RTÉ secures Republic match rights to 2010

RTÉ today announced details of an agreement with the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) which covers television and radio rights for international football up to 2010.

Under the terms of the deal, RTÉ has secured the rights to broadcast all of the Republic of Ireland’s

competitive home international matches up to the 2010 World Cup on both television and radio.

This includes all home qualifiers for the 2008 European Championships in Austria and Switzerland, and all home qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The deal also includes any home play-off matches.

RTÉ will also hold the broadcast rights on both media for all home friendly matches on a deferred basis from August 1, 2006 to June 30, 2010.

RTÉ is already broadcasting the Republic of Ireland’s home qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the rights for which were secured in a previous agreement.