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 TV3 (Ireland) (3 channels), Irish language channel TG4, Eir Sport (2 channels), Irish Parliament Channel Oireachtas TV and Irish expat channel Irish TV.

Main channels

Entertainment channels

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
TV3 TV3 Group (Virgin Media Ireland)
TV3 + 1 TV3 Group (Virgin Media Ireland)
TV3 HD TV3 Group (Virgin Media Ireland)
TG4 Teilifís na Gaeilge
TG4 HD Teilifís na Gaeilge
3e TV3 Group (Virgin Media Ireland)
UTV Ireland TV3 Group (Virgin Media Ireland)
UTV Ireland HD TV3 Group (Virgin Media Ireland)
Irish TV[1] Irish TV Ltd.

Northern Ireland channels

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 (Viacom International Media Networks Europe)
Channel 5 +1 Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd (Viacom International Media Networks Europe)
Channel 5 HD Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd (Viacom International Media Networks Europe)

Children's

Channel Name Owner/parent company
RTÉjr Raidió Teilifís Éireann
TRTÉ Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Cúla4 Teilifís na Gaeilge
3Kids TV3

News

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

Sport

Channel Name Owner/parent company
Eir Sport 1 Eir Sport
Eir Sport 1 HD Eir Sport
Eir Sport 2 Eir Sport
Eir Sport 2 HD [2] Eir Sport

Community channels

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

Forthcoming channels

Proposed channels

2016

Unconfirmed Launch Date

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 1[4] Sky Ireland
Sky 1 HD[4] Sky Ireland
Sky 2[4][5] Sky Ireland
Sky Living[4][5] Sky Ireland
Sky Living +1[4][5] Sky Ireland
Sky Living HD[4][5] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports 1[4] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports 1 HD[4] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports 2[4] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports 2 HD[4] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports News[4] Sky Ireland
Sky Sports News HD[4] Sky Ireland
At the Races[4] At The Races Ltd (Sky plc/Arena Racing Company
Sky Atlantic[4] Sky Ireland
Sky Atlantic HD[4] Sky Ireland
Sky News[4] Sky Ireland
Sky News HD[4] Sky Ireland
Pick[4] Sky Ireland
MTV[4] Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd (Viacom International Media Networks Europe)
MTV Music[4] Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd (Viacom International Media Networks Europe)
Nickelodeon[4] Nickelodeon UK (Viacom International Media Networks Europe/Sky plc)
Nick Jr.[4] Nickelodeon UK (Viacom International Media Networks Europe/Sky plc)
Nick Jr.2[4] Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd (Viacom International Media Networks Europe)
Comedy Central[4] Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount Pictures/Sky plc)
Comedy Central +1[4] Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount Pictures/Sky plc)
Comedy Central Extra[4] Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount Pictures/Sky plc)
E![4] NBCUniversal
Discovery Channel[4] Discovery Networks Western Europe
TLC[4] Discovery Networks Western Europe
Universal Channel Universal Networks International (NBCUniversal)
E4 Channel Four Television Corporation
E4 +1 Channel Four Television Corporation

Pan-European/international channels

Channel Name Owner/parent company
Euronews Euronews SA
Eurosport 1 Discovery Networks Northern Europe
Eurosport 2 Discovery Networks Northern Europe
Eurosport 1 HD Discovery Networks Northern Europe
MGM Chello Central Europe
MGM HD MGM Channel (UK) Limited (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Sky plc)
TV5Monde Europe TV5MONDE, S.A.
CNN International Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner)
Bloomberg Television Bloomberg L.P.
CNBC Europe NBCUniversal
BBC World News BBC
National Geographic Channel NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels)
National Geographic Channel +1 NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels)
National Geographic Channel HD NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels)
Nat Geo Wild NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels)
Nat Geo Wild HD NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels)
History A+E Networks UK (A+E Networks/Sky plc)
History +1 A+E Networks UK (A+E Networks/Sky plc)
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)
TCM Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner)

UK channels available in Ireland

Channel Name Owner/parent company
BBC Four BBC
BBC News BBC
ITV2 ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)
ITV3 ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)
ITV4 ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)
Bio. A+E Networks UK (A+E Networks/Sky plc)
Gold UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)
Gold +1 UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)
Sky Arts Sky plc
Sky Arts HD Sky plc
Pick Sky plc
Pick TV +1 Sky plc
Sky Sports 3 Sky plc
Sky Sports 3 HD Sky plc
Sky Sports 4 Sky plc
Sky Sports 4 HD Sky plc
ESPN ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation)
ESPN HD ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation)
Fox Fox International Channels (News Corporation)
Fox + Fox International Channels (News Corporation)
Fox HD Fox International Channels (News Corporation)

Proposed & Defunct channels

Proposed

Unknown dates

1980s

1990s

2000s

See also

References

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