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comment-analysis

Gareth O'Callaghan: Claire Byrne's new Newstalk show should have opened with Colm Meaney, not Micheál Martin

Colm Meaney stole the show as the broadcaster masterfully mixed light and shade on her return 'home' after 15 years at RTÉ

Clodagh Finn: Is Women’s Little Christmas really a day to celebrate?

<p>Media minister Patrick O'Donovan is bringing a memo to Cabinet about Coimisiún na Meán's completion of its statutory five-year review of funding for RTÉ and TG4. </p>

politics

RTÉ at critical turning point but TG4 has 'adapted effectively' minister to tell Cabinet

EE British Academy Film Awards 2023 Vanity Fair Rising Star - BAFTAs Pre-Party

culture

Cork actresses among cast announced for new series based on Marian Keyes novels

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news

Coolock riots: Drew Harris hadn't seen footage until RTÉ documentary

news

RTÉ is €9.1m in the red as it reports worst deficit since 2018

Smuggling of synthetic opioids the suspected cause of prison overdoses

Smuggling of synthetic opioids the suspected cause of prison overdoses

Dangerous drugs linked to 11 overdoses in Portlaoise Prison this week may have been brought in by a prisoner who had been visiting family members outside the prison, sources say

Wed, 14 Aug, 2024

A view of a GAAGO branding 13/5/2023

CCPC did not prompt expression of interest tender for GAAGO

The GAA last week announced that it was 'inviting initial expressions of interest for the media rights of specific domestic broadcast packages'

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

A true warrior: Leigh Gath fulfilled her mantra by living life to the full

A true warrior: Leigh Gath fulfilled her mantra by living life to the full

From protesting outside government buildings to sitting with ministers to tease out complex legislation to working with the HSE, the disabilities advocate was never shy about coming forward

Sun, 11 Aug, 2024

TV llcences in Ireland

RTÉ did not query employment status of any workers prior to 2018 review

The broadcaster, facing a review of 700 of its employees as to whether they were bogus self-employed, said the fact it had not lodged queries with the Department of Social Protection does not mean it believed all of its workers were correctly classified up to that point

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

European and local elections

Elaine Loughlin: Mary Lou McDonald can only blame herself for interview train wreck

Bereft of the answers to basic questions on her own policies, McDonald this week decided to play the man not the ball

Sat, 27 Jul, 2024

Elaine Loughlin: Catherine Martin chose the weakest and least radical course on RTÉ funding

Elaine Loughlin: Catherine Martin chose the weakest and least radical course on RTÉ funding

The minister clearly had a preferred plan that would have addressed RTÉ’s funding crisis for once and for all

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

RTÉ licence fee: Government locks in €725m of public funding over three years

RTÉ licence fee: Government locks in €725m of public funding over three years

Cabinet to retain TV licence charge at €160 — but will also pump €725m of public money into beleaguered broadcaster

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

RTE Campus

RTÉ saves €2.2m thanks to hiring freeze and cost cutting

A spokesperson for RTÉ confirmed that the broadcaster does have enough in funding to continue it’s operations over the next 12 months

Mon, 22 Jul, 2024

Derby Festival 2023 - Derby Day - Epsom Downs Racecourse

Review of horse and greyhound fund will examine animal welfare issues

In Budget 2024, horseracing received €76m and the greyhound industry €19m in government funding

Thu, 11 Jul, 2024

RTÉ senior manager rejected exit deal, Kevin Bakhurst tells media committee

RTÉ senior manager rejected exit deal, Kevin Bakhurst tells media committee

RTÉ Director General tells the Oireachtas media committee a deal was unable to be reached on the person’s package, and the case is now before the Workplace Relations Commission

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

Clare journalist Tommy Meskill announced as RTÉ's new London correspondent

Clare journalist Tommy Meskill announced as RTÉ's new London correspondent

Mr Meskill has been a journalist with RTÉ for eight years, most recently as part of the station's political unit

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

CC LEINSTER HOUSE

Oireachtas committee to recommend increased State funding for RTÉ and other media

Media committee, which will meet on Tuesday, also envisages the retention of commercial revenue streams

Mon, 01 Jul, 2024

Bertie Ahern stood ready to intervene in Saipan controversy at urging of Tommie Gorman

