RTÉ Radio 1 is to be the official radio broadcaster of the British and Irish Lions to to New Zealand in Ireland with live and exclusive coverage of all 10 matches.
The TV rights are held by Sky in the UK and Ireland and the Test matches on three successive Saturdays from June 24th will be broadcast live to a number of private venues including Residence on St Stephens Green in Dublin.
RTÉ Radio’s rugby commentator, Michael Corcoran will be joined by former Irish international Donal Lenihan, and former New Zealand rugby players and experts as co-commentators for the games.
The three test matches will all be broadcast live on Saturdays on RTÉ Radio 1, with expert analysis from former Lions Team Manager and Lions player, Donal Lenihan, former All Blacks and Chiefs player Ian Jones and former Scottish international and Highlanders player Brendan Laney.
The seven other games on Saturdays and midweek will be broadcast in full on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra, long wave and DAB available on, RTÉ Radio Player, RTÉ.ie, UPC Channel 940 and on Saorview, again with analysis from RTÉ’s regular analysts and regular live updates into our programming on RTÉ Radio 1 where appropriate.
As well as live commentary and analysis, RTÉ Radio will feature the tour in its regular sports programmes and bulletins throughout the tour.
The weekly RTÉ Rugby Podcast will also include significant content from New Zealand from the British and Irish Lions camp.
“RTÉ Sport is delighted to be able to offer rugby fans the opportunity to hear live coverage of the Lions games in the coming weeks,” said Group Head of RTÉ Sport, Ryle Nugent.
“With Michael, Donal and the rest of our top class contributors live from New Zealand, we will bring the listener right to the heart of the action for every match, and up to date with all the news, views and analysis across our radio platforms. With so many Irish players involved in the Lions squad it promises to be a tour to remember.”
