The Fianna Fáil leader became a TD in 1989 and has had four ministries, but the role he covets might elude him unless he can convince he is for change, writes Gary Murphy.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has launched a blistering attack on Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, saying his criticism of EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan was “bad-tempered” and “ill-judged”.

He said his own staff signed him to introducing an emergency rent freeze as demanded by a charity, even though his own party have said such a move is unconstitutional.

Controversially, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has been excluded from both tonight’s debate and the final debate before the country goes to the polls.

Firstly, The Claire Byrne Live Leaders' Debate will see leaders from a number of political parties invited to take part in front of a live studio audience, the State broadcaster confirmed this morning.

The popular broadcaster passed away last Monday at the age of 85.

The station’s director general Dee Forbes told RTÉ Radio’s Morning Ireland that it was “regrettable” to be in this position, but that her priority was to maintain public service broadcasting in Ireland.

Broadcaster Gay Byrne will be laid to rest tomorrow with RTÉ airing live coverage of the funeral.

In recent days, staff were told that the organisation could not continue as it is currently operating without a significant increase in state funding.

"After 32 years, enough is enough."

Companies will face fines, or potential court-compliance orders, unless they publish gender pay-gap salary details at least once a year, under strict new laws set to be announced by the Government.

The season kicks off with Niall Horan joining the RTÉ Concert Orchestra on RTÉ One at 6.55pm on Saturday May 12.

Historian Catherine Corless, the Irish Coast Guard, crew of Rescue 116, rugby referee Joy Neville and campaigner Vera Twomey were among those honoured at tonight’s Rehab People of the Year Awards.

Bryan Dobson made his last ever Six One appearance last night as the stalwart moves to Morning Ireland and RTÉ have today announced his replacements.

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After 21 years of signing off Six One bulletins with the height of professionalism, Bryan Dobson’s last few words on last night’s broadcast were a little more emotional — “I hate to go, but I’m afraid I have to.”

RTÉ’s top 10 highest-paid presenters earned almost €3m between them in 2015.

It’s part of a policy called jantelagen; a foundational belief that no citizen is better than another, wirtes Mary Morrisy

RTÉ has said that there were no “secret bonuses” to staff as the row over the gender pay gap at the State broadcaster continues.

Government will be powerless to force RTÉ to publish the salary details of any presenter earning more than €100,000 if the publicly-funded State broadcaster refuses to do so.

RTÉ's Bryan Dobson is reportedly leaving the Six One news, writes Ciara Phelan.

University of Limerick has appointed former editor and Managing Director of The Irish Daily Star, Ger Colleran as Adjunct Professor of Journalism.

Don’t dash the hope people with cystic fibrosis now have for a better quality of life, Ireland’s newly elected politicians have been urged.

#kiss4crumlin

RTÉ presenter Bryan Dobson has questioned if the role of news anchor will exist in rapidly changing news environments.

Twitter users took to the platform not only to make fun of public officials, but also to express relief at tax cuts, ire at the reintroduction of Christmas bonuses for those on social welfare, and to ask what a Knowledge Development Box was.

RTÉ newscaster Bryan Dobson knows the value of effective communication.

Respected television news anchor Bryan Dobson has been appointed as an honourary lecturer at the University of Limerick.

THE Government has cheapened itself with two-bit election promises from which it will be very difficult to recover, even if the election results are not as disastrous as they have been dreading.

RTÉ news anchorman Bryan Dobson has been forced to defend his position on foot of complaints over describing as “idiots” a group of protesters who appeared live on air.

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has rejected seven complaints over an incident in which RTÉ Newscaster Bryan Dobson referred to protesters as "idiots".

There has to be more than two pillar banks to support the economic recovery, according to the chief executive of Bank of Ireland, Richie Boucher.

*Facepalm*

A second Seanad referendum, aimed at broadening its powers and voting base, has been signalled by Government ministers left reeling by the shock move to save the upper house.

Nostalgic TV has had a positive effect on men’s fashion, says Dave Kenny, who visits Louis Copeland to hear plans for an Irish tailoring academy

I bags the top bunk! World leaders faced a tussle for the two top suites at the Lough Erne Resort ahead of the G8 summit, which begins today.

The fees RTÉ pays to its top talent have been slashed by up to 67% compared to their peak with Ryan Tubridy’s pay dropping from €723,500 in 2011 to €495,000 now.

Nick Cary says he got his fierce determination and love of technology from his dad, pirate radio legend Chris Cary, writes Siobhán Cronin

A RADIO advertisement earlier this year had Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Bryan Dobson, and Matt Cooper talking to each other in hushed tones.