Will it work where you are?
We cover the whole island, because nothing is installed and no engineer visits — the service arrives over your existing broadband. What actually decides whether it works well is the connection at your address, and there is an official way to check that in about thirty seconds.
The short answer
If you can stream video comfortably today — Netflix, YouTube, the RTÉ Player — this will work for you. There is nothing to install and no coverage map to consult, because we do not run a network.
Roughly 10 Mbps handles HD and 25 Mbps handles 4K on one device. Most Irish connections clear that easily. The more common limitation is Wi-Fi coverage inside the house rather than the line coming into it.
Check your own address
Rather than publish estimated speeds by town — which would be guesswork, and out of date the moment a network is upgraded — here is the official tool that tells you exactly what is available at your door.
Ireland's telecoms regulator, ComReg, runs a free broadband checker. You enter your Eircode or address, and it shows the network operator, the technology type such as full fibre, cable or fixed wireless, and the estimated speed range. It also lists the retail providers selling on each network — and because ComReg has no commercial interest in what you choose, it is the most neutral starting point available.
The four network operators currently listed are NBI, Open eir, SIRO and Virgin Media. One limitation worth knowing: the tool covers fixed broadband only, and does not include mobile or satellite options.
ComReg Broadband Checker
Enter an Eircode, see every fixed network available at that address and the speeds each one offers. Takes about thirty seconds.
Your connection type, translated
The checker tells you which network reaches you. Here is what each one means in practice for streaming television, rather than in marketing terms.
| What you'll see | What it is | For streaming |
|---|---|---|
| Open eir — full fibre | Ireland's largest full fibre network, sold through retail providers rather than directly | Excellent — comfortably handles 4K on multiple devices |
| SIRO | A joint venture between ESB and Vodafone, running fibre over the electricity network | Excellent — fibre all the way to the building |
| Virgin Media | Cable network, largely in urban areas | Very good — more than enough for 4K |
| NBI | The State's rural rollout, delivering minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second | Excellent — far beyond anything streaming needs |
| Older copper or DSL | The legacy telephone-line network, still in use in some areas | Depends — usually fine for HD, 4K may struggle |
Rural Ireland has changed
If you last looked at broadband options a few years ago and gave up, it is worth looking again. The National Broadband Plan has been running fibre into precisely the areas commercial operators declined to serve.
According to National Broadband Ireland and the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, more than 500,000 homes, farms and businesses across rural Ireland can now order high-speed fibre — around 89% of the roughly 566,000 premises in the State's Intervention Area. The main infrastructure rollout remains on schedule for completion by the end of 2026.
More than 183,000 premises are already connected, with average take-up around 36% and rising above 60% in areas where the service has been available longer. The gap between those figures is mostly people who have not checked recently.
Where our customers are
We supply households in every county. These are the areas we hear from most — though the service works identically anywhere with a broadband connection, and there is nothing special we do for one town over another.
Dublin
Co. DublinThe most competitive broadband market in the country, with fibre and cable networks overlapping across most of the city and suburbs. Nearly every address has more than one option, and 4K is rarely a question of the line.
Cork
Co. CorkStrong coverage across the city and the harbour towns. Cork is a large county with a wide spread between urban and rural addresses, so the checker is genuinely worth running if you are outside the city.
Galway
Co. GalwayGood options in the city and Salthill. Connemara and the Gaeltacht areas further west are substantially covered by the rural rollout, which has changed what is possible in places that had very little a few years ago.
Limerick
Co. LimerickWell served across the city and surrounding suburbs, with multiple networks competing in most residential areas. Rural west Limerick has seen significant fibre investment through the national rollout.
Waterford
Co. WaterfordSolid coverage in the city and along the coast. Waterford was an early beneficiary of fibre investment, and most addresses in and around the city have a straightforward choice of provider.
Drogheda
Co. LouthOne of Ireland's largest towns, with good network coverage across it. Its position on the Dublin commuter belt means broadband investment has generally kept pace with the housing growth.
Dundalk
Co. LouthWell connected, and a common address for customers who want both Irish and UK channels given the proximity to the border. The service carries both regardless of where you are.
Swords
Co. DublinPart of the wider Dublin network footprint, with the same competitive options as the city. Newer developments in the area are generally fibre-connected from the outset.
Bray
Co. WicklowGood coverage along the coastal strip. Addresses further into the Wicklow hills vary considerably, which is exactly the kind of case where checking your own Eircode matters more than any general statement.
Location questions
Every county in Ireland, and it is not really a coverage question. We do not run a network or install anything — the service reaches you over whatever broadband you already have, so anywhere with a working connection is covered.
No. There is no engineer, no installation, no dish and no box delivered. We send credentials by WhatsApp or email, you enter them into an app on a device you already own, and that is the whole process.
Check what is available at your Eircode first — rural options have changed substantially through the national rollout, and many addresses now have fibre where they had very little. If your connection is genuinely slow, take the free trial before paying rather than assuming either way.
Yes. The service works over any broadband connection regardless of where it is, and the same Irish and UK channels are carried. Plenty of customers use it across the border and while travelling.
No. We are a small operation and support runs on WhatsApp and email rather than from premises. That is deliberate — it means messages are answered by someone who actually runs the service, and you can send a screenshot instead of describing a problem.
Not because of where you live. The relevant factor is your own connection speed and Wi-Fi setup, not your distance from a city. A fibre line in rural Mayo will outperform an old copper connection in central Dublin every time.
Try it on your own line
No coverage map beats actually running it. Twenty-four hours, full lineup, no card details — on your broadband, in your house.
What we supply. IPTV Ireland official provides subscription access and playlist credentials over your existing internet connection. We are not a broadband provider, we do not install or maintain any network, and we have no commercial relationship with ComReg, NBI, Open eir, SIRO or Virgin Media — those are named here only so you can check what is available to you. Broadband availability and rollout figures cited on this page were current in August 2026 and change over time; the linked official tools are always more current than this page. See our Terms of Service and Refund Policy.