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Need a TV Licence? Have you moved House? Use our quick and convenient online service to renew your existing TV Licence, purchase your first TV Licence or change your personal details.
- I Have A Smart TV
- Watching TV on Your Computer, Phone Or Other Device
- Living in Rented Accommodation
- Second Homes
- Business Premises
- Moving to Ireland from Another Country
You need a TV licence if you have a Smart TV, even if you only use the TV for streaming. This is because the TV is capable of receiving TV signals.
You don’t need a TV licence to watch television on your computer, phone or other device (for example, RTÉ Player or streaming serviceslike Netflix). However, the computer, phone or other device must not be capable of receiving a TV signal by cable, satellite or aerial.
If you are renting and there is a TV, you must have a TV licence. This applies whether you or the landlord owns the TV.
If you have a TV in your second home, or holiday home, you must get a separate licence for this house. This is the case even if you already have a TV licence for your main home.
If you have TVs in your office or business premises, you need a TV licence. One TV licence covers all TVs at your business premises. If you have more than one business premises, then you also need separate TV licences for each address.
If you have moved to Ireland, you can’t transfer a TV licence from overseas. You must buy a new licence here. This is the case even if you are living in Ireland for a short time. Each TV licence is only valid in Ireland and lasts for 1 year. If you leave the country before it expires, you cannot get a refund on the fee paid.
Time to buy or renew a TV licence? You can pay online using your Visa or Mastercard or drop into your nearest post office.
At the Post office. To avoid delays in Post Offices it is important to bring your reminder notice with you as the barcode on the notice is scanned at the counter. Online. You need your TV Reference number and PIN from your most recent reminder notice to logon and make your payment. By Phone.
In Ireland, a television licence is required for any address at which there is a television set. Since 2016, the annual licence fee is €160. [1] Revenue is collected by An Post, the Irish postal service. The bulk of the fee is used to fund Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), the state broadcaster.
Jun 28, 2022 · How do I get a TV license? You can buy a TV licence for the first time: In person, at your local An Post office (using cash, cheque, credit or debit card or by using TV licence saving stamps) Online, through TV Licence Online; By phone, on (01) 705 8800 (for credit or debit card transactions only) By direct debit, using forms available from ...
