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  • #2
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,059 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


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


  • #3
    seachto7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭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


  • #4
    Zebra3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,299 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


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


  • #5
    Fanny Wank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,374 ✭✭✭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)


  • #6
    Fanny Wank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,374 ✭✭✭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.


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  • #7
    splinter65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


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


  • #8
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,344 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #9
    kirving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,372 ✭✭✭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.


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
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    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.


  • #11
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,282 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Don't really see an issue with this!


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  • #12
    Mahony0509
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    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?


  • #13
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,282 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #14
    MsQuinn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 212 ✭✭MsQuinn


    it will be more entertaining than Fair City.


  • #15
    splinter65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭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?


  • #16
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,784 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


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


  • #17
    Mahony0509
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    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.


  • #18
    CeilingFly
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    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


  • #19
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #20
    BattleCorp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,867 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #21
    seachto7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭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 ....


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  • #22
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,282 ✭✭✭✭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!


  • #23
    CeilingFly
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    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. :)


  • #24
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,417 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Hate RTE


  • #25
    Pauliedragon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,259 ✭✭✭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.


  • #26
    seachto7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭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


  • #27
    seachto7
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    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


  • #28
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,282 ✭✭✭✭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!


  • #29
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,784 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #30
    CeilingFly
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    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.


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  • #31
    splinter65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭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.


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