Media minister says three-year funding plan for RTE ‘will serve all of society’

Media Minister Catherine Martin has hailed a decision to provide 725 million euro in funding for RTE over the next three years as an “unprecedented” move to “serve all”.

The decision to provide a mix between direct Exchequer funding and the existing TV licence fee was approved by Cabinet on Wednesday, after months of wrangling between ministers on how the broadcaster should be funded.