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In 2012, the RSA, having been consulted to offer an opinion on a TV advertisement for Meteor (a mobile telephone service provider), concluded that "they were of the view that the advertisement promoted highly dangerous road user behaviour". The advertisement included a comedic segment showing a cyclist following a bus to receive free wifi.
Boxer DTT Ltd was a consortium made up of Communicorp, Boxer TV Access in Sweden and BT Ireland. The award of the contracts was subject to clarifications and the successful outcome of contract negotiations. In the 2008 perspective Boxer DTT Ireland proposed a tentative start date of January 2009, which was considered unrealistic. [3]
Saorview is Ireland's national DTT service. The Irish word saor means "free"; thus it is a partial calque of Freeview, the name of the DTT service of the United Kingdom. Saorview is available from 64 DTT transmitters covering 98% of the population as of the end of Q3 2012.
RTÉ said the combined offering was designed to be the most cost-effective solution for viewers and broadcasters; to offer for the first time 100% coverage of free-to-air public service television services in Ireland, and to provide full national backup coverage on satellite in the event of an emergency or catastrophic failure of the DTT system.
On 24 October 2012 all analogue television transmission ended in Ireland, [2] and the station now provides the Irish DTT service Saorview to Cork city and environs. [3] It is owned and operated by 2RN , a subsidiary [ 4 ] of the Irish national broadcaster RTÉ .
The driver theory test is carried out by Prometric Ireland on behalf of the RSA. Candidates get asked forty multiple choice questions. In order to pass the theory test, candidates must score at least 35/40. Anything scored under 35 is a fail and the test must be retaken.
Digital terrestrial television (DTT) was first broadcast from the site in 2008 in preparation for the national switchover to digital television on 24 October 2012. [ 2 ] Today the Irish digital television service Saorview , and five national radio stations on FM, are broadcast from the Holywell Hill site to a large area of North West Ireland ...
Official traffic collision statistics in the Republic of Ireland are compiled by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) using data supplied by the Garda Síochána (police). [1] While related data is collected by other organisations, including the National Roads Authority, local authorities, and the Health Service Executive, these are not factored into RSA statistics. [2]