Advertisement

We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

Dan Sheridan/INPHO

Some Eir Sport customers couldn't watch Ireland's historic victory live last night

A problem with the Eir Sport app meant that some customers couldn’t watch the game.

A NUMBER OF Eir customers couldn’t watch Ireland’s historic victory over the All Blacks live last night due to a technical issue with the streaming service.

The rugby match between Ireland and New Zealand in Chicago was only available to view for subscribers to Eir Sport in Ireland.

The match was not shown live on any of the free-to-view channels in Ireland.

Eir customers could watch the match on television on Eir Sport 2 but also had the option of streaming it online or watching it on the Eir Sport app.

However, technical glitches had customers complaining that they were unable to view the match live on the app.

Eir responded to complaints from customers via its Twitter account throughout the game, and released a statement via Twitter about the glitch during the second half:

“A technical issue is currently affecting a small number of customers who are trying to login with the eir Sport app,” a customer service rep wrote.

We are working with our technical partners to resolve this issue asap.

Following the historic victory Eir announced that it would be showing a replay of the match on its free to air Eir Sport 1 which is available on Sky and to non-Eir Sports subscribers.

It will also be showing the game again today and throughout the week.

In a statement to TheJournal.ie, a spokesperson for Eir said:

A significant number of our eir Sport customers enjoyed an historic Irish sporting occasion last night. We are looking into a technical problem which affected a very small number of customers.

Read: Ireland’s day comes as stunning display ends 111 years of Kiwi dominance

Read: New Zealand boss Hansen hails ‘dominant’ Irish display

Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone...
A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.

Close
75 Comments
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Danny D
    Favourite Danny D
    Report
    Jun 22nd 2011, 6:54 PM

    That doesn’t make sense – if all they were worth is €100,000 , would it not better be to keep them for now?? As in they pretty much already brought all loss they possibly could…

    31
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Alan McBride
    Favourite Alan McBride
    Report
    Jun 22nd 2011, 7:18 PM

    I couldn’t make such bollox of something like that deal no matter how hard I tried.

    24
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Thomas Stadler
    Favourite Thomas Stadler
    Report
    Jun 23rd 2011, 10:39 AM

    The interesting thing though is that if you did it, you would loose your job for The 3p’s – piss poor performance. In Ireland no one will loose their jobs, no one will be held accountable for this latest disaster in our banks. Same shite for decades, when AIB went bust in the 80′s and were bailed out by Garret Fitz and FG, no one was held accountable, no bonuses were cut. Garrett got a non-recourse loan off the back of that in thanks. The banks own FG and FF, and neither party will say boo to them for any actions they take.

    1
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Ryan Murphy
    Favourite Ryan Murphy
    Report
    Jun 22nd 2011, 6:59 PM

    A.I.B. aren’t alone there, a fair chunk of the country lost varying amounts in Bulgaria, thinking it was the next property bubble.

    40 grand for a single room (sorry, studio!) with jacks off it, only about four hours by road from the nearest airport, and populated with surly youths and opportunistic taxi drivers.

    Come to think of it, it wasn’t too dissimiliar to the Irish property market in parts, at all!

    Except for the price that is. But 230 million down to a hundred k is hard to beat!

    21
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Stephen Downey
    Favourite Stephen Downey
    Report
    Jun 22nd 2011, 7:26 PM

    So many people have lost their investments in Bulgarian property, so many have lost their investments in AIB shares…but at least the directors are still well paid!

    19
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Mata Mata
    Favourite Mata Mata
    Report
    Jun 22nd 2011, 6:56 PM

    This should have been listed for sale in the Irish Papers first , Minister reprimand this official please , any more surprises !

    15
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Lauren McCarthy
    Favourite Lauren McCarthy
    Report
    Jun 23rd 2011, 9:20 AM

    Do you really think anyone in Ireland would invest €35,100,000 in a Bulgarian bank riddled with debt?

    1
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Sean
    Favourite Sean
    Report
    Jun 22nd 2011, 8:56 PM

    If someone is willing to pay 100k surely they intend to turn profit so why AIB can’t? Are they stupid or what? Why this wasn’t offered for sale here???

    11
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute BcuTCM0P
    Favourite BcuTCM0P
    Report
    Jun 22nd 2011, 9:34 PM

    Because the people that were investing were taking on a heap of debt.

    8
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Gis Bayertz
    Favourite Gis Bayertz
    Report
    Jun 22nd 2011, 9:42 PM

    Yes Sean, yes they are!

    5
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute BcuTCM0P
    Favourite BcuTCM0P
    Report
    Jun 22nd 2011, 8:55 PM

    I can understand at some stage having to cut your losses but I would like to know if any of the “lads” made a nice profit on this deal.

    11
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Gis Bayertz
    Favourite Gis Bayertz
    Report
    Jun 22nd 2011, 9:43 PM

    Bunch of useless gangsters and morons, all of them

    9
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Noel Cosgrave
    Favourite Noel Cosgrave
    Report
    Jun 22nd 2011, 9:12 PM

    Can’t say I’m crying any tears for them, except that no doubt they’ll find some way of making the taxpayer foot the bill for the loss.

    7
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Suzanne Rigby
    Favourite Suzanne Rigby
    Report
    Jun 22nd 2011, 8:54 PM
    6
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Stephen Carmody
    Favourite Stephen Carmody
    Report
    Jun 22nd 2011, 8:06 PM

    *facepalm

    4
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Martin Sinnott
    Favourite Martin Sinnott
    Report
    Jun 23rd 2011, 7:50 AM

    This stinks, sold to the girlfriend ? The AIB executives involved should be named and shamed. A file should be sent to the DPP but it will sit there with the rest.

    3
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Thomas Stadler
    Favourite Thomas Stadler
    Report
    Jun 23rd 2011, 10:42 AM

    If AIB and Bank of Ireland or Anglo Irish Directors start going to jail, they are going to take a lot of FF and FG TD’s with them. They aren’t going to allow that, better to just over look the free loans and debt cancellations that the banks gave to Taoiseach’s such as Haughey and Garrett Fitzgerald.

    1
Submit a report
Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
Thank you for the feedback
Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.
JournalTv
News in 60 seconds