| Country | Ireland |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Ireland Northern Ireland |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Eir |
| Sister channels | Eir Sport 1, Eir Sport X1, Eir Sport X2, Eir Sport UHD |
| History | |
| Launched | 2004 (as Setanta Sports 1) |
| Closed | 20 July 2021 |
| Replaced by | FreeSports HD (Sky Ireland only) |
| Former names | Setanta Sports 1 (2004–2016) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.Eirsport.ie |
Eir Sport 2 (stylised as eir Sport 2, formerly Setanta Sports 1) was an Irish pay television channel owned by Setanta Sports Channel Ireland.[1]
The channel carried coverage of association football (including top-flight European leagues and UEFA Europa League), boxing, golf, motorsport, and coverage of the SSE Airtricity League.
On 16 December 2013 Setanta Sports launched a high-definition of Setanta Sports 1. Setanta Sports 1 HD was first exclusively available through Virgin Media Ireland, but later launched on Sky on 20 July 2015, along with Premier Sports HD.[2]
On 15 August 2019, Eir Sport and Virgin Media Sport contracted a deal to show Virgin Media Sport on Eir Vision and Eir Sport 1 on Virgin Media Ireland.[3]
As per eir's announcement on 19 May 2021, Eir Sport 2 closed on 20 July 2021. Eir also announced that Eir Sport 1 will also close before the end of 2021. [4]