The bigger picture is the survival of an independent Irish media

It's an odity in this country that we insist on universal entitlements but bristle at universal charges, writes Gerard Howlin

Notwithstanding that there are far more portraits of women than men in the history of art, portraits of women usually sell for far more.

It’s different in RTÉ. Men on air earn more than women. It’s inherited bias. Women were judged more decorative, men more authoritative.