RTÉ should engage with public to secure future

The case for public service media’s relevance, legitimacy, and democratic function must be renewed due to changing viewing behaviours and cutbacks, says Mark Cullinane.

In early August, Richard Bruton, the communications minister, followed in the footsteps of his predecessors and announced that significant reform to the licence-fee model that funds Irish public service media was on the way, but not just yet.