Irish Government to provide RTE with 56 million euros in funding

RTE have announced the Government will provide 56 million euros of additional funding (Liam McBurney/PA)

The Government has agreed to provide 56 million euros (£48.7 million) in additional funding to RTE after the organisation set out plans to reduce its workforce by 400 by 2028.

Ministers signed off on the interim funding package, which will be subject to certain conditions, at cabinet on Tuesday.