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
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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
Good Boy comedy marks new era for RTÉ Player
Prominent slots on Montrose app have grown in importance as audiences continue their shift to on-demand viewing
RTÉ Player will ask all users to sign in from next year as it adds more original shows
The streamer, which launches its first Player Original sitcom this week, has seen usage grow after a series of technical upgrades
Late Late Show will not be diminished by plan to make it off-site, says RTÉ boss
Broadcaster will not give up editorial oversight of ‘very sensitive’ flagship programme, Kevin Bakhurst tells Sean O’Rourke podcast
RTÉ staff told there’s no room to improve at Montrose
Prohibitive cost of building refurbishments cited as reason why key TV programmes will be produced off-site
Media regulator to carry out regular reviews into RTÉ public funding under new proposed reforms
Legislation will ‘enhance accountability, transparency and value-for-money in our public service media’, says Minister
RTÉ records net deficit of €9.1m amid plummeting licence fee revenues
Chair of board Terence O’Rourke says 2023 was ‘a difficult and damaging year’ for broadcaster
Forget the DVD box set, all of Mad Men is now on the RTÉ Player
Both Virgin Media Television and RTÉ are aiming for further digital growth via their players, already the main point of access to content for some viewers
New season on RTÉ: crime dramas, GAA docs and the return of ‘tricky’ comedy
News verification strand Clarity and natural history series Ireland’s Coast on the line-up as board approves more projects in wake of RTÉ's multi-year funding deal
RTÉ says undisclosed settlement with top executive will be ‘reflected’ in accounts
Jim Jennings to leave head of content role at end of month following mediated process with support of Workplace Relations Commission
Government’s refusal to scrap the licence fee shows a depressingly limited understanding of the media landscape
The debate needs to move on from the best way to fund a public-service broadcaster to the best way to fund public-service content
RTÉ reports €9.1m deficit last year as Liveline host Joe Duffy highest paid with €351,000 package
Chairman Terence O’Rourke described 2003 as a ‘difficult and damaging year’ in annual report
RTÉ register of external activities: Fewer than 1% involved payment over €10,000
Broadcaster says in February and March 133 instances of external activities approved but it was prevented by Data Protection Commission from releasing exact details
Despite its €725m funding plan, are there still storm clouds on the horizon for RTÉ?
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