FIFA Women's World Cup Won't air on Irish TV
None of the Irish TV broadcasters picked up FIFA's Women's World Cup, which begins in Canada tomorrow (6/6/15). While there is no Irish interest in the tournament with neither Northern Ireland nor the Republic of Ireland qualifying for the games. CCÉ contacted all of the Irish broadcasters about their plans to cover the Women's World Cup all failed to respond to the request for information. The EBU signed an agreement for live broadcast and online coverage for the games for 17 EBU member states including the Republic of Ireland. The new president of the EBU is RTÉ's head of Television, Glen Killane (former Head of Sports with the broadcaster). No arrangement was made by any of the Irish broadcasters to attain the broadcast rights, even placing agreements for coverage with RTÉ or the EBU.
This must be a blow to women in sport. Meanwhile, RTÉ2 continues to lose an audiences and you would think as a Public Service Broadcaster with access to the Women's World Cup Canada 2015 they would have made sure of airing the games on a public service basis. Or that UTV Ireland would consider the games as part of their limited sports programming. Perhaps a good fit for TV3's RWC coverage, or TG4's GAA Ladies Football or Setanta's offering.
The Women's World Cup is available across the BBC, with coverage available on BBC 2 and BBC 3. The BBC will not carry all of the games live on a broadcast channel instead opting for coverage on the BBC iPlayer.
BBC Women's World Cup Coverage Canada 2015
Key dates |
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Group stage |
Sat 6 June - Wed 17 June |
Last 16 stage |
Sat 20 June - Tue 23 June |
Quarter-finals |
Fri 26 June - Sat 27 June |
Semi-finals |
Tue 30 June - Wed 1 July |
Match for third-place |
Sat 4 July |
Final |
Sun 5 July |
Schedule is subject to change and new programmes will appear once confirmed.
Saturday, 6 June
Group A: Canada v China (23:00) - 22:30-01:00, BBC Three
Sunday, 7 June
Group A: New Zealand v Netherlands (02:00) - 01:50-04:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group B: Norway v Thailand (18:00) - 17:50-20:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group B: Germany v Ivory Coast (21:00) - 20:30-23:00, BBC Three
Monday, 8 June
Group D: Sweden v Nigeria (21:00) - 20:50-23:00, BBC Red Button (second-half). Full match on BBC Sport website & app.
Group D: USA v Australia (00:30) - 23:50-02:30, BBC Two
Group C: Cameroon v Ecuador (00:00) - 23:50-02:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Tuesday, 9 June
Group C: Japan v Switzerland (03:00) - 02:50-05:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group F: France v England (18:00) - 17:30-20:00, BBC Two (followed by World Cup Forum, 20:00-20:15, BBC Red Button & Online), BBC Radio 5 live.
Group F: Colombia v Mexico (21:00) - 20:50-23:00, BBC Red Button & Online (second-half). Full match on BBC Sport website & app, Connected TV.
Group E: Spain v Costa Rica (21:00) - 20:50-23:00, BBC Sport website & app, Connected TV
Group E: Brazil v South Korea (00:00) - 23:50-02:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Thursday, 11 June
Group B: Germany v Norway (21:00) - 20:30-23:00, BBC Three
Group A: China v Netherlands (23:00) - 22:50-01:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group B: Ivory Coast v Thailand (00:00) - 23:50-02:00, BBC Red Button & Online (second-half). Full match on BBC Sport website & app, Connected TV.
Friday, 12 June
Group A: Canada v New Zealand (02:00) - 01:45-04:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group D: Australia v Nigeria (22:00) - 21:45-00:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group C: Switzerland v Ecuador (00:00) - 23:50-02:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Saturday, 13 June
Group D: USA v Sweden (01:00) - 00:30-03:00, BBC Two
Group C: Japan v Cameroon (03:00) - 02:45-05:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group F: France v Colombia (18:00) - 17:45-20:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group F: England v Mexico (21:00) - 20:30-23:15, BBC Three, BBC Radio 5 live
Group E: Brazil v Spain (21:00) - 20:45-23:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group E: South Korea v Costa Rica (00:00) - 23:45-02:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Monday, 15 June
Group B: Thailand v Germany (21:00) - 20:45-23:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group B: Ivory Coast v Norway (21:00) - 20:45-23:00, BBC Sport website & app, Connected TV
Tuesday, 16 June
Group A: Netherlands v Canada (00:30) - 23:50-02:30, BBC Two
Group A: China v New Zealand (00:30) - 00:15-02:30, BBC Red Button & Online
Group C: Ecuador v Japan (22:00) - 21:30-00:00, BBC Three
Group C: Switzerland v Cameroon (22:00) - 21:45-00:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Wednesday, 17 June
Group D: Nigeria v USA (01:00) - 00:45-03:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group D: Australia v Sweden (01:00) - 00:45-03:00, BBC Sport website & app, Connected TV
Group F: England v Colombia (21:00) - 20:30-23:15, BBC Three, BBC Radio 5 live
Group F: Mexico v France (21:00) - 20:45-23:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group E: Costa Rica v Brazil (00:00) - 23:45-02:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group E: South Korea v Spain (00:00) - 23:45-02:00, BBC Sport website & app, Connected TV
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