BIGpedia - List of Irish television channels - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online

Terrestrial Stations

These channels are available as free-to-air analogue broadcasts, as well as on digital, satellite and cable systems.

Radio Telifís Éireann - the independent state broadcasting company

RTÉ One - main RTÉ national station
RTÉ Two - secondary RTÉ national station (known for a long period as "RTÉ Network 2")
TG4 - National Irish Language station

Independent terrestrial station

TV3 Ireland - independent commercial broadcaster

Other analogue stations available in most of Ireland

Free Digital Channels

Most of these channels are available on the Freeview service as well as in basic digital cable and satellite packages.

Satellite & Cable

These channels are only available on cable and satellite television, whether in basic packages or as premium channels. Most of them originate from the UK. Note: many channels have "+1" services, carrying the same programmes delayed by one hour to give viewers a second chance to catch a favourite programme.

The Adult Channel
Adventure 1 - affiliated with National Geographic Channel
The Amp (music)
Animal Planet
Artsworld
Asia 1
Asianet
At the Races
B4U Movies
Bangla TV
BBC Prime - not available in UK
BBC World - not on Sky Digital
BET International
bid-up.tv
The Biography Channel - affiliated with the History Channel
Bloomberg TV
Boomerang - operated by Cartoon Network
The Box
Bravo
Cable Channel One
Cartoon Network
Challenge
Channel 9
CCTV 9 (Chinese news in English)
CNBC Europe
CNE
CNN (US-based, international coverage)
Discovery
Discovery Civilisations
Discovery Health
Discovery Home and Leisure
Discovery Kids
Discovery Sci Trek
Discovery Travel and Adventure
Discovery Wings
The Disney Channel
E4 - operated by Channel 4
EuroNews
Eurosport
Extreme Sports
Fashion TV (French-owned)
FilmFour - operated by Channel 4
FilmFour Weekly
Flaunt (music)
Fox Kids Network
Fox News (relay of US channel)
Front Row Digital
FTN
GBC
The God Channel
Hallmark Entertainment
Health
Hellenic
History
Kerrang! TV (affiliated with Kerrang! magazine)
Kiss (affiliated with Kiss FM radio)
The Landscape Channel
LivingTV
Men and Motors
MTV
MTV2
MTV Base
MTV Dance
MTV Hits
Multi Channel
Music Choice Blues - all Music Choice channels are audio and text only
Music Choice Classical
Music Choice Country
Music Choice Dance
Music Choice Easy Listening
Music Choice Europe
Music Choice Gold
Music Choice Hits
Music Choice Jazz
Music Choice Love
Music Choice Rock
MUTV
National Geographic
Nickelodeon
Nick Jr
Nick Replay
Nicktoons TV
Oxford Channel
The Pakistani Channel
Paramount Comedy
Paramount Comedy 2
Performance
Playboy TV
Playhouse Disney
Plus (formerly Granada Plus; with the ongoing ITV merger between Granada and Carlton there is speculation that it may be renamed ITV Plus)
QVC1
The Racing Channel
Rai Uno
Red Hot All Girl
Red Hot Amateur
Red Hot Euro
Red Hot Films
Sat 1
Sci-fi (no longer affiliated with us Sci-Fi Channel)
Scuzz (music)
Screenshop
Setanta Sports
Shop America
Simply Shopping
Sky Box Office Digital
Sky Movies Cinema
Sky Movies Cinema 2
Sky Movies 1 through Sky Movies 9 (these channels supersede Sky Movies Premier 1 through 5 and Sky Movies Max/Moviemax 1 through 4, but not necessarily in that order)
Sky One
Sky Mix
Sky Sports 1
Sky Sports 2
Sky Sports 3
Sky Sports Extra
sms.tv
Sony Entertainment TV Asia
Star Plus
The Studio
TCM
Teleg
Television X
Toonami (formerly CNX) - affiliated with Cartoon Network
Toon Disney
travelchannel
Trouble
TV5
TVE Internacional
TV Travel Shop 2
UKTV Drama
UKTV Food
UKTV Gold
UKTV G2
UKTV Style
VH1
VH1 Classic
Zee TV