Setanta Ireland confirms TV deal.

[browner]

TELEVISION coverage of Magners League rugby matches involving Ireland's four Provinces is set to continue by Setanta Ireland.
With the Setanta GB operation going into administration last month, there had been concerns for both rugby and football in Ireland in respect of both the Magners League and Setanta Sports Cup competitions.

However, as revealed by the News Letter on Monday, soccer's Setanta Cup, a cross-border competition involving Irish League and League of Ireland teams, will take place as planned.

And the News Letter now understands that Setanta Ireland will be covering games in Ireland and Scotland involving clubs from both countries when the Magners League rugby season kicks-off in September.

However, it is understood not all games involving the Irish Provinces are included in the package and some home games may be broadcast by BBC Wales and S4c after they signed up to a new two-year deal shortly after the demise of Setanta GB operation.

The Irish Rugby Football Union and Celtic Rugby Ltd, organisers of the Magners League, had previously indicated that contracts with broadcaster Setanta Ireland were in place and they were confident the satellite television company would continue with their coverage in spite of how things were developing on the mainland.

While the broadcast scheduling has not been confirmed, it is believed there may be some late kick-offs involved in the rugby matches, with Ulster having some 8pm kick-offs at Ravenhill for home games being covered by Setanta Ireland.

However, their favoured Friday night slot looks set to continue under the broadcast plans by both Setanta Ireland and BBC Wales.

Ulster's first home game of the Magners League season is against Edinburgh on September, Friday 18 – with an 8pm kick-off.

[notj]

How do you go about getting Setanta Ireland in NI?

[darkside lightside]

How do you go about getting Setanta Ireland in NI?

and is it at all possible in GB?

[BR]

How do you go about getting Setanta Ireland in NI?

On sky - just sign up. Would like to think the £12/month will decrease, but I'm not holding my breath/

[BR]

How do you go about getting Setanta Ireland in NI?

and is it at all possible in GB?

I would imagine that a sky card from NI (maybe need the digibox too) wouldn't know if it was in Portstewart or Portsmouth.

[cables]

I have recently carried out some tests using an unwanted standard Sky box - family surplus.

Without a card, I got many channels but RTE (TV) was not included.

With a current 'everything subscribed' card (NI address), RTE (TV) became available but 'subscription channels' remained unavailable - card and box were not paired.

Like BR, I believe the box and card will have to 'move' together as a pair to get Setanta (or Sky Sports) from a satellite dish.

[mikerob]

Setanta Ireland is still on the channel listing for Sky (GB address) however some programs like F1 are Ireland only (and I don't know if they mean island of Ireland or ROI)

[BR]

Setanta Ireland is still on the channel listing for Sky (GB address) however some programs like F1 are Ireland only (and I don't know if they mean island of Ireland or ROI)

They're usually RoI, we get some stuff blocked in NI too.

[BR]

I have recently carried out some tests using an unwanted standard Sky box - family surplus.

Without a card, I got many channels but RTE (TV) was not included.

With a current 'everything subscribed' card (NI address), RTE (TV) became available but 'subscription channels' remained unavailable - card and box were not paired.

Like BR, I believe the box and card will have to 'move' together as a pair to get Setanta (or Sky Sports) from a satellite dish.

I think some subscription channels can be got with just the card, others require card and box paired - I know Sky sports does, but I don't know about setanta.

[browner]

imagine if the Setanta management were in charge of U/R.......................there's not enough wheat beer.

[Rooster]

I have recently carried out some tests using an unwanted standard Sky box - family surplus.

Without a card, I got many channels but RTE (TV) was not included.

With a current 'everything subscribed' card (NI address), RTE (TV) became available but 'subscription channels' remained unavailable - card and box were not paired.

Like BR, I believe the box and card will have to 'move' together as a pair to get Setanta (or Sky Sports) from a satellite dish.

I think some subscription channels can be got with just the card, others require card and box paired - I know Sky sports does, but I don't know about setanta.

If you phone Sky you can get a card paired to another box, I've done it with an old box while another one was being fixed then change it back.
Setanta is paired to a box and you cannot move the card to another box, I tried to get them to do it at the same time as the sky card but they claimed they could not do.

[Red Hand PD]

Anybody know what's going to happen with Vrigin Media? I had Setanta 1 and 2 free with the package I was on (XL? ... everything except movies and sport) but can't find any info relating to the new Setanta Ireland coverage.

[browner]

Virgin carried Setanta UK..........not Setanta Ireland........so like myself you're snookered.

[fermain]

NOI people will still receive Setanta... apparently.
BTvision, Virgin etc are all snookered!
http://www.setanta.com/uk/

Here in UK mainland, I can still see Setanta Ireland, so maybe fingers crossed, I'll get to see any rugby televised.
(but maybe not! )

[Big Smoke Culchie]

It's surprising that the IRFU would severely limit their audience in this way.

I hope someone can get the games onto the internet for us mainlanders to watch.