commonwealth Games: Live on BBC in 2014 Commonwealth Games
Olympic Winter Games: Highlights RTÉ News Now 2014, never live on Irish television; Live on Eurosport 2018 & 2022, prev 1988-2010
European Athletics Championships: RTÉ Sport 2018
European Athletics Indoor Championships: RTÉ Sport
IAAF World Championships: Eir Sport
IAAF World Indoor Championships: Eir Sport
Irish National Indoor Championships: RTÉ Sport
Irish National Track & Field Championships: RTÉ Sport
Irish Schools Track & Field Championships: Eir Sport highlights
Irish Schools Cross-Country Championships: Eir Sport highlights
World Cross Country Championships: RTÉ Sport Live up to 2002, returned to cover 2013 live
European Cross Country Championships: RTÉ Sport Live
European Athletics Team Championships: Setanta Sports Live 2013 & 2015, Irish TV Live 2014
AIT Indoor International Grand Prix: Irish TV Live/Eir Sport highlights
Antrim International Cross Country: Irish TV/Eir Sport highlights
Cork City Sports: Irish TV/Eir Sport highlights
Morton Games: Irish TV/Eir Sport highlights
Mary Peters International: Irish TV/Eir Sport highlights
Rock'n'Roll Dublin Half-Marathon: Eir Sport highlights
Women's Mini-Marathon: Eir Sport highlights
Dublin Marathon: Eir Sport Highlights
Great Ireland Run: RTÉ Sport Live 2002-2014, no longer on TV
IPL Cricket: Sky Sports
Irish Cricket Team: Eir Sport, Sky Sports Irish TV
Irish Grand National: RTÉ Sport
Galway Races: RTÉ Sport
Leopardstown Festival:RTÉ Sport
Punchestown: RTÉ Sport
Irish Derby: RTÉ Sport
Fairyhouse: RTÉ Sport
Cheltenham Festival: Tv3 Sport
Epsom Derby: TV3 Sport
Aintree Hurdle: Tv3 Sport
Aintree Grand National:Tv3 Sport
Dubai World Cup: ITV Sport
Formula One: Eir Sport, Sky Sports, Channel 4 2016 to 2018
Moto GP: BT Sport
GP2: Eir Sport
NASCAR: Eir Sport
Motorsport Ireland: Spórt TG4
World Rally Championship: BT Sport, Motors TV
Formula E: 3e Saturday Mornings 2016
Tour de France: Spórt TG4
Vuelta a España: Spórt TG4
Rás Tailteann: RTÉ Sport
International Junior Tour of Ireland: Eir Sport/Irish TV/TG4 highlights
Volvo Ocean Race: TG4
BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby 2016 Spórt TG4
Racing from Curreheen Park and Limerick Greyhound Stadium: Spórt TG4
Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics: RTÉ Sport and Setanta Sports Ireland Games Live
Irish Senior Cup: Eir Sport
Irish Senior Cup: Eir Sport
Premier League TG4 Sport 2015-2017.
National Cup Finals TG4 Sport 2015-2017.
Dublin Horse Show: RTÉ Sport All Days Live
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