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Official offers only, straight from the services' Irish pricing pages, with the date we checked and the price they jump to afterwards. If an offer isn't here, we couldn't confirm it. No codes from a fella, no "limited time" nonsense.

By the dodgybox.ie editor. Facts checked 10 November 2026. Offers from the services' own Irish pricing pages; Sky and NOW change theirs monthly, so click through before you decide. How we check. Out of date? Tell us.

Intro offers on services

Biggest saving first. Every one of these has a catch, usually a minimum term, and we've written the catch in.

  • Sky

    Sky Sports add-on

    for 12 months, then €45/month

    Ultimate TV plus Sky Sports advertised at €45 a month for 12 months on 10 Nov 2026.

    Saves
    about €300 over the offer
    The catch
    12-month contract
  • NOW

    Sports Month membership

    for 12 months, then €38.99/month

    Intro on 10 Nov 2026: €17 a month for 12 months with a 12-month minimum term, or €22 a month for 12 months with no contract, then €38.99.

    Saves
    about €264 over the offer
    The catch
    12-month minimum term on the offer
  • NOW

    Sports Extra Month membership

    for 12 months, then €33.99/month

    Intro on 10 Nov 2026: €17 a month for 12 months with no contract, then €33.99.

    Saves
    about €204 over the offer
    The catch
    12-month minimum term on the offer
  • Sky

    Ultimate TV

    for 12 months, then €41/month

    New customers on 19 Sep 2026: €25 to €28 a month for 12 months depending on the offer page, then €41.

    Saves
    about €192 over the offer
    The catch
    12-month contract
  • Sky

    Essential TV

    for 12 months, then €31/month

    New customers on 10 Nov 2026: €20 a month for 12 months (Sky's small print on the same page says €18), then €31.

    Saves
    about €132 over the offer
    The catch
    12-month contract
  • Sky

    Sports Extra add-on (TNT Sports and Premier Sports)

    for 6 months, then €34/month

    On 19 Sep 2026: €17 a month for 6 months then €34 (Sky TV customers), or €10 for 6 months then €25 for 6 months then €34 (Sky Sports customers).

    Saves
    about €102 over the offer
    The catch
    12-month contract
  • Disney+

    Premium

    for 6 months, then €15.99/month

    6-month saver on 10 Nov 2026: €11.99 a month for 6 months with a 6-month minimum term, then €15.99.

    Saves
    about €24 over the offer
    The catch
    6-month minimum term on the offer
  • NOW

    Entertainment membership

    for 6 months, then €8.99/month

    Intro on 10 Nov 2026: €5.99 a month for 6 months with a 6-month minimum term, then €8.99.

    Saves
    about €18 over the offer
    The catch
    6-month minimum term on the offer
  • Disney+

    Standard

    for 6 months, then €11.99/month

    6-month saver on 10 Nov 2026: €9.99 a month for 6 months with a 6-month minimum term, then €11.99.

    Saves
    about €12 over the offer
    The catch
    6-month minimum term on the offer
  • Disney+

    Standard with Ads

    for 6 months, then €8.99/month

    6-month saver on 10 Nov 2026: €7.99 a month for 6 months with a 6-month minimum term, then €8.99.

    Saves
    about €6 over the offer
    The catch
    6-month minimum term on the offer

Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, GAA+, LOITV and Clubber don't run intro offers in Ireland as far as their pages say, so they're not listed. Their standard prices are in the reviews.

Kit worth checking the price on

Amazon and Currys prices move by the hour, so we don't print them. Everything below is certified, big-brand kit we'd put in our own house; the button shows today's price and delivery to Ireland.

Streaming sticks and boxes

Our guide →
Streaming stick Budget

Fire TV Stick HD

Amazon

The cheap one. Full HD, Wi-Fi 6, plugs into the telly's own USB port for power.

  • 1080p Full HD output
  • Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3
  • Can draw power from the TV's USB port (Amazon calls this Direct Power)

Best for: A second telly, a bedroom, or anyone who doesn't own a 4K set.

