Saorview Engineering Work: 2026 January

This page acts as an archive of engineering work carried out on the Saorview transmitter network during January 2026.

Note: not all engineering work relates to Saorview services.

Information courtesy of 2RN.

Week 1

There is no engineering work planned for the week beginning 29th December 2025.

Engineering work for the week beginning 5th January 2026:

Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick: due to essential ESB work, Spin South West will be off the air on Wednesday 7th January between 9am and 5pm.

Engineering work for the week beginning 12th January 2026:

Clonmany, Co. Donegal: all Saorview services will be off the air for periods of up to 2 hours on Wednesday 14th January between 10am and 4pm.
Cnock An Oír, Co. Kerry: all Saorview services will be off the air for periods of up to 1 hour on Wednesday 14th January between 10am and 4pm.
Kippure, Co. Wicklow: all Saorview services will be liable to interruption on Tuesday 13th January between 10.30am and 4.30pm.
Knockmoyle, Co. Kerry: all Saorview services will be liable to interruption on Thursday 15th January between 10.30am and 4.30pm.
Moydrum, Co. Westmeath: all RTÉ Radio services will be off the air for periods of up to 4 hours on Monday 12th January between 9.30am and 4.30pm.
Mullaghanish, Co. Cork: RTÉ Radio 2FM will be off the air for periods of up to 1 hour on Tuesday 13th January between 11am and 1pm.
Spur Hill, Co. Cork: RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta will be liable to interruption on Wednesday 14th January between 9am and 4.30pm.
Woodcock Hill, Co. Clare: RTÉ Lyric FM will be liable to interruption on Monday 12th January between 10am and 4pm.

Engineering work for the week beginning 19th January 2026:

Achill, Co. Mayo: all FM radio services will be off the air for up to 30 minutes on Wednesday 21st January between 11am and 5pm.
Arranmore, Co. Donegal: all Saorview services will be off the air for up to 1 hour on Friday 23rd January between 10am and 5pm.
Crosshaven, Co. Cork: all Saorview services will be off the air for up to 2 hours on Friday 23rd January between 10am and 4.30pm.
Greystones, Co. Wicklow: all Saorview services will be off the air for periods of up to 2 hours on Wednesday 21st January and Thursday 22nd January between 10am and 4.30pm.
Three Rock, Co. Dublin: all Saorview services will be off the air on Wednesday 21st January between 12.15am and 6.15am. This outage will also affect the Greystones transmitter.

Engineering work for the week beginning 26th January 2026:

Achill, Co. Mayo: all FM radio services will be off the air for up to 30 minutes on Tuesday 27th January.
Bantry, Co. Cork: each Saorview service will be off the air for up to 100 minutes on Tuesday 27th January between 9am and 4.30pm. This is for annual maintenance.
Crosshaven, Co. Cork: all FM radio services will be off the air for up to 3 hours across Wednesday 28th January and Thursday 29th January between 9.30am and 4pm.
Glanmire, Co. Cork: all Saorview services will be off the air on Wednesday 28th January between 8.30am and 4.30pm due to essential ESB work.
Gorey, Co. Wexford: all Saorview services will be off the air for up to 2 hours on Thursday 29th January between 9am and 4.30pm.
Kippure, Co. Wicklow: Saorview Multiplex 1 will be liable to interruption on Tuesday 27th January between 9.30am and 4.30pm.
Mitchelstown, Co. Cork: all Saorview services will be off the air for up to 2 hours on Wednesday 28th January between 10am and 4pm.
Monaghan, Co. Monaghan: all FM radio services will be off the air for 2 periods of up to 10 minutes on Monday 26th January between 11.30am and 5.30pm.
Mt Leinster, Co. Carlow: Saorview Multiplex 2 will be liable to interruption on Monday 26th January between 9.30am and 4.30pm.
Mullaghanish, Co. Cork: RTÉ Radio 2FM will be liable to interruption on Monday 26th January between 9am and 4pm.

Storm Chandra-related issues that affected sites on Tuesday 27th January:

Forth Mountain, Co. Wexford: services off the air for a time due to an ESB outage. Power now restored.
Glenties, Co. Donegal: services off the air for a time due to an ESB outage. Power now restored.
Kilkeaveragh, Co. Kerry: services off the air for a time due to an ESB outage. Power now restored.