Eircom League seals lucrative TV deal

The FAI has announced a new television deal with RTE, TG4 and Setanta Sports which will see 29 eircom League and FAI Cup matches broadcast live or “as live” every year with the prize fund for the league rising from €98,000 to €400,000.

24 matches will be broadcast live by the three channels during the year, starting with RTE’s coverage of Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers on March 18.