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Originally Posted by irishdave

Why were 3e not able to acquire the rights to the show?

Because Irish broadcasting - like most of the rest of our institutions and infastructures - is incompotent, buffonish and lagging behind the rest of the world. It was probably cheaper to commision another ~!CRIME!~ style show like Rusty Old Heroin Needles On The Floors Of Creches In Limerick or something.

It's a shame too because not everyone in Ireland had Channel 4 anyway. Regardless of how well the series will do it would almost certainly have been the biggest one ever in Ireland by default.