It was claimed by RTÉ that the channel could not pay royalty payments due to RTÉ for their programming. The channel was 75% owned by UPC, RTÉ owned the remaining 25%. This channel was carried on Sky in the United Kingdom and on a small number of cable television services.

(RTÉ's domestic channels are already available on Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media in Northern Ireland, but not to Great Britain, owing to rights restrictions.) There are also plans to launch the channel in North America and Central Europe.Ī similar service aired from 1996 until 2002 operated by a now-defunct cable and satellite channel, Tara Television. The channel was expected to launch in the United Kingdom in March 2009. The channel was initially to launch in Spring 2009 under the branding RTÉ International. The Oireachtas (parliament) has passed legislation requiring that RTÉ supply international service to suit the needs of Irish citizens living abroad, along with other new digital RTÉ channels. This includes The All Ireland Talent Show, Fair City, Dragons' Den and The Late Late Show.

The channel is expected to offer programmes from RTÉ One and Two, including education, drama, comedy, music, news and current affairs. There is currently no expected launch date. The channel will broadcast online at RTÉ.ie, IPTV and on satellite in the United Kingdom. RTÉ Ireland is the proposed international television channel by Ireland's public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). For the channel's owner, see Raidió Teilifís Éireann. This article is about the proposed television channel.

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