Not a chance John. The future of soccer for Irish armchair viewers is changing at a rate that's even faster than that of Manchester United changing their replica kits. George Hamilton's uniquely verbose style of commentary on Sports Stadium every Saturday. These days things are much more complicated.
Countless issues confuse the equation for the square-eyed soccer supporter.
Nowadays RTE have competition in the form of TV3, who scored a coup when they won the rights for coverage of the Champions League for this and the next two seasons. The screening of the Premiership, eircom league games and internationals all presently belong to RTE, but things are about to change. Bad news is riding into town for all Eamon Dunphy fans in television land. I'm not saying RTE won't cover the Premiership, but certainly not in it's current form. Sky Digital is already available in Ireland, and boasts features like a brief highlights package which is accessible during a match as well as a choice of camera angles.