RTÉ posts €7.9m surplus as nation tunes in during pandemic

David McCullagh and Caitriona Perry who  present Six One News. some 90% of people chose RTÉ as their primary source of information as the Covid-19 threat grew.

The nation switched on to RTÉ last year with the pandemic also meaning fewer special events and lower running costs, contributing to a net surplus for the national broadcaster of €7.9m.

The 2020 RTÉ annual report showed a fall in revenue of €11m, but a drop in operating costs of €28.5m.