Streaming box Premium

Nvidia Shield TV

Nvidia

A tube-shaped Android TV box that's been getting updates since 2019. Odd shape, great upscaling.

  • Tegra X1+ processor, 2 GB RAM, 8 GB storage plus microSD
  • Dolby Vision and HDR10
  • AI upscaling of HD content to 4K

Best for: People with a lot of older HD telly to watch on a big 4K screen.

Streaming box Top end

Nvidia Shield TV Pro

Nvidia

The Shield with two USB ports, more RAM, and enough grunt to run Plex Media Server itself.

  • Tegra X1+ processor, 3 GB RAM, 16 GB storage
  • Two USB 3.0 ports for tuners and drives
  • Dolby Vision, HDR10, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X

Best for: The home-media-server crowd who want one box to record Saorview and play it back.

Streaming box Mid-range

Xiaomi TV Box S (3rd Gen)

Xiaomi

A certified Google TV box for less than the Google one. Small, quiet, does the job.

  • 4K at 60 fps with Dolby Vision and HDR10+
  • Dolby Atmos and DTS:X
  • Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2

Best for: A Google TV experience on a budget, for a bedroom or a kitchen telly.

Free TV: aerials, dishes and boxes

Our guide →
Saorview box Varies

Saorview Approved set-top box

Various (Walker, Nordmende, Triax, Vision)

Turns any telly with an HDMI socket into a Saorview telly. No subscription, ever.

  • Receives all Saorview channels through a normal aerial
  • Look for the Saorview Approved logo: models are tested against the Irish spec
  • Approved boxes on saorview.ie include Walker WP10DTB to WP13DTB, Nordmende NM8010M4 and NM8030M4, Triax TR112 and Vision VST8010

Best for: Older TVs, and anyone who wants RTÉ, Virgin Media and TG4 without a monthly bill.

Saorview + satellite box Mid-range

Saorview and satellite combo box

Various (Walker, Labgear, Triax)

One box, two tuners: Saorview through the aerial, free UK channels through the dish.

  • Saorview tuner plus a satellite tuner for free-to-air channels from Astra 28.2°E
  • Current example: Walker WPSTBW23, with DVB-T2/C and DVB-S2 HD tuners, RTÉ Player built in, wifi and recording to USB
  • Older approved 'Combi' models on saorview.ie include Walker WP645TS_HD, Triax TSC114 and Nordmende NM7100M4

Best for: Households that want BBC, ITV and Channel 4 as well as the Irish channels, for nothing a month.

Our pick Budget

Labgear LOG28K outdoor aerial

Labgear · Aerial

A tidy log-periodic aerial for the roof or the attic. Covers the Saorview band and ignores the phone masts.

  • 28-element log periodic design for outdoor or loft mounting
  • Wideband (Group K) design, 470 to 694 MHz, channels 21 to 48
  • Built-in filter against 4G (LTE 800) and 5G (LTE 700) interference

Best for: Most houses with a reasonable line to a Saorview transmitter.

For weak signal Mid-range

Antiference XG10K high-gain aerial

Antiference · Aerial

For the far end of the county, where the signal arrives tired. Bigger aerial, more reach.

  • High-gain cross-element UHF aerial from Antiference's XG range
  • K-group (wideband) version, the right choice for Saorview; avoid the Group A XG8A
  • F-type connection

Best for: Rural and hilly spots, and houses a long way from the nearest transmitter or relay.

Aerial Budget

One For All SV 9460 amplified indoor aerial

One For All

Only for strong-signal areas: near a transmitter, in a town, not behind three walls and a hill.

  • Rated for reception within about 15 miles (24 km) of the transmitter
  • Built-in 4G and 5G filter
  • Automatic gain control with signal overload protection

Best for: Flats and town houses close to a Saorview transmitter, where a roof aerial isn't an option.

Aerial Budget

Labgear 4-way distribution amplifier

Labgear

One good aerial, four tellies. A distribution amp shares the signal round the house without each room getting less.

