Virgin Media Television has announced the first five of its live fixtures in the 2025 SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division campaign.
This week, VMTV unveiled a four-year landmark broadcast agreement which will see 36 matches shown this year, with a live fixture in each round of the season.
The season will kick off with a bumper opening weekend of live action.
Champions Shelbourne will host Derry City on Friday, 14th February in a rematch of the dramatic final night of the 2024 season. The game will be live on Virgin Media Two.
Two days later, Bohemians will play Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva Stadium, also live on Virgin Media Two.
The subsequent live fixtures will see Stephen Kenny and John Caulfield renew acquaintances on the sidelines for Galway United vs St Patrick’s Athletic on Friday, February 21st, a Dublin Derby between Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers on Friday, February 28th, and a Munster Derby between Waterford United and Cork City on Monday, March 3rd.
That leaves only Drogheda and Sligo Rovers to not be appearing in the first four weeks of the new deal.
All games not shown live on Virgin from the Premier Division as well as all game sin the First Division and the Women’s Premier Division will be shown on LOITV and as part of a package on Premier Sports in Ireland.
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The countdown is on now with the start of the new season only just over two weeks away. The consistency of weekly live coverage will be a big boost.
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