LOITV, reviewed

LOITV is the League of Ireland’s own streaming service, run with Premier Sports, and it does one job: every league and cup game that isn’t on the telly, live, for a price that would embarrass the big streamers. Nobody needs a dodgy box for Bohs against Rovers. They need this and a decent wifi signal.

What you get

More than 550 live games a season across the Men’s Premier Division, the First Division and the Women’s Premier Division, plus both FAI Cups. That’s every club in the country, home and away, in one place. The League of Ireland guide shows which games go free-to-air instead.

Because that’s the rule: anything shown live on RTÉ, Virgin Media or TG4 is blacked out on LOITV in Ireland. It’s not a bug. The free channels paid for those games, so you watch them there and LOITV carries the rest.

Device apps are the weak point. Web, phones and tablets are certain, and LOITV’s FAQ lists apps on Android TV, Google TV, LG and Samsung. It isn’t in the Fire TV store, so if you’re buying a streaming stick for it, pick a Google TV one.

What it costs

Prices checked 2026-11-10 on the service's Irish pricing page.

The Annual Pass came down in price for 2026 compared with earlier seasons. There’s also a Season Pass Gift at the same price as the Annual Pass, which solves at least one Christmas.

The catch

The blackouts, if your club is on telly a lot. The 12-month plans, if you only care about the run-in. And the 24-hour pass has a three-month shelf life from purchase, so don’t buy a handful in February for the autumn. Beyond that, the honest catch is picture and production: it’s a league stream, not Sky Sports. Nobody’s pretending otherwise at this price.

The small print

LOITV is run by the FAI through Premier Sports, which acts as the service provider, and the terms are Premier Sports’ terms.

When to have it, when to cancel

• The whole season: the Annual Pass, upfront if you can, on the 12-month monthly plan if you can’t. Cheapest per game by a distance.
• A few months of the run-in: Flexible monthly. Remember the 30 days’ notice; cancel a month before you want to stop paying.
• One away game you can’t get to: the 24 Hour Access Pass. Use it within three months.
• The close season: if you’re on Flexible, cancel. If you’re on the Annual Pass, nothing to do; it’s priced for the year.

Verdict

LOITV pays us nothing. Per game it’s the cheapest paid sports subscription on this site, and it covers the whole league instead of one glamour fixture. If you follow a League of Ireland club, take the Annual Pass and stop reading. If you don’t, the finder will still show you it costs less than most of the alternatives for a season of football.