RTÉ WILL SHOW all six of the Republic of Ireland’s Uefa Nations League Group B2 games, the broadcaster has announced.
The campaign begins with Heimir Hallgrimsson’s first game in charge, against England at the Aviva Stadium, on Saturday, 7 September.
Ireland then take on Greece at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday, 10 September before away games against Finland on 10 October and Greece on 13 October.
Ireland’s Nations League campaign wraps up with Finland at home on 14 November and England away on 17 November.
The Republic of Ireland Women will be in Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 play-off action, also live on RTÉ.
Should Ireland overcome Georgia they’ll face either Wales or Slovakia over two legs for a place in next summer’s Euro 2025 finals, with dates and venues to be confirmed.
Also today RTÉ announced that, through what it calls a “landmark agreement between The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Uefa”, it has acquired comprehensive rights for the Uefa Women’s Euro 2025, meaning the entire tournament will be live on RTÉ.
Declan McBennett, group head of sport at RTÉ, said: “For many years we have placed women’s sport at the heart of our coverage including the Women’s Euros in 2022 and the World Cup last year in Australia. We are delighted that every game from Euro 2025 will be carried by RTÉ and we desperately hope our national team carve their own path to Switzerland via the playoffs.”
Some of the comments on here are so predictable. Easy target for silly childish comments. Suit you better to get behind the team and new manager. Give the man a chance.
@Michael Carroll: Allways the same as well 5 year old’s
@Michael Carroll: Saying the football is not good to watch is just stating a fact. Doesnt mean i cant sit down watch it and cheer the lads on regardless of the style of play. So when you sit down and watch a match and the standard is poor, do you go this is amazing. Followed ireland for years through the good and bad. If they play poorly or well, i will call it as it is.
We been spoilt rotten with all the live sport. Happy days
@WqM9AAv3: Dont know if you would call watchin ireland playing soccer these days a good watch. Hopefully the new manager can change that along with good results.
@Darren Murphy: it’ll be grim. (pun intended).
@Ray Ridge:Watchin it will be like getting your teeth pulled!!
@Darren Murphy: Not sure which is worse these days, watching Ireland try to play football, or watching the old bogball?
@Darren Murphy: it’s all fun and games, the best distraction ever. Bring it on so I don’t have to think or ponder about anything happening in my life or in the world. The high stool sports rock
@The Firestarter: whatever the Irish Soccer team play, it’s certainly not football
@Liam23: They didnt play football under Jack Charlton either but everyone still sang ole ole ole because they were winning. Thats the Irish sporting public for you. Jump on any bandwagon they can and run a mile when it suits them.
@Darren Murphy: those players in the Jack Charlton era easily won the lovely legs competitions of the time. Wasn’t their football all the men were watching
@The Firestarter: Nobody is forcing you to watch. Maybe you should take the dog for a walk instead.
Great stuff. COYB(and G)IG
Were all the matches not already on free to air tv? ….did virgin have some previously?
Yawn
@Gary Galligan: at least there are some rugby friendlies on at Lansdowne Road in November too.
@Andrew Smyth: Andrew you cant be saying things like that about our national sport. They are test matches, TEST matches i tell you. No meaningless matches in rugby.
@Darren Murphy: Our national sport is actually hurling all the best to All our national Teams in all international sports
@lorcan barron: I am being sarcastic. You are right in your comment but plenty of people think rugby is our national sport as well as the GAA, and ive met plenty of them.
@Darren Murphy: I wonder will they keep the young lad from Bandon on the frees or will they blood in someone else before championship in Feb
@ Darren Murphy. I have no problem with people making negative comments Darren. I will call it out as i see it. Its just the silly smart a..se comments that annoy.
@Michael Carroll: Im not being negative by saying the irish team is poor. Its like most sports teams go through cycles. Scotland couldnt qualify for a tournament in years, now they have qualified for the last two euros. Same with wales they are going to go through a drought after qualifying for the last few tournaments. Irelands time will come again.
Always good to have the games on free to air. Not that there would of been much competition for our rights.