Saw the message from Bannerman about the Fleadh Cheoil on RTE1, so responding as requested!
To get the Irish programmes you need an Irish Sky card registered to an Irish address. A kind friend or relative in Ireland
could arrange it for you I suppose, but I used:
Thanks for the information Wendy. It's very timely as there's still another 5 Clonmel Fleadh programmes to come at 7.30pm every Friday night on RTE1. There's also the trad programmes on TG4 and in particular Geanntraí every Sunday night around 10.00pm which is again repeated on Wednesday's at 7.30pm. Hope your sessions are going well over there on the Isle of Man!
Getting Irish TV outside of Ireland
Getting Irish TV outside of Ireland
Saw the message from Bannerman about the Fleadh Cheoil on RTE1, so responding as requested!
To get the Irish programmes you need an Irish Sky card registered to an Irish address. A kind friend or relative in Ireland
could arrange it for you I suppose, but I used:
http://www.skycards.utvinternet.com/
# Posted on January 11th 2005 by wjh
Re: Getting Irish TV outside of Ireland
Thanks for the information Wendy. It's very timely as there's still another 5 Clonmel Fleadh programmes to come at 7.30pm every Friday night on RTE1. There's also the trad programmes on TG4 and in particular Geanntraí every Sunday night around 10.00pm which is again repeated on Wednesday's at 7.30pm. Hope your sessions are going well over there on the Isle of Man!
# Posted on January 11th 2005 by Bannerman
Re: Getting Irish TV outside of Ireland
You can watch some TG4 over the internet -- but it takes a subscription (about $10 a month). Still, where else can you see Irish TV (in Irish?).
Geoff Sherwood
# Posted on January 14th 2005 by gcsherwood
Re: Getting Irish TV outside of Ireland
TG4 is also by far the best Irish TV channel for Irish traditional music and song.
# Posted on January 15th 2005 by Bannerman