SMIL DECODER {Offline}

See below for a cheap way to watch RTÉ online from all over the world. Watch GAA & Irish rugby etc.

This tool no longer works. Sadly over the last few weeks RTE has released a new (better) version of their player, which no longer depends heavily on SMIL files, and now uses Flash extensively. We are not able to find a way around this, or to provide details of other tools that will be able to work around it. We are sorry, but this tool won't be able to provide access to programming in the near future.

Sorry,
Paul

Using a VPN

It is possible to use a proxy or VPN (www.vpn.ie) that will 'change' or reroute your IP address to an Irish one. This works by sending your computer traffic via a 3rd party server in Ireland. This service isn't free, but for the price of a pint or two (in Dublin a pint costs over €5) you can get access to watch all the 6 nations games or GAA which are shown on RTÉ. We've done our research on 3 services, and they are presented in the table below. Some offer trials, some also offer access to servers in the UK, which can be used for watching BBC iPlayer & Channel 4's service 4oD. These proxies can be configured to work with iPads or iPhones. It's not just sport that you can watch via these tools, but you probably know that already ;).

3 Proxies Compared