The flag-waving and cheers of recent days provoked all the usual debates about 1916, confirming once again, as if it needed to be, that we all cling to our particular beliefs certain in the knowledge that our view is the correct one and that any other need not be countenanced.

RTÉ has appointed Dee Forbes as successor to outgoing director-general Noel Curran.

RTÉ’s top 10 highest-paid presenters earned a combined pay of more than €2.6m in 2014, the broadcaster has revealed.

Wesley Burrows, the creator of RTÉ’s long-running series Glenroe, has died.

For the second year in a row, RTÉ has managed to post a modest pre-tax surplus — but the national broadcaster has admitted it is concerned at the rising number of homes which do not have a television set.

Dual-language All-Ireland commentary and bilingual bulletins on 2fm are planned as part of a new RTÉ action plan to further promote the Irish language.

The highest number of students on record was entered for higher level maths and the first of two papers was considered fair.

Tributes have poured in for Bill O’Herlihy, one of the giants of Irish broadcasting, who passed away yesterday morning.

“He was a wonderful raconteur and a fantastic presenter. He was a very unselfish man and he was very happy. His weight was down and he was enjoying spending time with his new grandchild and things were good. And then this happened.”

Dublin’s O’Connell Street will take a step back 100 years on Easter Monday as part of RTE’s ’Road to the Rising’ commemorations.

Politicians, academics, journalists, and the public have been paying tribute to current affairs mastermind Brian Farrell who died yesterday morning.

Moya Doherty, the co-creator of Riverdance, has been appointed the new chair of the RTÉ board.

A musician who died along with his partner as he tried to save him from drowning has been remembered as a talented and treasured colleague.

RTÉ’s economic outlook remains uncertain, despite it returning to profit for the first time in six years.

It’s official. Amy and Brian really are our Kate and Wills.

RTÉ’s top stars who have been “insulated” from the reality of significant pay cuts had Celtic Tiger-era salaries that were at an “absolutely ridiculous” level.

RTÉ bosses have insisted they were right to pay out over the “homophobic” defamation controversy on The Saturday Night Show — despite the fact that those allegedly damaged initially only sought an apology.

The head of RTÉ has said the recent 'Panti-Gate' controversy helped to open an important debate about homophobia in Ireland.

Broadcaster defends €85k payout over ‘homophobia’ claims

The Oireachtas communications committee is to write to RTÉ asking it to explain its approach to libel complaints.

Noel Curran has been reappointed as RTÉ director-general for another four years.

A newspaper quoted a survey that 52% of RTÉ programmes in the first eight months of this year were repeats.

RTÉ Director General Noel Curran claims the current annual €160 licence fee is ‘too low’ and below the European average.

The defection of Pat Kenny to Newstalk is a serious blow to RTÉ but it isn’t the only challenge that director general Noel Curran faces, with falling ad revenues and the spotlight on its current affairs output, writes Kyran FitzGerald

RTÉ must cut the “excessive” pay of its top stars further and faster after the broadcaster posted an annual deficit of €65m, politicians have warned.

IT’S the biggest news in Irish broadcasting for years, but Pat Kenny’s departure from RTÉ was brewing for a long time.

It was the kind of gathering Colm Murray would have loved.

One of Ireland’s best-known sports broadcasters was today remembered as an enthusiastic and articulate reporter gifted with a marvellous memory and unique voice.

RTE has confirmed it was €65.2m in the red last year following a major restructuring of the company.

Claire Byrne was last night installed as odds-on favourite to replace Pat Kenny on his mid-morning radio slot after his surprise announcement that he was defecting to Newstalk Radio.

Pat Kenny has said he is looking forward to the challenge ahead as he moves to the independent radio sector.

Newstalk have confirmed that Pat Kenny is joining the station as presenter of its new mid-morning show.

RTÉ broadcaster Colm Murray has passed away at the age of 61.

RTÉ has claimed salaries paid to its top-earning presenters will have fallen by about 40% from their peak by the end of this year, despite ongoing criticism about their pay-levels.

RTE's Director General Noel Curran says the broadcaster's top presenters could face further pay cuts.

The pay levels of RTE staff will be discussed when its Director General appears before the Oireachtas Communications Committee today.

The Communications Minister says he will not be increasing the TV licence fee, in order to bail out RTE.

Launched last week RTEjr is now available across television, radio, the internet and on an app.

High salaries paid to RTÉ presenters were the station’s fault and it was up to the station to ‘fix it’, RTÉ director general, Noel Curran admitted yesterday.