Bertie Ahern stood ready to intervene in Saipan controversy at urging of Tommie Gorman

Former taoiseach said the RTÉ journalist felt a solution could be brokered and asked him to be ready to intervene

Listen | Fri, 28 Jun, 2024

Emma O'Kelly: RTÉ plan will break up, not reform the broadcaster

Emma O'Kelly: RTÉ plan will break up, not reform the broadcaster

We are told RTÉ needs to be smaller. Why? The crises of last summer had nothing to do with the number of people employed — they were about wanton profligacy and a lack of governance

Fri, 28 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Gardaí and Department of Agriculture investigating 'horror hole' horse abattoir

Government vows 'abhorrent and distressing' treatment of horses will be fully examined

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm

Letters to the Editor: Floating wind energy is the future for Ireland

Wind Energy Ireland director says if we identify sites for floating wind energy, Ireland can become a leader in the sector

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

Clodagh Finn: At last – the ‘Irish Helen of Troy’ is on TV

S Clodagh Finn: At last – the ‘Irish Helen of Troy’ is on TV

The Tile Films - RTÉ production of 'Invasion: The Normans' provides an interesting insight to the character in Derbforgaill, Ireland's so-called Helen of Troy, developing the roles and political influence of the woman whose life would transform the history of Ireland.

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

Terry Prone: RTÉ's 2FM exodus is understandable. It can rebuild if it learns from its past

S Terry Prone: RTÉ's 2FM exodus is understandable. It can rebuild if it learns from its past

The exodus is understandable from the point of view of those leaving. But 2FM can rebuild if it learns from its past and hires people who understand broadcasting, and are hungry to do it

Mon, 27 May, 2024

EU flag in front of Berlaymont building facade

Emma DeSouza: Europe set to become more insular as right-wing politics gains traction

European politics is slowly changing as, increasingly, established centre parties are lurching rightward and entering into agreements with far right parties

Sun, 26 May, 2024

The man that commissioned RTÉ's Cheap Irish Homes is selling his own version

The man that commissioned RTÉ's Cheap Irish Homes is selling his own version

Lovely Lissarda Farm includes a derelict cottage, a derelict house and a walled garden

Sun, 26 May, 2024

Blackpool South by-election

S RTÉ sidelines Patrick Mulcahy from GAA coverage until after local elections

Mulcahy, who provides commentary on GAAGo and RTÉ radio, is running for election for Fianna Fáil in Midleton

Tue, 21 May, 2024

Cork v Limerick - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 3

GAA 'losing spectators' over paywalled games, warns minister

Jack Chambers said GAAGO, the association’s joint premium streaming platform with RTÉ, is having a 'major impact' on sports fans

Sun, 12 May, 2024

Dermot Bannon fails to clear up grant scheme queries

Dermot Bannon fails to clear up grant scheme queries

‘Room to Improve’ staff briefed on grant in 2022

Fri, 10 May, 2024

Dublin, Ireland center symbol - spire

State to approve taskforce aimed at improving 'inner cordon' of capital

⁠The taskforce will deliver its recommendations to the Taoiseach and the Government for consideration within 12 weeks

Tue, 07 May, 2024

Kevin Bakhurst comments

RTÉ reports set to recommend major changes to contracts and allowances

Three long-awaited reports into the governance of the State broadcaster will be published this week

Sun, 05 May, 2024

Coalition leaders to discuss reports on RTÉ governance and culture

Coalition leaders to discuss reports on RTÉ governance and culture

Ministers have repeatedly committed to making a decision on RTÉ’s future funding model before the Dáil summer recess, with Catherine Martin saying she favours direct Exchequer funding

Thu, 02 May, 2024

Rishi Sunak visit to Poland and Germany

Irish Examiner view: Bad week for Anglo-Irish relations

Micheál Martin said he believes that the high percentage of asylum seekers now entering Ireland from Northern Ireland is a result of the Rwanda strategy being pursued by Britain

Thu, 02 May, 2024

RTE pay revelations

RTÉ 'unaware' ex-employee jailed for possessing child sex abuse imagery until after resignation

The broadcaster says it “established some limited details about the nature of the case” following Greene’s resignation in March 2024

Wed, 01 May, 2024

Mary Lou McDonald interview

Mary Lou McDonald defends Sinn Féin's rhetoric on open borders

SF leader says: 'Sinn Féin is not for open borders, we are for a system that is fair, human rights compliant, efficient'

