Newstalk fights ‘illegal’ RTÉ licence fee in EU

Newstalk radio station has lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission in which it claims the payment of TV licence fees to RTÉ is not compatible with European Union rules on state aid.

The commercial station argues that the payment of the fees to RTÉ is illegal.

In its complaint, Newstalk alleges that RTÉ consistently uses licence fee income in a manner contrary to the terms approved by the European Commission under EU state aid rules.