What do you want to watch?

Pick the thing, not the service. Each guide says who has it this season, what the cheapest legal route costs, and which months to pay for.

By the dodgybox.ie editor. Facts checked 19 September 2026. Rights from the broadcasters' own announcements and Irish press. How we check. Out of date? Tell us.

Football

• Premier League

  Aug to May

  August to May. Dear in full, cheap if you are picky, and the one with the most legal routes.

  Cheapest: NOW from €38.99/month

• Champions League

  Sep to Jun

  League phase September to January, knockouts February to the final in early June. Includes the Europa and Conference Leagues.

  Free-to-air. €0.

• League of Ireland

  Feb to Nov

  League February to the end of October, FAI Cup final in November. Friday nights, floodlights, and a streaming pass that costs less than a pint a week.

  Cheapest: LOITV from €14.99/month

• Ireland internationals

  Mar, Jun, Sep to Nov

  The men's and women's teams in the international windows: March, June, September, October and November.

  Free-to-air. €0.

GAA

• GAA championship

  Apr to Jul

  April to the All-Ireland finals in July. Football and hurling.

  Cheapest: GAA+ from €95/year

• GAA leagues and club

  Sep to Mar

  Club championships from late August to the club finals in January, the Allianz Leagues from late January to April.

  Free-to-air. €0.

Rugby

• Ireland rugby

  Feb to Mar, Jul, Nov

  The Six Nations in February and March, the summer tour in July, the autumn tests in November.

  Free-to-air. €0.

• Leinster, Munster and the rest

  Sep to Jun

  The URC and the Champions Cup, September to June.

  Cheapest: NOW from €33.99/month

Motorsport

• Formula 1

  Mar to Dec

  March to December, with a summer break in August that nobody told the calendar about.

  Cheapest: NOW from €38.99/month

Golf

• Golf majors and the Ryder Cup

  Apr to Jul, Sep

  The Masters in April, the PGA in May, the US Open in June, the Open in July, and the Ryder Cup in September.

  Cheapest: NOW from €38.99/month

Boxing and UFC

• Boxing and UFC

  All year

  One-off nights all year round. Subscribe for the month of the fight and cancel after.

  Cheapest: DAZN from €25.99/month

American sport

• NFL

  Sep to Feb

  September to the Super Bowl in February.

  Cheapest: NOW from €38.99/month

Other sport

• Horse racing

  Feb to Apr, Jul to Aug, Dec

  Cheltenham in March, Punchestown in April, Galway in July, Leopardstown at Christmas.

  Free-to-air. €0.

• Darts

  Dec to Jan

  The World Championship over Christmas. One month of a sports subscription covers it.

  Cheapest: NOW from €38.99/month

Not sport

• Films and series

  All year

  One streaming service at a time. Rotate them; nobody needs four at once.

  Cheapest: Prime Video from €6.99/month

• Kids

  All year

  Cartoons on tap. RTÉjr is free; the rest is one subscription.

  Cheapest: Disney+ from €8.99/month

• Just normal telly

  All year

  News, soaps, the Late Late, the Toy Show. All free with an aerial.

  Free-to-air. €0.

What a year of each sport costs, legally → One table, every sport, worked out from the same prices.