RTÉ pay controversy

Future for national broadcaster remains less than straightforward

It’s understood that the Coalition is to examine improvements to the existing collection system to deliver an increased level of funding being gathered

Proposal to release ‘details of approved activities’ central to transparency drive after storm of controversy concerning lax governance

Broadcaster seeking tenders for three-year contract worth €375,000

Bakhurst says he had no preference on future funding model so long as it protects RTÉ's independence, provides the required level of support and is multiannual

The BBC’s Steve Carson to become director of video while Newstalk’s Patricia Monahan will be director of audio

Broadcaster needs to serve its audiences but the shift to further privatisation may have worrying consequences

Broadcaster needs to serve its audiences but the shift to further privatisation may have worrying consequences

Minister says majority still pays fee and warns tens of millions would have to be found elsewhere to fund broadcasting

The €160 TV licence underpins public service broadcasting but has suffered falling sales in the wake of the controversy that has engulfed RTÉ over the past year

Director general Kevin Bakhurst plans to increase independent commissioning to €70m a year. Doing this means making fewer programmes in-house

Ditch journalist Roman Shortall settles his own rent bill; Siún Ní Raghallaigh has her say; and U2′s Dublin plans fall through again

The broadcaster and satirist on political pressure, suffering ‘five years of horrific coercive control’, and replacing Tubridy

The station needs to stop trying to import the latest quick-fix from a podcast or Instagram or TikTok

RTÉ effectively gave presenters a choice: you can work for us or you can work for yourself, but you can’t do both. When you look at the numbers, it’s no surprise which option they’re choosing

Sales of TV licences in first four months of 2024 are 15 per cent down on same period last year - leading to €6.7m shortfall

If the Government cannot get legislation on future funding over the line before a general election is called, expect the TV licence to become an issue in that campaign

Detailed reports may frame broadcaster’s dysfunction, scandal and flawed board but do not map way ahead for a Coalition divided over financing directly by exchequer, household levies, taxation or some hybrid

Radio: Radio 1 flagship dutifully covers the RTÉ crisis as Colm Ó Mongáin and Oliver Callan give cause for optimism

A clear vision on the part of the Government as to what role RTÉ will play in Irish society is a prerequisite for resolving the issue of how to fund the organisation in the future