This page acts as an archive of engineering work carried out on the Saorview transmitter network during February 2026.
Note: not all engineering work relates to Saorview services.
Information courtesy of 2RN.
Week 6
Engineering work for the week beginning 2nd February 2026:
- Castlebar, Co. Mayo: all FM radio services will be off the air for periods of up to 1 hour on Friday 6th February between 10am and 4pm.
- Castletownbere, Co. Cork: all Saorview and RTÉ Radio services will be liable to interruption on Wednesday 4th February between 10.30am and 4.30pm.
- Forth Mountain, Co. Wexford: all Saorview services will be off the air for periods of up to 100 minutes on Thursday 5th February between 10am and 4.30pm.
- Kippure, Co. Wicklow: all Saorview Multiplex 1 services will be liable to interruption on Tuesday 3rd February between 9.30am and 4.30pm.
- Truskmore, Co. Sligo: RTÉ Lyric FM will be off the air for periods of up to 30 minutes on Wednesday 4th February between 11am and 12pm.
Week 7
Engineering work for the week beginning 9th February 2026:
- Bantry, Co. Cork: all RTÉ Radio services will be subject to reduced power on Tuesday 10th February between 10am and 1pm.
- Clonmel, Co. Tipperary: all RTÉ Radio services will be off the air for periods of up to 2 hours on Tuesday 10th February between 10am and 4.30pm.
- Cnoc An Óir, Co. Kerry: all Saorview services will be off the air on Wednesday 11th February between 11am and 1pm.
- Dungarvan, Co. Waterford: all Saorview and radio services will be liable to interruption on Monday 9th February between 10.30am and 4.30pm. This is due to emergency work to resolve an ESB-related fault.
- Kilkeaveragh, Co. Kerry: all Saorview and RTÉ Radio services will be off the air on Friday 13th February between 9.30am and 3.30pm. This is due to essential work by the ESB.
- Kinsale, Co. Cork: all Saorview services will be off the air for periods of up to two hours on Monday 9th February between 9am and 4.30pm.
- Kippure, Co. Wicklow: all Saorview services will be liable to interruption on Wednesday 11th February and Thursday 12th February between 9.30am and 4.30pm.
- Laragh, Co. Wicklow: all Saorview services will be off the air on Monday 9th February between 9am and 5pm. This is due to essential work by the ESB.
- Mullaghanish, Co. Cork: all Saorview services will be liable to interruption on Wednesday 11th February between 9.30am and 4.30pm.
- Spur Hill, Co. Cork: all Saorview services will be liable to interruption on Tuesday 10th February between 9.30am and 4.30pm.
- Three Rock, Co. Dublin: all Saorview services will be liable to interruption on Monday 9th February and Tuesday 10th February between 9.30am and 4.30pm.
Week 8
Engineering work for the week beginning 16th February 2026:
- Clermont Carn, Co. Louth: all Saorview and FM radio services will be liable to interruption on Wednesday 18th February between 10am and 4pm.
- Lehinch, Co. Claire: all FM radio services will be off the air for up to 1 hour on Friday 20th February between 10am and 4pm.
- Maghera, Co. Clare: Clare FM will be off the air on Monday 16th February between 1.30pm and 4.30pm.
- Wicklow, Co. Wicklow: all Saorview services will be off the air for up to 4 hours on Wednesday 18th February between 10am and 4.30pm.
Week 9
Engineering work for the week beginning 23rd February 2026:
- Bantry, Co. Cork: all RTÉ radio services will be of the air for up to 2 hours on Thursday 26th February between 9.30am and 4.30pm.
- Cahir, Co. Tipperary: all Saorview services will be off the air for up to 100 minutes on Thursday 26th February between 10am and 4pm.
- Fermoy, Co. Cork: all FM radio services will be off the air for up to 90 minutes on Tuesday 24th February between 10am and 4.30pm.
- Ferrypoint, Co. Waterford: all Saorview services will be of the air on Thursday 26th February between 9am and 5pm. This is due to essential maintenance by the ESB.
- Mitchelstown, Co. Cork: all RTÉ FM radio services will be off the air for up to 100 minutes on Wednesday 25th February between 10am and 4pm.