Pay-TV operator Sky will offer every televised Premier League game in Ireland from next season after adding an exclusive distribution deal with Premier Sports to its existing tie-up with BT Sport.

The partnership means that Sky customers in Ireland will be able to watch all 233 matches from English soccer’s top flight slated for live broadcast when the league’s new rights deals in the country kick into gear with the 2019/20 campaign.

Sky agreed a distribution deal with BT back in October, gaining access to the broadcaster’s 52 live games in addition to the 128 fixtures it secured in last year’s auction.

Premier Sports, meanwhile, which is owned by Setanta Sports co-founder Michael O’Rourke, splashed out on the package of 20 games secured by ecommerce giant Amazon in the UK, along with the rights to 33 Saturday afternoon kick-offs which cannot be shown in the UK due to the broadcast blackout rule in the country.

Both distribution deals give Sky customers in Ireland access to a host of other premium live soccer content, including the Uefa Champions League and Europa League on BT, along with Serie A and the Eredivisie on Premier Sports.

Sky will now be able to offer Sky Sports, BT Sport and Premier Sports to its customers through one single package, with pricing set to be announced in the next couple of months.

“This is fantastic news for Sky customers in Ireland who can now watch all their favourite sports under one roof,” said Sky Ireland managing director JD Buckley.

The exclusive aspect of both deals is a blow to Sky’s rival TV provider Eir, which is currently able to distribute content from BT Sport and Premier Sports, but will no longer be able to do so when Sky’s agreements are activated this summer.

The Irish Times says that Sky is interested in talking to other platforms about the wholesale distribution of both Premier Sports and BT Sport, which means both channels could once again become available to Eir customers if the operator can agree a deal with Sky.

“Negotiations between Eir sport and Sky Sports, who own the distribution rights to the BT Sports channels in the Republic of Ireland, are ongoing,” and Eir Sport spokesman told The Irish Times.

“The BT Sports and Premier Sports channels remain part of the Eir sport pack for the immediate future.”