Prime Video, reviewed

Prime Video is the streaming service most Irish households own by accident. You wanted the delivery. The telly came with it. That’s not a criticism; at the price it’s one of the better deals on this site, as long as you know what you’re actually paying for.

What you get

An Amazon Prime membership, of which Prime Video is one part. The rest is Prime delivery on amazon.ie, free games with Amazon Luna and Amazon Photos. The video side is the originals, a rotating film library, and, since we’re a sport site at heart, football: Prime Video has a share of Champions League coverage in Ireland to the end of the 2026/27 season, and from 2027/28 takes the Tuesday first-pick game co-exclusively for four seasons. The Champions League, Premier League and films and series guides cover where it fits.

It’s ad-free in Ireland as of September 2026, which is unusual: Amazon added adverts in the UK, US and most big markets. Ireland hasn’t had that yet.

Apps: Fire TV, obviously, and then Google TV, Apple TV, smart TVs, consoles and the web. Any of the sticks we recommend runs it.

What it costs

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

There’s a 30-day free trial, and the annual price works out cheaper than twelve monthly payments. Prime Video on its own isn’t sold in Ireland as far as we could find.

The catch

You’re paying for delivery whether you order anything or not, and Amazon knows most people won’t do the sum. The film library rotates, so the thing you saw last month may be a rental this month. And the Irish ad-free status is a quirk, not a promise.

The small print

When to have it, when to cancel

• You order from Amazon most months: annual. The video is effectively free and there’s nothing to decide.
• You don’t: monthly, and be honest about whether you use it. Cancel in a dead month; it rolls, no penalty.
• Champions League nights from 2027/28: the Tuesday game will be here, so from that autumn it becomes a sport subscription too. The finder will price it against the others once the match list is confirmed.
• Trying it: take the 30 days, set a reminder for day 28.

Verdict

Amazon pays us nothing for this page. If you have Prime for the parcels, Prime Video is a free bonus and you should use it more. If you don’t, it’s still cheap for what’s in it, ad-free in Ireland for now, and about to matter for the football. Just don’t let it be the third subscription you forgot about.