'Marked increase in evasion' as TV licence revenue continues to decline

In response to the new figures for the first five months to the end of 2026, Sinn Féin TD Darren O’Rourke stated that it is clear “that the TV licence funding model is completely broken”. Picture: Andy Gibsonss

Income from the TV licence fee continues to decline, wth a "marked increase in evasion" since the RTÉ secret payments scandal a significant factor in the plummeting number, the latest data show.

There was just under €48m generated from nearly 300,000 TV licences sold for the first five months of this year.