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This article refers to sports broadcasting rights in the Republic of Ireland. For a list of sports broadcasting rights in other countries, see List of sports television broadcast contracts.
Viewers 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 Sky Sports, BT Sport, British Eurosport and ESPN. They can also access Northern Ireland's version of Sports broadcasting contracts in the British networks of the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and S4C on satellite and cable.
Video Sports broadcasting contracts in the Republic of Ireland
Gaelic Games
- Gaelic Senior Hardball Singles: Spórt TG4 Highlights show
- Gaelic Senior Softball Singles: Spórt TG4 Highlights show
Maps Sports broadcasting contracts in the Republic of Ireland
Association football
- 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
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Rugby Union
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Golf
- 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
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Boxing
- 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
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Mixed Martial Arts
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Tennis
- 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
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Olympics
- 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
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Athletics
- European Athletics Championships: RTÉ Sport 2018
- European Athletics Indoor Championships: RTÉ Sport
- IAAF World Championships: No current broadcaster. RTÉ Sport live 1983-1997, highlights 1999. No World Championships covered since.
- IAAF World Indoor Championships: No current broadcaster. Setanta Ireland (now Eir Sport) live 2010. RTE 1987-1989-1991 only.
- Irish National Indoor Championships: RTÉ Sport
- Irish National Track & Field Championships: RTÉ Sport
- Irish Schools Track & Field Championships: No current broadcaster. Eir Sport highlights 2004-2014, RTÉ Sport highlights 1987-2004.
- Irish Schools Cross-Country Championships: No current broadcaster. Previously Eir Sport highlights
- World Cross Country Championships: RTÉ Sport Live up to 2002, returned to cover 2013 live only
- European Cross Country Championships: RTÉ Sport Live
- European Athletics Team Championships: No current broadcaster. Setanta Sports Live 2013 & 2015, Irish TV Live 2014
- AIT Indoor International Grand Prix: Irish TV Live/TG4 & Eir Sport highlights
- Antrim International Cross Country: Irish TV/Eir Sport highlights
- Cork City Sports:TG4 live. Previously Irish TV/Eir Sport highlights 2006-2016.
- Morton Games: Irish TV/Eir Sport highlights since 2012.
- Mary Peters International: No current broadcaster. Irish TV/Eir Sport highlights 2013 & 2014.
- Rock'n'Roll Dublin Half-Marathon: No current broadcaster. Eir Sport highlights 2014.
- Women's Mini-Marathon: Eir Sport highlights
- Dublin Marathon: No current broadcaster. RTÉ Sport highlights 1980-1999, TV3 Ireland & Setanta Ireland (now Eir Sport) highlights 2000-2010, RTÉ Sport live 2011, internally-made documentary features on Eir Sport 2012-2015, Irish TV 2016
- Great Ireland Run: RTÉ Sport Live 2002-2014, no longer on TV
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Cricket
- IPL Cricket: Sky Sports
- Irish Cricket Team: Eir Sport, Sky Sports Irish TV
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Horse Racing
- 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
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Motor Sport
- GP2: Eir Sport
- NASCAR: Eir Sport
- Motorsport Ireland: Spórt TG4
- World Rally Championship: BT Sport, Motors TV
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Snooker
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Cycling
- 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
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Sailing
- Volvo Ocean Race: TG4
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Greyhound Racing
- BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby 2016 Spórt TG4
- Racing from Curreheen Park and Limerick Greyhound Stadium: Spórt TG4
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Field Hockey
- 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
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Basketball
Show Jumping
- Dublin Horse Show: RTÉ Sport All Days Live
Notes
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