RTÉ announces record Paralympic Games coverage across television, radio and online
– Over 100 hours of television coverage on RTÉ2
– 500 hours of live action over 4 live digital channels on RTÉ Player
– Breaking news, results and reaction on the RTÉ News app and RTÉ.ie
– Joanne O’Riordan, Jason Smyth, Michael McKillop, James Scully and Niamh McCarthy join RTÉ’s Paralympic Team in studio
RTÉ today announced a record lineup of coverage for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Broadcasting live across 12 days from Wednesday August 28 to Sunday September 8, RTÉ will provide its largest ever range of television coverage of the Paralympics, with 104 hours on RTÉ2, as well as an unprecedented amount of RTÉ Player exclusive content.
RTÉ Player will be offering over 500 hours of live action available to watch over four digital channels, ensuring Irish audiences can experience all the action and success of Team Ireland as it happens.
Following the excitement and medal haul for Team Ireland at the Olympic Games, RTÉ will have comprehensive reportage to keep everyone up to date with Paralympic action for the weeks ahead. Supporters can follow all the activity live from Paris daily across RTÉ2, RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ News, 2FM, RTÉ Player and on RTÉ.ie.
The action will kick off in Paris with a reimagined Opening Ceremony, which, like the Olympic Games, will take place outside of the traditional stadium opening ceremony format. RTÉ will have live commentary from John Kenny and former Paralympian, James Scully.
As part of RTÉ’s extensive coverage of the Games, RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player will follow the 35 strong Team Ireland, bringing viewers the most up-date information every morning with live feeds for Paris Paralympics 2024: Matin.
Daráine Mulvihill will present live from Paris in the afternoon for Paris Paralympics 2024: Après-midi and Evanne Ní Chuilinn will be sharing evening highlights and analysis from Dublin with Paris Paralympics 2024: Soir.
Group Head of RTÉ Sport, Declan McBennett, said: “The Paralympics is the fourth key pillar of our coverage across the Summer of Sport on RTÉ following on from the Euros, the GAA Championship and the Olympics. Ireland has a proud and successful tradition and record at the Paralympic Games and we look forward to reflecting the key moments of excellence, dedication, perseverance and endeavour of our athletes.”
Eamon Horan, Siobhan Madigan and Darren Frehill will report from Paris for RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player as well as providing updates on RTÉ Radio 1 including Morning Ireland, Today with Claire Byrne, and News At One.
RTÉ 2FM’s Game On will wrap up the day’s news, reports and action from Paris while at the weekend on RTÉ Radio 1, Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport will have more coverage and analysis. Raidió na Gaeltachta will also provide updates on sports bulletins during the week and sports coverage at the weekends.
Some of RTÉ’s rotating panellists for the Games include sports journalist Joanne O’Riordan and former Paralympians Michael McKillop (Athletics), Jason Smyth (Athletics), Niamh McCarthy (Discus) and James Scully (Swimming).
RTÉ Sport will also have daily reaction from Irish athletes as it happens and up-to-the-minute news and events at RTÉ.ie/Paralympics and on the RTÉ News app. The RTÉ social accounts will have exclusive content from Paris, ensuring audiences stay connected with the action across all platforms.
Viewers can get their Paralympics fix in advance of the Games with Para-swimmer Nicole Turner and Para-cycling veterans Katie-George Dunleavy and Eve McCrystal in Paths to Paris on RTÉ Player. The four-part series follows Ireland’s top medal prospects as they strive to qualify for the greatest show on earth, the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
NOTE:
- London 2012 – 5 hours
- Rio 2016 – 30 hours
- Tokyo 2020 – 70 hours
- Paris 2024 – 104 hours