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Gareth O'Callaghan: Ryan Tubridy didn’t kill RTÉ’s credibility — but someone did
'This is what he wanted': 'Super Garden' winner's creation lives on in local school 
'This is what he wanted': 'Super Garden' winner's creation lives on in local school 
'This will be the legacy that John leaves us': Widow delighted to see late husband's winning creation live on in their hometown

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Eurovision 2025
RTÉ paid back €2.4m in covid subsidies it was not entitled to
Oireachtas media committee will examine policy, governance, expenditure, and administration at the broadcaster

Tue, 27 May, 2025

Alan Kelly resigns
Elaine Loughlin: Labour's AK47 drawn back into position of power
Never afraid to stir the pot, Alan Kelly was among the most vocal during the turbulent initial days of the Dáil — when members of the opposition vented fury over the speaking time debacle

Sat, 24 May, 2025

RTÉ’s Oliver Callan adds 25,000 listeners to show, according to JNLR survey
RTÉ’s Oliver Callan adds 25,000 listeners to show, according to JNLR survey
Morning Ireland the most listened to show in the country

Thu, 15 May, 2025

TV licence compliance
Media Committee to question RTÉ about €3.6m write-down of partly abandoned IT project
New chair of the committee, Alan Kelly, also spoke with RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst about the national broadcaster's intervention on Israel's participation in the Eurovision

Thu, 08 May, 2025

RTÉ writes down €3.6m on partly abandoned IT project
RTÉ writes down €3.6m on partly abandoned IT project
The project was to see the replacement of five 'disparate, legacy systems that were used for finance and HR, which were at or near end of life'

Thu, 01 May, 2025

Bloom 2015
RTÉ seeks 'best possible value for money' in €500k tender for branded cups, t-shirts, and pens
Last summer, the Government elected to bail out the cash-strapped broadcaster to the tune of €725m payable over three years

Thu, 01 May, 2025

RTÉ spends over €100k in two years on maintaining its grounds around the country
RTÉ spends over €100k in two years on maintaining its grounds around the country
Six separate bills were listed for the removal of trees damaged during severe weather with costs totaling just over €16,000

Fri, 11 Apr, 2025

RTE pay revelations
RTÉ redundancy scheme to open this month with payments capped at €300,000 
RTÉ wants to reduce staff numbers by up to 400 with the initial phase seeing it aim to secure 40 redundancies

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

TV licence compliance
RTÉ to use 25% of State funding on independent productions
Coimisiún na Meán will also have the power to increase this percentage after three-year reviews, subject to ministerial approval

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

RTE Campus, Donnybrook
RTÉ claims mouse in staff canteen 'an isolated incident'
RTÉ’s spokesperson said that the broadcaster has an 'ongoing contract arrangement' with Rentokil for 'a pest management programme for the full site in Donnybrook' 

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

Israel-Hamas conflict
Colin Sheridan: Holding RTÉ to account — why its coverage of Palestine raises serious journalistic concerns
RTÉ’s ‘gotcha’ moment backfires as Francesca Albanese dismantles its Gaza coverage — one uncomfortable silence at a time

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

TV licence compliance
Public urged to have their say on what programmes they would like to see on RTÉ
Media watchdog Coimisiún na Meán said it wanted views on the content people want to watch and listen to on RTÉ and TG4

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

RTE Campus, Donnybrook
RTÉ clear to carry out voluntary redundancy plan to cut costs
As part of this strategy published last year, RTÉ said it wanted to reduce staff numbers by up to 400 with the initial phase seeing it aim to secure 40 redundancies

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Report recommends independent review of accounts for state agencies
Report recommends independent review of accounts for state agencies
Institute of Public Administration examined oversight practices within the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media for its state agencies

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

RTE Staff Rally
RTÉ request for legal clarity delays bogus self-employment case until autumn
The preliminary matters at the Workplace Relations Commission sought clarity regarding whether or not the case falls outside the statute of limitations

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Happy young intercultural office workers having tea and coffee at break
RTÉ to pour €250,000 into replacing water coolers at Montrose and eight regional offices
The new contract will also call for bidders to supply pricing for the delivery of 725 cases of 330ml glass bottles of still and sparkling water per year

Sat, 01 Mar, 2025

'My shows made RTÉ €50m. Now I resent paying my licence fee'
'My shows made RTÉ €50m. Now I resent paying my licence fee'
Gareth O'Callaghan says RTÉ is an organisation that hasn’t been sustainable for years

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

RTE Campus
Radio listenership in Ireland grew to record level last year 
Some 3.9m people listened to radio every week last year, an increase of 105,000 listeners compared to 2023

Thu, 06 Feb, 2025

RTE funding
Full restitution for bogus self-employed workers would 'bankrupt RTÉ', says Bakhurst
Bogus self-employment involves a situation in which a worker is treated as self-employed despite performing the same tasks as a full employee but receiving none of the standard benefits of a PAYE worker

Wed, 15 Jan, 2025

Jennifer Horgan: RTÉ Radio needs some fine tuning when it comes to regional reporting
Jennifer Horgan: RTÉ Radio needs some fine tuning when it comes to regional reporting
Must non-Dublin locations make do with less prominent broadcasting?

Fri, 10 Jan, 2025

Talos: The story behind 'The Tommy Tiernan Show' tribute to Cork artist Eoin French
Talos: The story behind 'The Tommy Tiernan Show' tribute to Cork artist Eoin French
After the death of Cork musician Eoin French last year, friends and collaborators rallied around to pay tribute to him with his song, ‘We Didn’t Know We Were Ready’

Thu, 09 Jan, 2025

The horse saved from slaughter and his 'Invincible' bloodline
The horse saved from slaughter and his 'Invincible' bloodline
Campaigner who rescued former racehorse tells Alison O’Reilly that the animals must be protected when they finally retire

Thu, 09 Jan, 2025

Head of television current affairs at RTÉ steps down
Head of television current affairs at RTÉ steps down
Paul Maguire spearheaded some of the state broadcaster's main shows, including 'RTÉ Investigates', 'Prime Time', and 'Upfront with Katie Hannon'.

