Zero stars if possible Paying my TV licence for a rubbish service. Never connects yet broadband is mega fast.. Never remembers where you have left off if you do manage to get connected... Rubbish... See more
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If I could give this a minus rating, I would. This app is so indicative of the shambles that is RTE as a whole. Spending other peoples money on complete and utter rubbish. First year IT students... See more
I read other reviews on this app and I can't understand why rte can't get some one in the field of developing an app that really works.. This app is total shite, constantly freezing, won't open half... See more
The RTÉ Player app is absolutely not fit for purpose. It crashes constantly, jumps forward or back in the middle of a programme, and often just switches itself off altogether. Trying to watch anythin... See more
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The worst app ever.
The worst app ever, pausing stopping absolutely rubbish..
17 December 2024
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Worst app ever
Worst app ever, slow , more adds than actual tv content, give up watching because of it , just wast of time
10 December 2024
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So bad so bad
So bad so bad. Keeps stopping during watching
And can’t fast forward adds
28 November 2024
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Properly awful
Properly awful. And you wonder why people have a problem with the tv licence. Interface sucks. User experience sucks. True to yoyr name RTE. The app hasn't improved since 2015. It's literally exactly the same.
26 November 2024
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Can’t I give this 0 stars?
Can’t I give this 0 stars? Casting to a chrome cast is very unreliable. You’re simply not going to get to the end of the episode
24 November 2024
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Too many ad's
Too many ad's, up to seven at a time, the TV license cost is painful enough this is ridiculous. I choose streaming to avoid ad's!!!
23 November 2024
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Read THE DITCH online for the facts
Never a mention of all the exposed scandals involving government TDs senators and councillors all well documented and fact go THE DITCH online free not it's shocking.
10 November 2024
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Player is Dreadful
But Player is bad, man. do something RTE to save yourselves. Online experience is crap, sometimes have to shutdown browser just to continue watching. The red moving circle never times out! If you could do something to lift ratings then fix this..
2 November 2023
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No player app on the tv.
On the player app on the tv. Doesn't work. No online help.
Also why in the name of God is Faircity still going... must be someone gaining somewhere🤔
21 October 2024
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Most shitiest app…
Most shitiest app ever..buffering..buffering..jaysus that Dee F..spent all the RTE money🫤😩😩😩😩
12 September 2024
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Would give it no stars if I could
Would give it no stars if I could , pure shi#e adds adds adds ..
12 September 2024
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Proper journalism in RTE died a few…
Proper journalism in RTE died a few years ago. Its now so fully beholding to the government for funding it is merely a propaganda mouthpiece for the government. I
6 August 2024
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Absolute joke
Absolute joke, I have to pay Tv licence and then watch endless ads?!! TOTAL RUBBISH CONTENT most times, especially kids stuff I would be interested for my kids... NO THANKS.
6 August 2024
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Olympics 2024
What a brilliant coverage of the Paris Olympics. I'm very impressed and up to this would not have rated RTE at all.
5 August 2024
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Morning Ireland is So Bad
1 August 2024
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The RTE Player is rubbish and not fit for use
The RTE Player app is the worst app ever, constantly rebooting, can’t fast forward on the ads, I’ve tried multiple time over the last few months and it’s always the same, it’s 2024 cop on !!!
30 July 2024
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Pure scam company
29 July 2024
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A corrupt Seanad propaganda machine
A corrupt Seanad propaganda machine, I’m a lot happier since I stopped watching it.
1 July 2024
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