Sun, 28 Apr, 2024

RTE Campus

'Bogus self-employment contracts a stain on RTÉ', Oireachtas committee to hear

Appearing for the National Union of Journalists, RTÉ education correspondent Emma O'Kelly will say that such contracts historically were 'an attempt to keep staff costs down'

Tue, 23 Apr, 2024

Stardust Site

Irish Examiner view: Stardust verdict should never have taken this long

It is hardly a surprise that the families responded emotionally to the announcement of the verdict, or that they have called for a State apology. No family should have to wait more than 40 years for closure

Fri, 19 Apr, 2024

Former RTÉ workers feel let down and unrepresented by Siptu ahead of Oireachtas hearing

Former RTÉ workers feel let down and unrepresented by Siptu ahead of Oireachtas hearing

Former bogus self-employed RTÉ workers have criticised their own union as not representing their best interests after it emerged that they will not be allowed to address an Oireachtas committee hearing on the subject.

Mon, 15 Apr, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Who gets more should give more

Letters to the Editor: Who gets more should give more

I used to be able to donate €150 per month to some charities from my CIÉ pension.

Mon, 15 Apr, 2024

RTÉ executives spent thousands on dining out at some of the country's leading restaurants

RTÉ executives spent thousands on dining out at some of the country's leading restaurants

Among the €175,000 RTÉ executives put on corporate credit cards in the space of five years were the bills for dining out in some of Ireland’s top restaurants.

Sat, 06 Apr, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Immediate end of Gaza conflict is only option

Irish Examiner view: Immediate end of Gaza conflict is only option

Every time the conflict in Gaza seems to have reached a nadir of sorts, a new low is reached — though “a new low in Israel’s prosecution of the conflict” would be a more accurate reflection of the latest developments.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2024

The Late Late Show

Accumulated profits at Patrick Kielty's media firm surge to €1.6m in 2023

The profits surged before the comedian and actor was unveiled as the Late Late Show host role in May.

Tue, 02 Apr, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Charlie Bird’s professional impact

Letters to the Editor: Charlie Bird’s professional impact

One reader writes that the late Charlie Bird 'had charisma and helped us to pay attention to important news'

Mon, 18 Mar, 2024

Taoiseach visit to the US

Letters to the Editor: Three key questions Leo Varadkar should ask Joe Biden

During his St Patrick's Day visit to the US, Action Aid is urging the Taoiseach to challenge US president Joe Biden about Gaza

Sat, 16 Mar, 2024

Dolores O'Riordan public reposal

S Fergus Finlay: Charlie Bird would have eviscerated Lisa Chambers and Willie O’Dea

The late journalist had an unerring nose for political guff and grandstanding as shown by Lisa Chambers and Willie O’Dea in the aftermath of the referendum

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

Brendan Courtney: Speculation over Tubridy show 'frustrating'

Brendan Courtney: Speculation over Tubridy show 'frustrating'

Presenter says he became 'slight collateral damage' after stint on RTÉ radio show 'turned into a live audition in front of the nation'

Fri, 08 Mar, 2024

Taoiseach visit to the US

Letters to the Editor: Politicians must boycott Joe Biden's White House on St Patrick's Day

A reader urges the Government to reflect Irish people's attitude to Israel's attack on Gaza and skip the traditional annual visit

Thu, 07 Mar, 2024

Bogus self-employment is one drama RTÉ can't pull the plug on

Bogus self-employment is one drama RTÉ can't pull the plug on

While young journalists will be happy to work freelance for a short time when starting out, RTÉ has operated those freelance contracts for far longer than others

Wed, 06 Mar, 2024

RTE pay revelations

Irish Examiner view: Minister’s reputation takes a hit over RTÉ debacle

A contentious referendum vote on Friday means an already testing period for the Government has become even more fraught

Wed, 06 Mar, 2024

Siun Ni Raghallaigh resignation

S Terry Prone: I am Siún Ni Raghallaigh, hear me roar

I am woman, hear me roar. I am quiet little woman , hear me roar. I am Siún Ní Raghallaigh, and I’m not going to be traduced by the minister. Just listen to me roar.

Mon, 04 Mar, 2024