▁as , ▁in ▁much ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁o vers p ill ▁from ▁terrest rial ▁transmit ters ▁in ▁the ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Cross - border ▁partners hip ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ' s ▁Minister ▁for ▁Communic ations ▁E am on ▁Ryan ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁Ben ▁Brad sh aw . ▁This ▁agreement ▁will ▁enable ▁view ers ▁within ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁to ▁watch ▁R T É ▁One , ▁R T É ▁Two ▁and ▁T G 4 ▁on ▁a ▁free - to - air ▁basis ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁agreement ▁between ▁both ▁juris dict ions ▁will ▁also ▁guarantee ▁that ▁view ers ▁within ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁view ▁BBC ▁One ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁and ▁BBC ▁Two ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁on ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ' s ▁free - to - air ▁service ▁to ▁debut ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁A ▁cross - border ▁initi ative ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁ag enda ▁for ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁However ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁change ▁has ▁occurred ▁such ▁that ▁BBC ▁services ▁are ▁now ▁to ▁be ▁offered ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁on ▁a ▁' pa id ▁for ' ▁basis ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁original ▁free - to - air ▁basis . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁technical ▁work , ▁the ▁two ▁Govern ments ▁have ▁now ▁agreed ▁an ▁effective ▁way ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁the ▁continu ing ▁provision ▁of ▁T G