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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Sport
Gavin Quinn

Virgin Media and eir announce new deal - and Irish sports fans will love it

Irish sports fans now have an opportunity to enjoy both eir sport and Virgin Media Sport packages all in one after the broadcasters agreed a new deal.

The deal will mean Virgin Media Sport will be available to eir customers as part of the eir sport pack and in turn, eir sport will be available to Virgin Media TV customers.

That's an awful lot of sport.

Eir sport is the home of next month's Rugby World Cup in Ireland, and also offers coverage of PRO14 action, Allianz Leagues Hurling and Football, live FA Cup action, SSE Airtricity League, Irish U21 Home qualifiers and more.

Virgin Media Sport offer comprehensive coverage of football - including UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Euro 2020 qualifiers and Nations League as well as Guinness Six Nations, Heineken Champions Cup and top horse racing including the Cheltenham Festival and Aintree Grand National.

The new deal, giving fans coverage of just about every corner of Irish sport is welcomed by both companies.

In a joint statement, they said: "This is great news for Virgin Media and eir customers who will now be able to enjoy an even greater choice of Sports programming on our platforms.”

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