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Coimisiún na Meán ‘finalising’ decision on future of broadcast moratorium

Broadcasters and the Electoral Commission have called for it to be abolished

Mon Oct 28 2024 - 06:00

Switching mobile networks? Here’s how to pay only for what you need and avoid roaming charges

A comparison of plans from Three, Vodafone, Eir, Virgin Mobile, Sky Mobile, 48, An Post Mobile, Tesco Mobile and GoMo

Thu Oct 17 2024 - 05:00

Good Boy comedy marks new era for RTÉ Player

Prominent slots on Montrose app have grown in importance as audiences continue their shift to on-demand viewing

Tue Oct 15 2024 - 06:15

Patrick Freyne: Where does Love in the Country find its taciturn Irishmen? I thought they had gone from this isle, like elk and shame

Anna Geary is such a good host that she’d probably want to help rural romantics find the partner of their dreams even if RTÉ wasn’t filming it

Thu Oct 10 2024 - 05:00

BoyleSports to sponsor Big Brother on Virgin Media

Betting and gaming company seeks to engage more with women through the €250,000 deal

Thu Oct 03 2024 - 05:01

Collison brother buys period pile in heart of Dublin 4′s embassy belt

Plus: Dublin New Year’s Eve celebrations to be split in two across traditional city lines; Phil Hogan’s exclusive Brussels club; and the new plan for Terenure Synagogue

Sun Sept 29 2024 - 06:00

Virgin Media Television narrows losses as digital advertising revenue climbs

Broadcasting group enjoys stronger performance overall in 2023, a year when it reached its highest ever audience

Thu Sept 26 2024 - 17:01

Budget 2025 could be both big and disappointing news for Irish media

Government’s deal with RTÉ has reinvigorated calls for public funding from its rivals, while tax credits talk is rarely too far away

Tue Sept 24 2024 - 05:10

Mary Lou McDonald reflects on ‘very tough year’ as she reveals husband’s cancer diagnosis

Sinn Féin leader in mourning following her father’s recent death but her husband Martin Lanigan’s prognosis is now positive

Thu Sept 12 2024 - 20:48

Forget the DVD box set, all of Mad Men is now on the RTÉ Player

Both Virgin Media Television and RTÉ are aiming for further digital growth via their players, already the main point of access to content for some viewers

Tue Sept 03 2024 - 06:00

Dead and Buried review: Entertaining, cheesy and 100% bonkers escapist thriller

Television: Colin Bateman adaptation of his Border-based play Bag For Life offers everything you need from a bit of Monday night nonsense

Mon Sept 02 2024 - 22:00

Claire Brock: ‘My biggest regret is not landing a role in EastEnders. I was nearly Mark Fowler’s Irish cousin’

The Tonight Show host on why Carrickmines is her favourite place, being a middle child and her feelings about keyboard warriors

Sun Aug 25 2024 - 06:00

VMTV will launch new streaming app Virgin Media Play in September

Revenge thriller Dead & Buried, the return of Gogglebox Ireland and Grá ar an Trá, and new series Life Actually among shows on Virgin’s autumn line-up

Thu Aug 22 2024 - 06:01

Sky, Netflix, Virgin and sports: How to manage your TV and streaming expenses

Special offers, contract savings and why you should try to swerve the new ‘streaming TV’ services if you like recording programmes

Tue Aug 13 2024 - 06:00

GAA open up rights to championship games currently shown by GAAGo

The GAA has invited ‘expressions of interest’ for media rights, potentially opening up the market for the likes of Virgin Media, TG4 or Sky

Tue Aug 06 2024 - 13:06

TV licence fee to stay unchanged but viewers may see impact on RTÉ services

Existing licence fee payers will be affected by this deal if RTÉ is obliged to make further programme cuts as a result

Wed Jul 24 2024 - 18:18

Virgin Media working to fix Dublin internet outage

Telecoms company expects fault to be repaired by 1pm

Wed Jul 10 2024 - 11:25

The Serial Killer’s Wife review: Another British thriller in which a woman’s middle-class life is ripped to tatters

