Broadcasting law requires RTÉ’s radio and television services to have the character of a public service, to be offered free-to-air and to be universally available, where practicable, to the whole community on the island of Ireland.

while all RTÉ docs say FTA ‘free to air’ universally available, they never say except when digital to 100% of the island from the Sky.

“Everyone has the right to equal access
to public service in his country”

Article 19:

“Everyone has the right to freedom … to seek,
receive and impart information and ideas
through any media and regardless of frontiers.”