Editing Republic of Ireland (section)

===Media===
{{Main|Media of the Republic of Ireland}}
{{Lang|ga|[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|italic=no}} (RTÉ) is Ireland's [[public service broadcaster]], funded by a [[television licence fee]] and advertising.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/about |title=About RTÉ |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |access-date=30 August 2011 |archive-date=23 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823212854/http://www.rte.ie/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> RTÉ operates two national television channels, [[RTÉ One]] and [[RTÉ Two]]. The other independent national television channels are [[Virgin Media One]], [[Virgin Media Two]], [[Virgin Media Three]] and [[TG4]], the latter of which is a public service broadcaster for speakers of the Irish language. All these channels are available on [[Saorview]], the national [[free-to-air]] [[digital terrestrial television]] service.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saorview.ie/what-is-saorview/ |title=What is Saorview? |publisher=Saorview official website |access-date=30 August 2011 |archive-date=29 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829045735/http://www.saorview.ie/what-is-saorview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Additional channels included in the service are [[RTÉ News Now]], [[RTÉjr]], and RTÉ One +1. Subscription-based television providers operating in Ireland include [[Virgin Media Ireland|Virgin Media]] and [[Sky Ireland|Sky]].

The [[BBC]]'s [[BBC Northern Ireland|Northern Irish division]] is widely available in Ireland. [[BBC One Northern Ireland]] and [[BBC Two Northern Ireland]] are available in pay television providers including Virgin and Sky as well as via [[signal overspill]] by [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]] in border counties.

Supported by the [[Irish Film Board]], the Irish film industry grew significantly since the 1990s, with the promotion of indigenous films as well as the attraction of international productions like ''[[Braveheart]]'' and ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''.<ref name="Media Landscape">{{cite web|url=http://www.ejc.net/media_landscape/article/ireland |title=Media landscape: Ireland |publisher=European Journalism Centre |date=5 November 2010 |access-date=30 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824215241/http://www.ejc.net/media_landscape/article/ireland/ |archive-date=24 August 2011}}</ref>

A large number of regional and local radio stations are available countrywide. A survey showed that a consistent 85% of adults listen to a mixture of national, regional and local stations on a daily basis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011.07.28-JNLR-Results-July-2010-Jun2011.pdf |title=Listenership 2011/1 Summary Results |publisher=JNLR/Ipsos MRB |date=28 July 2011 |access-date=30 August 2011 |archive-date=22 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122145316/http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011.07.28-JNLR-Results-July-2010-Jun2011.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> [[RTÉ Radio]] operates four national stations, [[RTÉ Radio 1|Radio 1]], [[RTÉ 2fm|2fm]], [[RTÉ lyric fm|Lyric fm]], and [[RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta|RnaG]]. It also operates four national DAB radio stations. There are two independent national stations: [[Today FM]] and [[Newstalk]].

Ireland has a traditionally competitive print media, which is divided into daily national newspapers and weekly regional newspapers, as well as national Sunday editions. The strength of the British press is a unique feature of the Irish print media scene, with the availability of a wide selection of British published newspapers and magazines.<ref name="Media Landscape"/>

[[Eurostat]] reported that 82% of Irish households had Internet access in 2013 compared to the [[European Union|EU]] average of 79% but only 67% had broadband access.<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/technology/Ireland-still-lags-behind-eu-counterparts-in-access-to-broadband-1.1631826 Ireland still lags behind EU counterparts in access to broadband] The Irish Times, 18 December 2013 (accessed on 19 December 2013) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229050021/http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/technology/Ireland-still-lags-behind-eu-counterparts-in-access-to-broadband-1.1631826 |date=29 December 2013}}</ref>