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RTÉ Ireland
RTÉ Ireland was a proposed international television channel, intended to be broadcast outside Ireland, by Ireland's public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). The channel was proposed to be broadcast online at RTÉ.ie, IPTV and on satellite in the United Kingdom. As of 2008, the proposed launch of the channel had been "shelved". The channel was expected to offer programmes from RTÉ One and RTÉ Two. In 2007, the Oireachtas (parliament) passed legislation requiring that RTÉ supply international service to suit the needs of Irish citizens living abroad, along with other new digital RTÉ channels. History The channel was initially to launch in Spring 2009, branded as "RTÉ International". It was proposed that the channel would launch in the United Kingdom in March 2009. (RTÉ's domestic channels are already available on Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media in Northern Ireland, but not to Great Britain, owing to rights restrictions.) A similar service aired fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, its population was 1,903,175, making up around 3% of the Demographics of the United Kingdom#Population, UK's population and 27% of the population on the island of Ireland#Demographics, Ireland. The Northern Ireland Assembly, established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, holds responsibility for a range of Devolution, devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the Government of the United Kingdom, UK Government. The government of Northern Ireland cooperates with the government of Ireland in several areas under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. The Republic of Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sunday Times
''The Sunday Times'' is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News UK (formerly News International), which is owned by News Corp. Times Newspapers also publishes ''The Times''. The two papers, founded separately and independently, have been under the same ownership since 1966. They were bought by News International in 1981. In March 2020, ''The Sunday Times'' had a circulation of 647,622, exceeding that of its main rivals, '' The Sunday Telegraph'' and '' The Observer'', combined. While some other national newspapers moved to a tabloid format in the early 2000s, ''The Sunday Times'' retained the larger broadsheet format and has said that it intends to continue to do so. As of December 2019, it sold 75% more copies than its sister paper, ''The Times'', which is published from Monday to Saturday. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC World News
BBC News is an international English-language pay television channel owned by BBC Global News Ltd. – a subsidiary of BBC Studios – and operated by the BBC News division of the BBC. The network carries news bulletins, documentaries, and other factual programmes; it broadcasts from studios in London, Washington, D.C., and Singapore. Launched on 11 March 1991 as BBC World Service Television outside Europe, its name was changed to BBC World on 16 January 1995 and to BBC World News on 21 April 2008. On 3 April 2023, the channel's programming and talent was consolidated with the BBC News channel in the UK as part of a restructuring; both channels are now branded as BBC News, and are structured to use a common schedule with domestic opt-outs for UK-specific news coverage and programmes. Unlike the BBC's domestic channels, it is funded by subscription and advertising revenues, and not by the United Kingdom television licence. As such, it is not broadcast in the UK directly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007
The Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007 is an Act of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) which was enacted in April 2007. It deals with Irish Analogue broadcasting systems and the amendment of legislation on Digital Terrestrial Television dating back to 2001. This act amends previous acts in particular the Broadcasting Act 2001. Summary of the Act The main purposes of the Act are: * To give Irish national public service broadcasters ( Radio Telefís Éireann TÉand TG4) obligations relating to digital terrestrial television. * To mandate the licensing of multiplexes for carriage on the RTÉ multiplex of Irish free-to-air channels (first one, later two multiplexes) to the RTÉ Authority. * To mandate the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to license other interested broadcasters using free-to-air and pay-tier multiplexes (three, later four). * To mandate ComReg with regulation of non-big screen TV type services such as Mobile TV. As compensation for analogue television switch-off, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-2008 Irish Economic Downturn
The post-2008 Irish economic downturn in the Republic of Ireland, coincided with a Post-2008 Irish banking crisis, series of banking scandals, followed the 1990s and 2000s Celtic Tiger period of rapid real economic growth fuelled by foreign direct investment, a subsequent Irish property bubble, property bubble which rendered the real economy uncompetitive, and an expansion in bank lending in the early 2000s. An initial slowdown in economic growth during the 2008 financial crisis greatly intensified in late 2008 and the country fell into recession for the first time since the 1980s. Emigration, as well as unemployment (particularly in the construction sector), escalated to levels not seen since that decade. The Irish Stock Exchange (ISEQ) general index, which reached a peak of 10,000 points briefly in April 2007, fell to 1,987 points—a 14-year low—on 24 February 2009 (the last time it was under 2,000 being mid-1995). In September 2008, the Irish government—a Fianna Fáil–G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Irish Post