  • Distribution amplifier: four amplified outputs to feed TVs in several rooms from one aerial
  • Class 1 filter against 4G and 5G interference
  • Wideband input from 87 to 694 MHz, so FM and DAB pass through too

Best for: Houses feeding one working aerial to three or four rooms. Not a fix for weak signal: that needs a better aerial.

Cable Budget

WF100 satellite-grade coax

Webro

The thick, proper cable. Costs a bit more than the thin brown stuff and outlives it by a decade.

  • WF100-type cable, rated for both aerial and satellite runs
  • Webro WF100 comes on a drum with cable clips included
  • One cable for Saorview and satellite, so a later dish doesn't mean re-wiring

Best for: Anyone running new cable from an aerial or dish, or replacing old cable that's gone green.

Satellite Mid-range

Satellite dish and LNB kit (Astra 28.2°E)

Triax, Inverto and others

A dish, an LNB and a bracket. Point it at 28.2°E and the free UK channels arrive for nothing.

  • Aim at Astra 2 (28.2°E) for the free-to-air UK channels
  • Dish size depends on where you live: ask a local installer before you buy
  • An 80 cm dish is sold by Irish retailers as ideal for the west coast, where the signal is weaker

Best for: Anyone adding free satellite channels, or a combo box, to a house with a clear view south-east.

Satellite Budget

Inverto Black Ultra Quad LNB

Inverto

Four independent outputs from one dish. One for each telly, or two for a box that records.

  • Four independent outputs, each can tune any satellite channel
  • 0.2 dB typical noise figure, 62 dB gain
  • Standard 40 mm feed collar, F-type connectors

Best for: Houses feeding satellite to more than one room, or a recording box that needs two feeds.

Cable Budget

Certified Ultra High Speed HDMI cable

Any certified brand

If the box says 48Gbps but has no certification sticker, it's a guess. Buy the one with the sticker.

  • Up to 48 Gbps, the cable made for HDMI 2.1
  • Carries 4K at 120 Hz and 8K at 60 Hz, plus eARC and VRR
  • Certified cables are tested at HDMI Forum authorised test centres

Best for: Connecting a 120 Hz TV, a soundbar on eARC, or a console. A streaming stick doesn't need one.

Best value Top end

Samsung Crystal UHD U8000H 55-inch (UE55U8000H)

Samsung · TV

A plain, honest 55-inch 4K set from a big brand. Does the news, the soaps and the match without fuss.

  • 55-inch 4K LED panel, 50 Hz native
  • DVB-T2/C tuner (no satellite tuner)
  • Three HDMI ports at 4K 60 Hz, one with eARC for a soundbar

Best for: Normal telly in a normal sitting room, where the money is better spent on an aerial.

Our pick Top end

Samsung M70H Mini LED 55-inch (UE55M70H)

Samsung · TV

Mini LED brightness for a sunny front room, without the OLED price. Built for daytime telly and sport.

  • 55-inch 4K Mini LED panel, 50 Hz native
  • DVB-T2/C tuner
  • Three HDMI ports at 4K 60 Hz, one with eARC

Best for: Bright rooms and daytime sport. Not the one for serious gaming.

Splurge Top end

LG C6 OLED 55-inch (OLED55C64LA)

LG · TV

The one for films with the lights off. Proper blacks, and a price to match.

  • 55-inch 4K OLED panel, 120 Hz native
  • DVB-T2/C and DVB-S2 tuners, so it takes a satellite feed as well as Saorview
  • Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG

Best for: Film fans with a room they can darken. Overkill for the news.

Plex, NAS and home servers

Our guide →
Starter Mid-range

Hauppauge WinTV-dualHD USB tuner

Hauppauge · Home server

A USB stick with an aerial socket. Plug it into a Plex or Jellyfin server and record free-to-air telly.

  • Two tuners: watch one channel, record another
  • DVB-T2, DVB-T and DVB-C; Saorview is DVB-T with MPEG-4 video
  • USB 2.0/3.0; Hauppauge lists Plex support on Windows, Linux, Android and the Nvidia Shield

Best for: Recording RTÉ, Virgin Media and TG4 to your own server for personal use.

