Government to withhold 40m euro funding until RTE produces reform plan

The Government has withheld funding from the national broadcaster (Liam McBurney/PA)

Irish Media Minister Catherine Martin has said she is withholding additional funding of 40 million euro from national broadcaster RTE until it produces its strategic vision for reform.

She added that the station will need to make cost savings of a further 21 million euro due to a fall in TV licence receipts.