Eir Sport in Ireland
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Eir Sport in Ireland was a group of subscription sports television channels owned by Irish telecommunications company Eir, offering coverage of domestic and international sporting events.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eir Sport 1 | 2 |
| Eir Sport 2 | 1 |
| Eir Sport in Ireland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4404531 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eir Sport in Ireland Context triple: [Setanta Sports, rebrandedAs, Eir Sport in Ireland]
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A.
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the top tier of professional association football in the Republic of Ireland, featuring clubs from across the country in national league competition.
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B.
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland is the national body responsible for regulating and overseeing television and radio broadcasting services in Ireland.
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C.
RTÉ
RTÉ is Ireland’s national public service broadcaster, providing television, radio, and online media services.
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D.
TVP Sport
TVP Sport is a Polish public television channel dedicated to sports coverage, including live broadcasts of major domestic and international competitions.
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E.
Eurosport
Eurosport is a pan-European sports television network and streaming platform known for broadcasting a wide range of international sporting events, including major tournaments and Olympic Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eir Sport in Ireland Target entity description: Eir Sport in Ireland was a group of subscription sports television channels owned by Irish telecommunications company Eir, offering coverage of domestic and international sporting events.
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A.
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the top tier of professional association football in the Republic of Ireland, featuring clubs from across the country in national league competition.
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B.
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland is the national body responsible for regulating and overseeing television and radio broadcasting services in Ireland.
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C.
RTÉ
RTÉ is Ireland’s national public service broadcaster, providing television, radio, and online media services.
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D.
TVP Sport
TVP Sport is a Polish public television channel dedicated to sports coverage, including live broadcasts of major domestic and international competitions.
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E.
Eurosport
Eurosport is a pan-European sports television network and streaming platform known for broadcasting a wide range of international sporting events, including major tournaments and Olympic Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sports television network
ⓘ
subscription television service ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | pay television ⓘ |
| broadcastPlatform |
Eir TV
ⓘ
linked to:
Eir TV (Ireland)
Saorview ⓘ
linked to:
Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays)
Sky Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
Sky (UK and Ireland)
Virgin Media Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Media (Ireland)
|
| carriedChannels |
BT Sport channels in Ireland
ⓘ
Eir Sport 1 ⓘ
linked to:
Eir Sport in Ireland
Eir Sport 2 ⓘ
linked to:
Eir Sport in Ireland
|
| ceasedOperations | 2021 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | BT Sport ⓘ |
| contentType |
Gaelic games coverage
ⓘ
boxing coverage ⓘ football coverage ⓘ golf coverage ⓘ mixed martial arts coverage ⓘ motorsport coverage ⓘ rugby union coverage ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| distributionModel | subscription-based ⓘ |
| formerName |
Setanta Sports Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Setanta Sports
|
| hadBroadcastRightsFor |
FA Cup (Ireland) at various times
ⓘ
GAA National League games at various times ⓘ League of Ireland matches at various times ⓘ Pro14 rugby ⓘ
linked to:
Pro14
UEFA Europa League (Ireland) at various times ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dublin ⓘ |
| industry |
sports broadcasting
ⓘ
television broadcasting ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| launchedAsEirSport | 2016 ⓘ |
| offered |
domestic sports coverage
ⓘ
international sports coverage ⓘ live sports events ⓘ sports analysis programming ⓘ sports highlights programming ⓘ |
| offeredBundledWith | Eir broadband services ⓘ |
| offeredTo |
commercial customers
ⓘ
residential customers ⓘ |
| operatedAs | group of sports television channels ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Eir ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Eir Group
ⓘ
linked to:
Telecom Éireann
|
| reasonForClosure | strategic review by Eir ⓘ |
| rebrandedFrom | Setanta Sports ⓘ |
| regionServed | Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| serviceArea | Ireland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eir Sport in Ireland Description of subject: Eir Sport in Ireland was a group of subscription sports television channels owned by Irish telecommunications company Eir, offering coverage of domestic and international sporting events.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Eir Sport in Ireland
linked to: Eir Sport in Ireland
subject linked to:
Eir Sport in Ireland
linked to: Eir Sport in Ireland
linked to: Eir Sport in Ireland