Courts deal with just under 10,000 cases of non-payment of TV licence in 2023

The annual licence, which is mandatory for any address that has a television, has a fee of €160, with a potential fine of up to €1,000 or even a prison sentence if found to not have one. File picture: Nick Ansell/PA

Just under 10,000 cases of non-payment of a TV licence were brought to court last year.

The annual licence, which is mandatory for any address that has a television, has a fee of €160, with a potential fine of up to €1,000 or even a prison sentence if found to not have one. Around 85% of the revenue created by the TV licence goes to RTÉ.