Hacks in Montrose must be hallucinating about much greenery in their rundown newsroom
Questions about the €3.5m IT fiasco, ‘groupthink’ and that promo ad didn’t match the roasting of two years ago over Tubsgate
Kevin Bakhurst
The moving target that is RTÉ’s woes
Attention has moved on from outsourcing to financial stumbles - but broadcaster is still offloading production
RTÉ appearance at Oireachtas committee a drab sequel to firework show of two years ago starring Ryan Tubridy
Ghost of man long gone from station lingers as management faces questions from TDs, senators about fresh controversies
RTÉ news management seeks to reassure staff over concerns around promotional advert
Staff raised concerns about the use of extras and placement of plants in ad, which RTÉ says cost less than €100,000 to make
Ryan Tubridy has not repaid RTÉ €150,000 he received for two promotional events that did not happen, Bakhurst says
The broadcaster has also disclosed that a television advert promoting the newsroom has cost €94,000
Ryan Tubridy has not repaid RTÉ €150,000 he received for Renault deal, Bakhurst tells media committee
Controversial RTÉ newsroom advert ‘cost less than €100,000’, committee hears
RTÉ pays out €4m tied to misclassification of some staff as self-employed
Broadcaster has made payments as part of process to settle the employment status of around 700 workers, according to DG Kevin Bakhurst
Chambers refused to back open-ended RTÉ redundancy scheme, documents show
Department of Public Expenditure set out several conditions for voluntary exits at broadcaster
More than 300 RTÉ employees apply for redundancy package
Payouts capped at €300,000 for voluntary exit scheme
Catherine Martin’s arts department backed pay rise for RTÉ director general
Department told government-established review that pay in top-level posts at RTÉ and TG4 had fallen in real terms since 2016
Eurovision: RTÉ gets ‘commitment’ from European Broadcasting Union to discuss Israel participation
Song Contest organiser confirms it will have ‘broader discussion’ with participating stations
Eurovision: RTÉ boss says Ireland will not pull out of contest over Israel’s participation
Kevin Bakhurst’s comments came after he asked the European Broadcasting Union for a discussion on Israel’s participation
RTÉ seeks discussion over Israel’s inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest
Former Eurovision contestants called for Israel’s expulsion from the competition because of the Gaza war
Charlie McGettigan joins artists calling for Israel to be expelled from Eurovision Song Contest
Union says national broadcaster ‘should reflect the Irish State’s public opposition to Israel’s actions in Palestine’
RTÉ confirms €3.6m write down on partly abandoned IT project
Broadcaster says problem with project to revamp finance and HR systems ‘an outlier’ in context of operations
100 days of Trump: ‘It’s like The Karate Kid, tax on, tax off, tariffs on, tariffs off’
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The Irish Times view on RTÉ's job cuts: tough challenges ahead
The core principle of an arm’s length relationship between the public service broadcaster and the government of the day must be maintained
RTÉ’s €62m redundancy plan subject to annual targets
Government has approved €15m for this year to finance voluntary redundancy programme, which is now open
Approval of RTÉ redundancy offer still leaves station facing bigger challenges
RTÉ faces issues of ageing audience for its linear video and audio services, and mass defection to streaming and social-media platforms by younger viewers
RTÉ opens long-awaited voluntary redundancy offer to employees
It is understood that the details stipulate that those with over 10 years’ service will receive six weeks pay per year
Julian Benson, dancer and choreographer, dies aged 54
Performer joined the judging panel of RTÉ’s Dancing with the Stars in 2017
Ryan Tubridy data request could reignite crisis and holds legal and reputational risks for RTÉ
Use of subject access requests, which originate in EU data protection law, is rapidly growing
RTÉ news boss Deirdre McCarthy: ‘Tackling disinformation has to be much more of a focus now’
The woman who leads Ireland’s largest newsroom on disinformation, the ‘digital election’ and RTÉ’s new Clarity mark: 'you will hear that we’re a mouthpiece for the State, or that we’re only representing a certain view. But I think it’s up to us to push back on all the things that legacy media are accused of and tackle this head on.'
RTÉ’s voluntary redundancy scheme approved by Government
Programme that could see up to 400 staff leave the broadcaster RTÉ was held up by requests for more information about terms
Lord Rothermere’s lead Dublin tenant is part of ‘middle-class eco rabble who want to kill off free speech’
Plus: the Conor McGregor donation that never was; agent Noel Kelly’s unchanged fortunes at RTÉ; and the four Oireachtas members with prize-bond fever
Should RTÉ stop showing Chitty Chitty Bang Bang so much?
Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan says reruns of old films won’t cut it for Montrose. Who’s going to break the news to Dick Van Dyke?
RTÉ told it must double down on reform and structural change
Incoming Minister for Arts and Media Patrick O’Donovan met with broadcaster’s director general Kevin Bakhurst and its chair Terence O’Rourke at Montrose
RTÉ reforms in limbo as pressure mounts on minister
Seen & Heard: Glenveagh’s €55m land deal; BT to sell Irish telecoms business; Student beds deliveries falter; Bankinter pours cold water on savers’ hopes
RTÉ Late Late Toy Show appeal raises over €5m for children’s charities for first time
More than €3.7 million was donated through online banking app Revolut
Other Voices 2024: Laura Marling enraptures, Kojaque surprises. It can only be Dingle’s essential festival
What audiences are told before gigs at St James’ Church says it all: turn off your phone and just be in the moment
RTÉ redundancy scheme sign-off delay ‘incredibly frustrating’ and costing millions, says Bakhurst
Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform has yet to give approval for a scheme that was meant to see 40 voluntary departures this year
Former RTÉ broadcaster David Davin-Power ‘showed bravery to the bitter end’, son tells funeral Mass
Former RTÉ northern editor and political correspondent died last weekend after short illness
RTÉ seems content to let Montrose moulder. It should jump at the chance to move back to the GPO
A proposed return by the national broadcaster to its birthplace is apt as it redefines itself, and could benefit a neglected part ot Dublin
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