{"id":629862,"date":"2026-09-19T19:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T19:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/629862\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T19:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T19:50:12","slug":"rte-will-broadcast-the-bare-minimum-coverage-of-the-ireland-v-israel-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/629862\/","title":{"rendered":"RTE will broadcast the bare minimum coverage of the Ireland v Israel games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RT\u00c9 will broadcast the Republic of Ireland\u2019s two upcoming Nations League clashes with Israel, but viewers can expect a very different match-day experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The national broadcaster has confirmed it will honour its contractual commitment to screen both fixtures, while keeping its own production involvement to a minimum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be no familiar studio build-up, no RT\u00c9 pundits breaking down the action and no in-house commentator calling the game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ireland_V_Hungary_1.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland V Hungary 1\" class=\"wp-image-1776101\"  \/>6 September 2025; Republic of Ireland supporters hold up a banner before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F qualifying match between Republic of Ireland and Hungary at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy\/Sportsfile<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, viewers will hear commentary from the international broadcast feed, with only a small technical crew deployed by <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2026\/02\/26\/news\/ireland-v-israel-rte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RT\u00c9.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The broadcaster has also confirmed it has not accepted advertising or sponsorship linked to either match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ireland are due to face Israel in Debrecen, Hungary, on September 27, before the teams meet again in Ba\u010dka Topola, Serbia, on October 4.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ROI-Prague-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland\" class=\"wp-image-1758117\"  \/>Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson. Pic: INPHO\/Ryan Byrne<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/sport\/soccer\/2026\/0919\/1592190-rte-to-strip-back-coverage-of-ireland-v-israel-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RT\u00c9<\/a> said it would fulfil its broadcasting obligations, while limiting the extra production and commercial activity surrounding the games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The station said it would still provide news coverage of the matches, along with wider developments connected to the fixtures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pared-back approach means the games will be shown, but without the usual RT\u00c9 studio presentation and punditry that accompany many major football broadcasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RT\u00c9 will broadcast the Republic of Ireland\u2019s two upcoming Nations League clashes with Israel, but viewers can expect&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":629863,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-629862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}