Real name: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Effective period / Period of releases: 1991 - 2005

Members: Catriona Ryan, Úna Ni Chanainn, Gavin Roche, Niamh Nelson, Sebastian Liebig, Jenny Burns, Ting Zhong Deng, Elaine Clark (2), Randall Devine, Matthew Manning, Liz McClaren, Dominic Dudley, Bróna Fitzgerald, John Finucane, Graham Hastings (2), Adele Johnson, Andreja Malir, Bethan Watkeys, Alexander Anissimov, Catherine McCarthy, Sylvia Roberts, Madeleine Staunton, Martin Johnson (19)

National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland was the name of the symphony orchestra of Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), the national public radio and television broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland, between 1989 and sometime around 2008. The orchestra was founded in 1948 and has since been renamed several times:

1948-1961: Radio Éireann Symphony Orchestra (Irish: Ceolfhoireann Shiansach Radio Éireann)
1961-1989: RTÉ Symphony Orchestra (RTESO)
1989-2005: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
2005-present: RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra