Nobody in Portlaoise should hand over money for telly they have not seen working in their own sitting room. That is the point of a 24-hour trial: no card, no account, no contract. Put it up against Laois in the championship, Portlaoise AFC in local Leinster football, plus every Premier League and Champions League night and judge it on what you actually see.
Local viewing guide
Portlaoise is Laois's county town and O'Moore Park is the county ground, hosting both football and hurling championship days. Laois have not had the sustained championship profile of their Leinster neighbours, which means interest here spreads more evenly across the club scene, the Premier League and the racing than it does in a Kilkenny or a Kerry. Portlaoise itself sits on the main Dublin corridor and has grown substantially as a commuter town, so a lot of households are Dublin-bound and evening-heavy in their viewing. Fibre coverage in the town is decent. As ever in the midlands, the surrounding countryside is a different question and worth testing rather than assuming.
Portlaoise has grown substantially as a commuter town on the main Dublin corridor, and the housing reflects that, with large newer estates and a Dublin-bound working population. Fibre coverage across the town is decent, thinning towards Mountmellick, Abbeyleix and Mountrath in the usual midlands way. The evening peak is pronounced here because so many households arrive home late and compress everything into a few hours. That is the condition worth testing in. Laois does not have the sustained championship profile of its neighbours, so viewing spreads more evenly across the club scene, the Premier League and the racing, which makes it worth using the 24 hours to check the breadth rather than any single fixture.
Leinster viewing tends to revolve around Laois in the All-Ireland championship and Portlaoise AFC in local Leinster football, so those are the channels to open before anything else. A service can look flawless on a quiet Tuesday and fall apart at throw-in, which is exactly when you should be watching. Nothing at home matches O'Moore Park on a championship day, but the picture should still do the night justice.
Connection check
Broadband first, because it decides everything else. In and around Portlaoise, midlands commuter town on the main Dublin line. HD wants about 10 Mbps and 4K about 25 Mbps. SIRO and Eir fibre. Run your speed test at the busy hour, not the quiet one.
Setup
If you are already with Sky or Virgin Media in Portlaoise, do not cancel a thing yet. Run the trial alongside what you have, compare the two on the same match, and only decide once you have watched Portlaoise AFC on both. That is precisely why we do not take a card.
Message us your name and a WhatsApp number. Nothing else, and no card.
Your login comes back in the same chat, normally in a few minutes.
We stay with you while you set it up on your own telly, Firestick or box.
Watch for a full day, then decide. There is nothing on file, so nothing renews.
You do not need one. We ask for a name and a WhatsApp number and nothing more. No card means no accidental renewal, which is usually the part people in Portlaoise want reassurance about.
No. That is one of the main reasons people in Portlaoise switch. No dish on the wall, no installation window to wait in, and no new box to pay for on top of the subscription.
The library includes GAA championship coverage and local Leinster football, so if a Laois or Portlaoise AFC game falls inside your 24 hours you can check it properly. Fixtures and rights move around, which is exactly why we would rather you test it on a real match night than take our word for it.
About 10 Mbps for HD and 25 Mbps for 4K. Midlands commuter town on the main Dublin line. Test during the evening peak rather than the middle of the day, because that is when the line is under load.
Nothing happens unless you ask it to. With no card stored there is nothing to renew. Carrying on is a one-off payment: €100 for The Taster and 10 months, or €300 for The Owner and lifetime access on one device, both with a 90-day money-back promise.
The same free trial applies wherever you are. If one of these is closer, start there.
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No card. Nothing to cancel.
Test it in your own sitting room in Portlaoise for a full day. Nothing renews, because there is nothing on file to renew.
Channel and event availability changes over time, so nothing here guarantees any given match. Use the trial to check your own must-have channels before paying. If you continue, The Taster is €100 once for 10 months and The Owner is €300 once for lifetime access, both with a 90-day money-back promise.
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