Irish Channels on Freesat?

Thargor

I heard of 2 Irish channels this evening when I was Googling something else:

http://irelandwestmusictv.ie/index.php/receive-channel

https://www.facebook.com/irishtv

Id never heard of them before and I know a few people who would want them, are there any other channels out there like that? Ireland/Irish music type ones? Surprised they can manage to stay afloat tbh...

Fresh Pots

Thargor wrote: »

I heard of 2 Irish channels this evening when I was Googling something else:

http://irelandwestmusictv.ie/index.php/receive-channel

https://www.facebook.com/irishtv

Id never heard of them before and I know a few people who would want them, are there any other channels out there like that? Ireland/Irish music type ones? Surprised they can manage to stay afloat tbh...

Its one channel, showcase tv.
No other Irish music ones on freesat or sky

Thargor

Ah thanks that would explain a few tuning issues Im having...

Any Irish channels on Freesat at all that I might have missed like this one though?

Fresh Pots

Thargor wrote: »

Ah thanks that would explain a few tuning issues Im having...

Any Irish channels on Freesat at all that I might have missed like this one though?

No others no. If you want the rtes you'll need an aerial.

Mr. Rabbit

Fresh Pots wrote: »

No others no. If you want the rtes you'll need an aerial.

I assume you can actually manually tune RTE1, RTE2, TG4, and TV3 on Freesat but the stations are blocked ?

There are 4 Irish stations available on Sky in NI with a basic subscription. RTE1, RTE2, TG4, and RTE Junior.

Mr. Rabbit

Tara Television used to broadcast the RTE News and selected programmes from it's schedule on Sky but it closed down quite a while ago.

Pity as I would imagine it was quite popular on the mainland with ex-pats.

Showcase TV isn't quite the same.

winston_1

Mr. Rabbit wrote: »

I assume you can actually manually tune RTE1, RTE2, TG4, and TV3 on Freesat but the stations are blocked ?

There are 4 Irish stations available on Sky in NI with a basic subscription. RTE1, RTE2, TG4, and RTE Junior.

You can manually tune them in non Freesat mode. No pictures or sound but you can access teletext.

Thargor

Thanks but obviously Im aware of RTE's existence. Im wondering if theres any more Irish channels in Freesat like IrishTV and IrelandWest Music, doesnt have to be about music either, doesnt look like it though.

Harry Palmr

No - the is not enough of a market beyond yahoo music. I have a vague idea that someone was playing with the idea - a sort of Tara for the 21st century