Television: The drama is piled high with unpleasant protagonists and wallows in nastiness simply for the sake of it

Thu Jun 06 2024 - 22:00

Trawler owners being sued for €800,000 after allegedly damaging undersea internet cable

Virgin Media Wholesale has no entitlement to ask fishing be modified by reason of cable laying, scallop fishers say

Tue Jun 04 2024 - 19:56

Broadcaster Paul Byrne leaving Virgin Media after resolving High Court case

Dispute over internal disciplinary proceedings has been settled following mediation

Tue Jun 04 2024 - 17:56

I’ve begged Virgin Media to restore my old service. I can’t record RTÉ and my phone won’t work

Pricewatch: For some people, losing the ability to save programmes for later is a source of much frustration

Mon May 20 2024 - 06:00

Neurodivergent chat show to be made for Virgin Media Television by Kite

Gogglebox Ireland maker will produce Irish version of hit French interview format featuring well-known personalities

Mon May 13 2024 - 06:00

Reporter’s case over Virgin Media disciplinary decision set for mediation

Judge says Paul Byrne’s High Court action against broadcaster can be adjourned for a month

Tue May 07 2024 - 14:16

Struggling stock exchange needs support, says Euronext Dublin chief

Seen & Heard: Offshore energy giant settles with fisherman; Amazon’s take on Irish data centre discussion; Hines’s latest student housing play; Virgin Media’s losses

Sun May 05 2024 - 11:21

Hostelworld chairman Michael Cawley to step down after nine years

Hostel-booking group plans to repay remaining €7.5m balance on a AIB loan by end of June, two years ahead of schedule

Thu May 02 2024 - 10:38

Virgin Media correspondent launches High Court action over internal disciplinary process

Paul Byrne claims he was suspended after information he gave in a broadcast turned out to be inaccurate

Tue Apr 16 2024 - 18:03

Fresh drama at RTÉ: Can the broadcaster still afford to make landmark Irish television?

No ghosts, vampires or mummies, RTÉ has told pitching producers. But as it plots its way out of its financial crisis, what type of stories is it bringing to viewers?

Sat Apr 13 2024 - 06:00

Virgin Media Streaming TV: Compact and convenient but you’re tied to the provider for broadband

Tech review: The loss of physical recordings is a shame but there are compensations

Thu Apr 11 2024 - 05:00

Investors in UL programme reported to be spooked by student housing controversy

Seen & Heard: DNG enters the mortgage broker market; Quanta Capital targets Signa assets; and Virgin Media refused €30m for public service broadcasting

Sun Mar 31 2024 - 11:58

TV over the internet is here but be sure to read the small print

Offerings might look similar, but beware that some are available only with a broadband package, some include annual ‘inflation’ price rises, and some are limited in terms of recording and other features

Thu Mar 28 2024 - 05:45

The Vanishing Triangle review: Tasteless thriller based on missing Irish women is a bad misstep by Virgin Media

Television: Disappearances of young women around Leinster in the 1990s are shamelessly upcycled into a gaudy whodunnit

Mon Mar 25 2024 - 22:00

Virgin Media Ireland has ‘no plans’ to add Sky Sports Tennis channel

Broadcast rights to the US Open and most men’s and women’s tour events have moved to Sky, but Virgin customers paying for Sky Sports won’t have TV access

Tue Feb 27 2024 - 06:05

Faithless review: Baz Ashmawy’s irreverent new comedy isn’t subtle but it is brutally funny

Television review: Packing in gritty family drama, puerile humour and astute commentary on Irish racism, Faithless is a win

Mon Feb 26 2024 - 22:05

Graham Norton quits Virgin Radio UK show saying he wants his ‘weekends back’

Norton joined BBC Radio 2 in 2010 on 10am to 1pm Saturday show, taking over from Jonathan Ross, before moving to Virgin Radio in 2021

Sun Feb 25 2024 - 11:05