Sun, 29 Dec, 2024

RTÉ takes €2m Cork studio off the market as it continues search for new centre
RTÉ takes €2m Cork studio off the market as it continues search for new centre
Broadcaster confirmed the property on Fr Mathew Street is not currently on the market

Fri, 27 Dec, 2024

Donegal v Tyrone - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Preliminary Quarter-Final
Exclusive: GAA proposes to buy RTÉ's 50% share of GAAGO
Contacted on Wednesday, the GAA did not refer to the approach to RTÉ to buy their GAAGO share but acknowledged the championship media rights deals would be retained. 

Wed, 18 Dec, 2024

24/8/2009 RTE Headquarters
RTÉ puts €1.75m cost estimate on voucher plan for 1,900 staff
Vouchers are part of an interim arrangement agreed by RTÉ and the RTÉ Trade Union Group

Thu, 12 Dec, 2024

TV licence compliance
RTÉ accused of 'sharp practice' over pay claim by former bogus self-employed worker
Mr Kelly has lodged a total of eight complaints against RTÉ with the WRC in relation to alleged breaches of employment legislation, including the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 which stipulates rules on Sunday work and holidays

Thu, 12 Dec, 2024

Ryan Tubridy firm returns to profit in 2023
Ryan Tubridy firm returns to profit in 2023
Tuttle's post-tax profit of €37,094 for 2023 followed a post-tax loss of €41,318 in 2022.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Paul Hosford: Sinn Féin will hope it's their pitch to the middle class that is heard loudest
The party's economic policy has something for everyone. But Sinn Féin could be tripped up over its manifesto proposal to review RTÉ's objectivity in its coverage of the Israeli genocide and other conflicts

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Politicians and voters ‘don’t take climate threat seriously enough’
Election 2024: Politicians and voters ‘don’t take climate threat seriously enough’
Friends of the Earth say all political parties must spell out how they are going to uphold Ireland’s climate law

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Election 2024: Six things we learned from the campaign today
It's day six of the general election campaign. Here's what happened today

Wed, 13 Nov, 2024

RTÉ independent production unit spends €46.3m on hits including Kin and Hidden Assets
RTÉ independent production unit spends €46.3m on hits including Kin and Hidden Assets
RTÉ’s independent production unit last year paid out €46. 3m to help finance international hits such as Hidden Assets, Kin, and The Dry. That is according to the 2023 annual report of the RTÉ Independent Productions Unit which shows that RTÉ spent €1.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

Morning Ireland stays top but RTÉ no longer Ireland's largest radio group
Morning Ireland stays top but RTÉ no longer Ireland's largest radio group
The latest JNLR listenership figures revealed that RTÉ has 17 of the 20 most-listened to radio programmes in the country

Thu, 07 Nov, 2024

School sex abuse inquiry 'should also include examination of corporal punishment'
School sex abuse inquiry 'should also include examination of corporal punishment'
Education Minister Norma Foley will not rule in or out a commission of investigation into corporal punishment in the wake of RTÉ documentary 'Leathered'

Wed, 30 Oct, 2024

The Late Late Show
RTÉ defends Kielty's 'traitors' comment on 'Late Late Show'
Sinn Féin 'entitled to lodge formal complaint', says broadcaster

Sun, 20 Oct, 2024

The Late Late Show
RTÉ defends 'satirical remarks' on Late Late Show as Sinn Féin calls for apology
Sinn Féin has accused RTÉ of "electoral interference" following a controversial remark made by host Patrick Kielty on The Late Late Show last night.

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

A view of a GAAGO branding 13/5/2023
GAAGO subscription revenues rise 118% amid backlash
The profits for the subscription-based sports channel of the last two years allowed the firm to pay a €1.2m dividend to its joint owners, RTÉ and the GAA

Thu, 17 Oct, 2024

Fall in TV licence payments since RTÉ controversy cost broadcaster €30m
Fall in TV licence payments since RTÉ controversy cost broadcaster €30m
Earlier this year, Ms Martin announced a €725m funding plan for RTÉ which comes as part of reforms of how the broadcaster is governed

Mon, 14 Oct, 2024

‘He can’t hide behind his badge': Nicola Hanney speaks of abuse suffered from ex-garda partner
‘He can’t hide behind his badge': Nicola Hanney speaks of abuse suffered from ex-garda partner
Abuse survivor Nicola Hanney spoke on 'The Late Late Show' about surviving abuse by her former partner, Garda Paul Moody

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

Bloom 2015
RTÉ to be brought under auspices of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The measure, contained in the new broadcasting bill, would mean the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee would receive audits of RTÉ

Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

Taoiseach to appear on Ryan Tubridy podcast
Taoiseach to appear on Ryan Tubridy podcast
The episode is also expected to feature the conflict in Gaza and a gift he received from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Mon, 30 Sep, 2024

Clare pharma worker tells judge he won't pay TV licence due to 'corruption of RTÉ'
Clare pharma worker tells judge he won't pay TV licence due to 'corruption of RTÉ'
Defendant said: 'I don’t have to have a toaster licence — I don’t have to have a fridge licence. Why do I have to have a TV licence?' 

Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

RTE logo on microphone. copyspace
RTÉ is €9.1m in the red as it reports worst deficit since 2018 
In a stark warning, RTÉ board chairman said: 'RTÉ has no future if the public we are here to serve does not trust the organisation'

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

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