Nice to see our TV License money going to use.

Mahony0509

https://twitter.com/RTEOne/status/993122367504310277

What a joke of an organisation.

Harry Palmr

Sure it'll get massive figures, ad breaks will cover the costs

seachto7

Will that show other European royal weddings?
Once the UK leaves , we should get closer to our European neighbours.
This is a total joke

Zebra3

Doubt it’ll cost anything but why a foreign royal wedding would be on tv in a republic is beyond me.

Fanny Wank

I'd say the audience will be quite big. I never cease to be amazed how many people are interested in this type of ****e (I don't mean that in an "anti royal" context, who gives a sh1t about any "celebrities" of any kind)

Fanny Wank

Zebra3 wrote: »

Doubt it’ll cost anything but why a foreign royal wedding would be on tv in a republic is beyond me.

Because a sh1tload of people will watch it.

splinter65

Can’t wait! Royal Wedding followed by the FA Cup Final ! Housework can kiss my sweet ass that Saturday !

NIMAN

Because a lot of Irish people are now obsessed with the celeb culture, and these folk getting hitched are now more celeb than royalty.

kirving

Zebra3 wrote: »

Doubt it’ll cost anything but why a foreign royal wedding would be on tv in a republic is beyond me.

Because like it or not, there are very many people in this country who'll watch it, and there's advertising revenue to be generated.

Anyway, should RTÉ only show content produced Ireland? That's ridiculous.

sugarman

sugarman wrote: »

Cant imagine it costing much at all tbh, they'll just be relaying ITV or BBC coverage.

Less bothered about the cost than who the fcuk wants to watch it. Not as if it isn't going to be done to death anyway on the UK channels which most people have access to if they're that way inclined (which in fairness is their own business). I just don't see how this meets any kind of public service or information for the republic.

freshpopcorn

Don't really see an issue with this!

Mahony0509

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Don't really see an issue with this!

You must be joking? Two people getting married in another country being broadcast on our national broadcaster's flagship channel?

freshpopcorn

Mahony0509 wrote: »

You must be joking? Two people getting married in another country being broadcast on our national broadcaster's flagship channel?

Not joking. We show soccer match that don't involve Ireland and they are just two teams playing a match.
Some people are into the royal wedding and they get up at all hours to watch it.

MsQuinn

it will be more entertaining than Fair City.

splinter65

Mahony0509 wrote: »

You must be joking? Two people getting married in another country being broadcast on our national broadcaster's flagship channel?

So what? People love celebrity weddings, they always have. It’s not as if there’s anything else going on. What do you want to watch?

dxhound2005

It will probably replace some repeats or some cookery programme. Will people really miss those?

Mahony0509

splinter65 wrote: »

So what? People love celebrity weddings, they always have. It’s not as if there’s anything else going on. What do you want to watch?

I'd rather they showed the GAA matches that they're skipping to show this, to be honest.

CeilingFly

Personally I think soccer is dreadfully boring, but that's a personal opinion.

I don't think my personal opinion should dictate what others want to watch.

Royal wedding is of no interest to me either, but I know half the women in the country will be glued to it - and certainly most of the women who work for me are interested in it.

Now Leinster v Racing is worth every cent - so I'll watch that next Saturday and herself can have the tv all day on 19th giving me a day of golf.

Now, I do see rte are planning to show FIVE league of Ireland soccer matches live.
Live sports broadcasting is expensive.
Hardly anyone has interest in league of Ireland with attendance at games frequently under 1000 people (a village gaa game gets more), now THAT is a waste of licence payers money as there will be virtually no advertising revenue to offset the very substantial costs

Mint Sauce

sugarman wrote: »

Cant imagine it costing much at all tbh, they'll just be relaying ITV or BBC coverage.

Surely if ITV are covering it, it will be on TV3/3BE, or what ever they call them selves.

BattleCorp

I'd happily look at Meghan Markle all day long. All night long too if she's take off her clothes.

Young Harry Hewitt is a lucky man indeed.

seachto7

CeilingFly wrote: »

Now Leinster v Racing is worth every cent - so I'll watch that next Saturday and herself can have the tv all day on 19th giving me a day of golf.

Leinster....golf..... target audience for royal wedding ....

freshpopcorn

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Surely if ITV are covering it, it will be on TV3/3BE, or what ever they call them selves.

Yes, it's to have an Irish perspective on it tough.
Similar to have we have Irish commentators on soccer matches and not just English one's!

CeilingFly

seachto7 wrote: »

Leinster....golf..... target audience for royal wedding ....

Munster fans are still sore Though two more minutes or bringing Zebo in a lot earlier and they'd be playing leinster.

vicwatson

Hate RTE

Pauliedragon

I don't get it either but some people love it. A neighbour of mine booked the day off work and is having about 15 friends over. Husbands been told to take the 2 kids and disappear for the day.

seachto7

CeilingFly wrote: »

Munster fans are still sore Though two more minutes or bringing Zebo in a lot earlier and they'd be playing leinster.

I’m not a Munster fan

seachto7

Pauliedragon wrote: »

I don't get it either but some people love it. A neighbour of mine booked the day off work and is having about 15 friends over. Husbands been told to take the 2 kids and disappear for the day.

Sad sad sad ffs

freshpopcorn

Pauliedragon wrote: »

I don't get it either but some people love it. A neighbour of mine booked the day off work and is having about 15 friends over. Husbands been told to take the 2 kids and disappear for the day.

I saw an event on Facebook a few weeks ago and somebody in the Yes campaign in the referendum was hosting a Royal Wedding party to raise funds!

dxhound2005

Mahony0509 wrote: »

I'd rather they showed the GAA matches that they're skipping to show this, to be honest.

It's on RTE 1. They don't have many GAA matches.

CeilingFly

Pauliedragon wrote: »

I don't get it either but some people love it. A neighbour of mine booked the day off work and is having about 15 friends over. Husbands been told to take the 2 kids and disappear for the day.

He needs training - "wouldn't it be great for the kids to see it too"

And then have a day of peace and quiet.

splinter65

seachto7 wrote: »

Sad sad sad ffs

If these people heard your plans for that Saturday they would probably have the same reaction as you.

splinter65

Mahony0509 wrote: »

I'd rather they showed the GAA matches that they're skipping to show this, to be honest.

RTÉ don’t show GAA matches.

vicwatson

splinter65 wrote: »

RTdon’t show GAA matches.

Think that’s the point

seachto7

splinter65 wrote: »

If these people heard your plans for that Saturday they would probably have the same reaction as you.

I’ll be in NYC thank f**k
Can’t wait to tune into the Dutch royal wedding next time on RTE though

splinter65

vicwatson wrote: »

Think that’s the point

GAA matches on both channels ? And on TG4?

splinter65

seachto7 wrote: »

I’ll be in NYC thank f**k
Can’t wait to tune into the Dutch royal wedding next time on RTE though

Nobody cares about the Dutch Royal family except a small amount of Dutch people.
The British Royal family are TV gold all over the world.
There are people in the jungles of Papua New Guinea who know who Prince Harry is and know he’s getting married this month.
That’s just the way it is .

seachto7

splinter65 wrote: »

Nobody cares about the Dutch Royal family except a small amount of Dutch people.
The British Royal family are TV gold all over the world.
There are people in the jungles of Papua New Guinea who know who Prince Harry is and know he’s getting married this month.
That’s just the way it is .

Lolz 😂

Fred Swanson

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Venom

Only a few wretches in the arse-end of nowhere living in single channel land who wish to see this, would watch this ad's and all on RTE instead of the BBC ad-free.

dxhound2005

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Bit of a stuck up title though.

Her Majesty Queen Máxima, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau

Tom Mann Centuria

I'd like to see a mass demonstration of some kind to really fupp up their day. Paint thrown on cars/carriages, people with megaphones blaring over the sycophantic TV hosts, and generally fubar/snafu (or whichever military acronym is your favourite)

But since none of this is going to happen I'll make do with watching the FA Cup final.

splinter65

Venom wrote: »

Only a few wretches in the arse-end of nowhere living in single channel land who wish to see this, would watch this ad's and all on RTE instead of the BBC ad-free.

That’s true though. Even though that Maura Derrane seems to have a cult following.

splinter65

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Bit of a stuck up title though.

Her Majesty Queen Máxima, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau

Plus...they’re Orangemen.

seachto7

Apres Match doing commentary on this would be a good move by RTE. Or the Viper

washman3

Will Dee Forbes be acting as bridesmaid....:D

RikkFlair

Does this Markle lady know that she is marrying into a family of lizards and will be forced to give birth to a royal hatchling?

Tom Mann Centuria

The John Goodman film King Ralph always makes me smile. Not the whole film, just the first few minutes. TV 3 should show that as a nice counterpoint.

Tigger

BattleCorp wrote: »

I'd happily look at Meghan Markle all day long. All night long too if she's take off her clothes.

Young Harry Hewitt is a lucky man indeed.

This x1,000,000

Fred Swanson

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badtoro

Scrap the license fee, RTE aren't impartial anyway so just do us all a favour, stop criminalising television owners and make that station pay per view/subscription.

Atoms for Peace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=