''The Irish Post'' is a national newspaper for the Irish community in Great Britain. It is published every Wednesday and is sold in shops in Great Britain and Ireland. History The first print edition of ''The Irish Post'' was published on Friday, February 13, 1970. It was founded in February 1970 by journalist Breandán Mac Lua and Tony Beatty, a businessman from County Waterford in Ireland."Irish Post's Breandán Mac Lua dies" , 15 January 2009. Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) acquired the paper in 2003. It wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Climate, Energy And The Environment
The Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment () is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment. The Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment is Darragh O'Brien, TD. He is also the Minister for Transport. He is assisted by two Ministers of State: *Alan Dillon, TD – Minister of State for the circular economy. * Timmy Dooley, TD – Minister of State for the marine List of office-holders ;Notes See also *Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (responsible for the Environment until 2016) *Irish Land Commission References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Environment, Climate and Communications Government ministers of the Republic of Ireland Lists of government ministers of Ireland Communications in the Republic of Ireland Energy in the Republic of Ireland Telecommunications in the Republic of Ireland Ministries established in 1921 Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eamon Ryan
Eamon Michael Ryan (born 28 July 1963) is an Irish former Green Party politician who served as Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport from June 2020 to January 2025, and was Leader of the Green Party from May 2011 to June 2024. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South constituency from 2016 to 2024, and previously from 2002 to 2011 for the Dublin South constituency. He previously served as Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources from 2007 to 2011. On 18 June 2024, he announced that he was stepping down as leader of the Green Party. He retired from politics after the 2024 general election. Early and personal life Ryan was born in Dublin in 1963 and raised in Dundrum, where he continues to live with his family. He was educated at Gonzaga College and University College Dublin, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He was manager of the UCD Marketing Development Programme from 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Democrats (UK)
The Liberal Democrats, colloquially known as the Lib Dems, are a Liberalism, liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988. They are based at Liberal Democrat Headquarters (UK), Liberal Democrat Headquarters, in Westminster, and the leader is Ed Davey. They are the third-largest political party in the United Kingdom, party in the United Kingdom, with 72 Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), members of Parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons. They have members of the House of Lords, 5 in the Scottish Parliament, 1 in the Welsh Senedd, and more than 3,000 local council seats. The party holds a twice yearly Liberal Democrat Conference, at which policy is formulated. In contrast to its main opponents, the Lib Dems Liberal Democrat Conference#All-member Conference voting system, grant all members attending Conference the right to vote on policy, under a one member, one vote#United Kingdom, one member, one vote system. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports Media is a sports television company based in Dublin, Ireland and in Tbilisi, Georgia, broadcasting throughout select Eurasian countries, and the Philippines. The company was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events to international audiences. The company previously operated channels in Ireland, the UK, Asia, Africa, Australia, the United States, and Canada. It is currently owned by Georgia-based media outlet Adjarasport. Operations Current Eurasia Setanta Sports sold the majority of its operations, but it continues to own and operate its operations in available in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Philippines A version of Setanta Sports brand in the Philippines was launched, both as a linear channel and an OTT service in late 2022. This comes after a joint partnership between Setanta founders and Adjara Group bought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Television
Tara Television (or Tara TV, or just Tara by continuity announcers) was an Irish cable and satellite channel that broadcast from 1997 to 2002, aimed at the Irish community living in Britain. Despite its initial promise, the channel faced financial difficulties and was officially closed down in 2002 following a decision by the Irish High Court. It featured a mix of RTÉ programming and original content, and was 80% owned by United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) (now Liberty Global) and 20% owned by RTÉ Commercial Enterprises (RTÉ CEL) during its closure. Riordan Communications, an Irish-based telecommunications company, was initially involved in the establishment of Tara TV. However, by the time of the channel's closure in 2002, the ownership was solely divided between UPC and RTÉ CEL History Before Tara TV, when BBC Select was in the planning stages, there were talks of a service provided by RTÉ for the niche subscription service, providing programmes for the Irish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
