By:
Graeme Hanna
Virgin Media Television has confirmed the first ten live broadcast games for the 2026 League of Ireland Premier Division season.
The coverage is part of the four-year broadcast deal agreed with the league that includes one game for every round of the season, from February through to November.
For the 2026 season, the Virgin Media televised fixtures will kick off at 8 pm, with coverage getting underway at 7.30 pm for 30 minutes of thorough build-up.
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Latest Virgin Media TV LOI games announced
The announcement detailed the opening 10 games to be broadcast live on Virgin Media, covering the first nine weeks of the new campaign.
They are as follows:
- Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk, Tallaght Stadium – Friday, 6 February – KO 8pm
- Bohemians v St. Patrick’s Athletic – Aviva Stadium – Sunday, 8 February – KO 2pm
- Shelbourne v Shamrock Rovers, Tolka Park – Friday, 13 February – KO 8pm
- Dundalk v Drogheda United, Oriel Park – Friday, 20 February – KO 8pm *Virgin Media Three
- Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers, Dalymount Park – Friday, 27 February – KO 8pm
- Shelbourne v St. Patrick’s Athletic, Tolka Park – Friday, 6 March – KO 8pm
- Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers, The Showgrounds – Friday, 13 March – KO 8pm
- Galway United v Waterford, Eamonn Deacy Park – Monday, 16 March – KO 8pm
- Bohemians v Dundalk, Dalymount Park – Friday, 20 March – KO 8pm
- Galway United v Derry City – Friday, 3 April – 8pm
A new feature of the Virgin Media coverage of the League of Ireland is that the best of the First Division action will be included as part of the popular post-match highlights segment.
Every Premier Division club will be featured across the opening set of games to be screened by Virgin Media, as part of its exclusive TV rights deal, running alongside LOI TV, which allows fans to stream all other Irish football games worldwide.
The fixtures shown by Virgin will be available on free-to-air channels to enhance visibility and access to the game in the Republic of Ireland.
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