Amazon Prime Video service launches in Ireland

Customers can sign up for the service at an introductory price of €2.99 per month

Amazon’s Prime video service has expanded to over 200 countries, including Ireland.

The service, which is a rival to Netflix, offers access to popular Hollywood movies and TV shows, as well as award-winning original programmes such as Transparent and The Man in the High Castle.

The Grand Tour, the new series from former Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, is also available exclusively on the Amazon platform.

Seven-day trial

Customers in Ireland can sign up for the service at an introductory price of €2.99 per month for the first six months, starting with a free seven-day trial at PrimeVideo.com.

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Subscribers can watch anytime, anywhere through the Amazon Prime Video app on Android and iOS phones and tablets, Fire tablets, popular LG and Samsung Smart TVs or online at PrimeVideo.com. They can also download all titles to mobile devices for offline viewing.

French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish subtitled and dubbed versions of some shows are available and Prime Video members can also control how much data they use when streaming and downloading programmes.

Charlie Taylor

Charlie Taylor

Charlie Taylor is a former Irish Times business journalist