RTÉ and the licence fee issue: What does the future hold for the broadcaster?

The national broadcaster's future, which gets over half of its money from public funding, will rely heavily on the next path chosen on the licence fee, writes Sean Murray

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland said despite having the most watched TV stations, most listened-to radio and most-read websites, RTÉ's finances are in such a bad shape that things cannot continue as they are indefinitely. Picture: Andres Poveda

The Irish public won’t know what it’s got, until it’s gone.

And what it has currently got in its public service media is one of the last platforms able to challenge “the deception, the propaganda and the disinformation” that are being used to try and undermine society and democracy.