Eir Sport Grab Ireland's Chicago Date With All Blacks

Reports from Ireland inform us that eir Sport has bought the rights to show Ireland’s Test match against New Zealand in Chicago on November 5th. Eir, which acquired Setanta Sports at the end of 2015 for a reported €20 million (£17.5m) and rebranded the station earlier this year to eir Sport, will carry live coverage of the first of Ireland’s autumn fixtures on Saturday 5 November. The station will also screen Munster’s first meeting with the Maori All Blacks at Thomond Park on Friday 11 November. It now means the station has emerged as a significant player in the market having already secured …