Home server Top end

2-bay NAS

Synology, QNAP, UGREEN

A small always-on box with two hard drives. Runs Plex or Jellyfin, holds every photo you've ever taken.

  • Two drive bays so one drive can mirror the other
  • Models with an Intel chip and a built-in GPU handle video transcoding; ARM models don't
  • Runs Plex and Jellyfin as apps or in Docker

Best for: Families with a big photo and video library who want it safe and watchable on the TV.

Home server Top end

Synology DiskStation DS225+

Synology

Tidy, well supported and very good at keeping files safe. Less good at converting video on the fly.

  • Two drive bays; Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core processor
  • 2 GB DDR4, upgradable to 6 GB
  • One 2.5 GbE and one 1 GbE network port

Best for: Photo libraries and backups first, Plex second, on a house full of devices that play files directly.

Storage Premium

NAS hard drives (WD Red Plus, Seagate IronWolf)

Western Digital, Seagate

Drives built to spin all day in a NAS. Buy two the same size so one can mirror the other.

  • Both ranges use CMR recording, which suits NAS mirroring; plain 'WD Red' (no Plus) is SMR, so skip it
  • Rated for 180 TB a year of workload
  • Seagate IronWolf adds IronWolf Health Management and Rescue data recovery

Best for: Anyone filling a NAS. Capacity is the only real decision.

Best value Top end

Beelink EQ14 (Intel N150)

Beelink · Home server

A lunchbox-sized PC that sips power and has Intel Quick Sync for Plex. Add a USB drive and away you go.

  • Intel N150: 4 cores, up to 3.6 GHz, 6 W base power, Intel Quick Sync Video
  • Up to 16 GB DDR4 and two M.2 PCIe 3.0 slots
  • Dual Ethernet (1 GbE or 2.5 GbE depending on version) and two 4K 60 Hz HDMI outputs

Best for: A quiet, always-on Plex or Jellyfin server that can transcode for phones and older tellies.

Splurge Top end

SiliconDust HDHomeRun FLEX QUATRO (HDFX-4DT)

SiliconDust · Home server

Four aerial tuners in a box on the network. Every telly, phone and Plex server in the house can share them.

  • Four tuners: DVB-T, DVB-T2 and unencrypted DVB-C
  • Connects to your router, not to one computer
  • SiliconDust lists it as compatible with Plex; Jellyfin supports HDHomeRun natively

Best for: Plex or Jellyfin households that want to record Saorview while watching it in other rooms.

Wifi that reaches the telly

Our guide →
Wifi Premium

Mesh wifi kit

TP-Link Deco, Google Nest Wifi, Amazon eero, Netgear Orbi

Two or three little pods that make the whole house one wifi network. The buffering cure for big or old houses.

  • Replaces one struggling router with several units that hand off to each other
  • Wi-Fi 6 kits are the sweet spot; Wi-Fi 7 costs more than it's worth for telly
  • Most kits include an Ethernet port on each pod, handy for the TV

Best for: Two-storey houses with thick walls and a router stuck in the hall.

Wifi Mid-range

Powerline adapters

TP-Link, devolo, Netgear

Send the internet through the house wiring. Not fashionable, often brilliant.

  • One plug beside the router, one beside the TV; connect the TV with an Ethernet cable
  • Works best when both plugs are on the same electrical circuit
  • Avoid extension leads and surge protectors: plug straight into the wall

Best for: A TV in a room the wifi can't reach, when running a cable isn't an option.

Wifi Budget

Ethernet cable (Cat 6)

Any

A plain length of cable that beats every wifi gadget on this page.

  • Cat 6 is plenty for streaming; Cat 5e also works
  • Flat cables tuck under carpet and along skirting boards
  • Works with any streamer that has an Ethernet port, or with a USB-to-Ethernet adapter on sticks that support one

Best for: Anyone whose router is within cable reach of the TV. Do this first.

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How this page works

  • Every offer comes from a dated record in our services data. When the record is updated, the page updates. When it goes stale, the build warns us.
  • We show the standard price beside every offer, because that's what you'll be paying in month 13.
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