Sky in the Republic of Ireland
Thinking about getting Sky Digital TV? Here's the basics on how to get Sky's satellite television service in the Republic of Ireland.
The site you're on now, Radio & Telly, is based in the UK, but we get lots of visitors from Ireland looking for help and advice on Sky, so we've added this page of information to help out those on the Emerald Isle. If there's something you'd like us to answer or add, please let us know.
Sky in Ireland - The Basics:
Sky Digital is the market leading provider of digital TV services in Ireland.
The vast majority of homes in Ireland should be able to receive the Sky signal. To be able to receive Sky's satellite signal, you'll need a satellite dish, which Sky will provide you with.
After Sky's engineers have called round to fit your satellite dish and box, you'll be able to watch hundreds of digital TV channels, and listen to a wide selection of radio stations. If you have an HD-ready TV set, you'll also be able to get the largest selection of HD channels available if you go for Sky HD.
For more on Sky in the Republic of Ireland, see www.skyireland.ie
How do I get Sky Digital in Ireland?
To get Sky Digital, you'll need to have a satellite dish and a Sky TV digibox installed at your home, and you'll need to pick one or more of Sky's digital channel packages to subscribe to.
You can order Sky online - when you book, you'll be able to select a date for installation (including Saturday and Sunday installation in some cases).
One of Sky's engineers will turn up and install the Sky dish and digibox, connect it all to your telly, and set everything up for you, so you're ready to watch.
For more details on Sky in Ireland, and to sign up, go to www.skyireland.ie
What does Sky offer?
Here's our summary of the features offered by Sky's TV service:
- Hundreds of digital TV
and radio channels - Far more channels than you'll find on any other TV service in Ireland - View Sky's packages.
- Fully digital - Northern Ireland is due to "switch" to a fully digital TV service by 2012 (the UK Digital Switchover). At the time of writing, no fixed date has been given for digital switchover in the Republic of Ireland (although a Dublin 2012 switch is likely). Sky Digital is fully-digital-ready
- Sport - Unrivalled sports coverage with 3 Sky Sports channels, Sky Sports Extra
, Sky Sports News, plus Eurosport , ESPN Classic and attheraces. Sky's a must for football, rugby and cricket fans.
- Movies - Sky has ten movie channels and a whole range of Sky Box Office pay-per-view films
- Onscreen TV
guide - Sky's Electronic Programme Guide, with 7 day planner (pictured below), plus series link if you go for Sky+
- Extras: Sky offers the widest choice of High-definition content in the UK, as well as their revolutionary Sky+ digital video recorder.
Sky's Electronic Programme Guide
The Sky boxes
You have a choice of a basic Sky box, Sky+ (with a built-in recorder), or the top-of-the-range Sky+ HD box:
 Standard Sky Box |
 Sky+ Box |
 Sky+ HD Box |
Got a question on Sky Digital? Need help setting up Sky? Take a look in our Sky FAQ, or ask in our Sky TV forum |
Useful Sky TV Links
- Order Sky TV - Deals of the Sky TV packages, and the special installation offers
- Sky F.A.Q - Help and advice on general Sky issues (UK)
- Sky+ HD - More information on the service that offers the largest number of HD channels in the UK
- Sky+ - Sky's powerful, and hugely popular digital recorder (UK)
- FrequencyCast Podcast - Discussion of what's new with Sky and Sky+ in our regular free online radio show
- Sky Digital forum - Talk about Sky's Digital TV service and ask other users for advice on getting more from Sky
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