Updated / Thursday, 1 Apr 2021
15:49
RTÉ Racing presenters Ruby Walsh, Hugh Cahill and Jane Mangan
RTÉ Sport and Horse Racing Ireland have agreed a new broadcasting deal for live coverage of Irish racing for the next three years that will deliver a record number of free-to-air live racing days in Ireland.
Under the new deal, RTÉ will screen 31 days of live racing in 2021, rising to 32 in 2022 and in 2023.
RTÉ will continue to bring Irish audiences closer to all the action from the coveted festivals at Fairyhouse, Punchestown, the Curragh, Galway and Leopardstown, while new to the RTÉ schedule will be the Ascot Trials Day at Naas in May, and a series of top-quality winter Sundays over jumps.
RTE sign broadcasting deal to screen more Irish race meetings
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RTÉ Sport and Horse Racing Ireland have announced that they have agreed a new broadcasting deal for live coverage of Irish horse racing for the next three years that will deliver a record number of free-to-air live racing days in Ireland.
Under the new deal, RTÉ will broadcast 31 days of live racing in 2021, rising to 32 live days in 2022 and in 2023.
RTÉ will continue to bring Irish audiences closer to all the action from the coveted Festivals at Fairyhouse, Punchestown, the Curragh, Galway and Leopardstown., while new to the RTÉ schedule will be the Ascot Trials Day from Naas in May, and a series of top-quality winter Sundays over the jumps.