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Macken House via Google Maps

Where will Ireland's new TV station be located?

UTV Ireland signed the contract today.

UTV IRELAND SIGNED a contract to secure a property for their new TV station today.

The entire ground floor of Macken House, Dublin 1, will be transformed into the new channel’s broadcast centre.

UTV Media plc is no stranger to the building – with FM104 on the first floor and Q102, UTV Radio Solutions and UTV Sales based on the second floor.

Group Chief Executive of UTV Media plc, John McCann, said: “Macken House has been a great success for UTV since we first moved into the building five years ago.

I am delighted that we have secured the ground floor for UTV Ireland, which enables us to keep all of UTV’s Dublin-based broadcasting teams under one roof.

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“We have seen how beneficial this location is, in terms of surrounding amenities and transport links.

The building will now be our Group Irish headquarters with more than 200 staff located at the premises.

McCann also added that while the UTV headquarters will be in Dublin – the group is looking at regional news bureaux in Cork, Galway and Limerick, to facilitate their national news team.

UTV Ireland’s broadcast centre will consist of two studios, edit suites, corporate offices and news, administration, finance and sales areas.

More than 80 people will be based at the new ground-floor facility.

They will be working across programming, news, sales, operations and corporate functions.

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    Jul 3rd 2025, 5:09 PM

    A excellent piece: nicely done, Gavin.

    Diogo Jota was an intelligent, humble and hard-working young man. The news today was shocking and hard to take in. May he and Andre rest in peace.

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    Jul 3rd 2025, 5:17 PM

    YNWA

    R.I.P Dioga & Andre

    A beautifully worded eulogy—- ‘ try not to make sense of this tragedy— there simply is NO SENSE In today’s tragedy’

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    Jul 3rd 2025, 5:40 PM

    Retire the number 20

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    Jul 3rd 2025, 5:54 PM

    @Dan The Man: I’ll ” second” that !!!

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    Jul 3rd 2025, 5:24 PM

    So terribly sad. May they RIP.
    A father of three. Heartbreaking.

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    Jul 3rd 2025, 8:28 PM

    Great article, and a sobering reminder of the precariousness and fragility of life. It’s heartbreaking for everyone concerned, for Diogo’s family, his wife and the 3 kids who must now grow up without their Dad, but also the one he grew up in who’s parents have lost both their sons at once. Life can be unbelievably cruel at times. Hopefully they can all look back on their good memories and find some solace in them in time. RIP Diogo and Andre.

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    Jul 3rd 2025, 5:48 PM

    RIP YNWA

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    Jul 3rd 2025, 6:40 PM

    Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his younger brother Andre are understood to have been driving in an acid green £180,000 Lamborghini Huracan when they crashed

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    Jul 3rd 2025, 8:14 PM

    @Dominic Leleu: And?

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    Jul 3rd 2025, 8:18 PM

    @Dominic Leleu: So what? Is this relevant?

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    Jul 3rd 2025, 8:34 PM

    @Dominic Leleu: What value does this comment add, the value of the car they were in doesn’t lessen the fact that three children are without a father and an uncle and his newly married wife is now a widow and his parents have lost all their children in one senseless accident. Have a look in the mirror and have a long think.

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    Jul 3rd 2025, 10:00 PM

    @Joe Beirne: I doubt the accident happened at low speed. and no it does not. still …

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    Jul 4th 2025, 12:52 AM

    @Dominic Leleu: What’s your point?

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