Ireland

Football
Media

England's Football Association has signed off a three-year domestic rights deal with commercial broadcaster Channel 4 for the Women's FA Cup, with pay-television's TNT Sports also on board.
Rugby Union
Media

Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has renewed its United Rugby Championship rights in the UK and Ireland from 2025-26 to 2028-29, with the URC also set to strike a free-to-air deal with a UK broadcaster.
Football
Media

LaLiga has launched media rights sales processes in a handful of European markets, with a separate package tendered in the UK and Ireland targeted at free-to-air broadcasters
Multiple Sports
Media

TNT Sports will broadcast all Supercars Championship races in 2025 and has extended its AFL commitment in rights deals negotiated by IMG.
Cricket
Events

Abhishek Bachchan has been named as a co-owner of the ETPL, with the ICC formally sanctioning a franchise league relaunched by the boards of Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands.
Golf
Media

TGL, the team indoor golf league backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports technology company, has agreed a deal with Sky Sports to broadcast the new competition across UK, Ireland, the DACH re…
American Football
Events

The potential for a domestic package of international NFL rights to be sold is beginning to take shape, with as many as eight games outside the US planned for 2025.
Football
Events

The Irish government is lobbying Uefa to host more matches at Euro 2028 after the withdrawal of funding for the rebuild of Northern Ireland's proposed venue, Casement Park in Belfast
American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Samsung Electronics is to become the official TV partner of the National Football League (NFL) in the UK and Ireland.
Football
Media

Viaplay is streaming free YouTube coverage in the UK of the opening 2024-25 Uefa Nations League fixtures after failing to sell the rights on to a broadcaster
Football
Media

The absence of a centralised broadcast rights sales process for the playoff rounds of the Uefa Europa League has sparked a row in Ireland that could have ramifications for the domestic league
Football
Media

Serie A will remain part of TNT Sports’ offering in the UK and Ireland after an agreement was reached with the league, which has also now hammered out details of a betting rights renewal with Stats Perform, SportBusiness understands.
Football
Industry Moves

Jonathan Hill has been ousted as chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), following a board meeting today (Monday).
Rugby Union
Media

TNT Sports has acquired rights to the Autumn Nations Series, replacing Amazon as the rights-holder in the UK in a strengthening of the pay-television broadcaster's rugby union portfolio.
Cricket
Media

Sky has secured exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland to the Indian Premier League and Women’s Premier League from 2024 to 2027, as it continues to prioritise international T20 leagues over most overseas bilateral series.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has ended a four-year search for a main national team sponsor by announcing Sky Ireland as the primary partner of the men's senior side until 2028.
Rugby Sevens
Media

World Rugby has secured a broadcast deal in the UK and Ireland for its relaunched sevens series in a two-season agreement with TNT Sports
Football
Media

Ireland’s Virgin Media Television has been awarded rights to 166 live Uefa Champions League matches each season across the new cycle running from 2024-25 to 2026-27.