Minister to meet Kevin Bakhurst and RTÉ officials to discuss presenter payments
Broadcaster paid almost €100,000 to Claire Byrne and Ray D’Arcy after both left roles in Radio 1 last year
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RTÉ an ‘active member’ of European broadcast group despite Eurovision boycott
Noel Curran says European Broadcasting Union engaging ‘proactively’ to get boycott members back in future song contests
A spirit-sapping encounter between Shane Coleman and Graham Linehan
Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly are cruising comfortably even when they deal with controversial matters
RTÉ confirms Derek Mooney’s pay was incorrectly listed in public records
Broadcaster says in 2024 Mooney earned salary of €197,151 which saw him finish in eighth place in RTÉ earning list
RTÉ Radio 1’s new schedule sees listeners drop for key shows – but station remains dominant
Morning Ireland, Liveline and Oliver Callan see small dips, with weekend slots up
Eurovision: prominent bars join TV boycott as Jewish Council criticises RTÉ
PantiBar owner says decision to stop screening contest is validated by Israel’s attempt to use it as ‘propaganda tool’
Retro riding: A history of sex on Irish TV, from The Late Late Show to Rivals
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Uncharted with Ray Goggins: Sergeant-major routine is ditched for a chummy Boy’s Own romp
Television: Riding into the sunset with the actor Liam Cummingham and the comedian PJ Gallagher, it’s like an Irish version of old Top Gear specials
RTÉ: Saints, Scholars and Scandals by Shane Ross - bringing a sharp eye to barter accounts and clandestine payments
There is an extended profile of Ryan Tubridy - 'RTÉ’s fallen hero' - but Ross reserves most criticism for Moya Doherty and Dee Forbes
Israel through to Eurovision final after shouts of ‘stop the genocide’ during song
Noam Bettan will compete on Saturday night in the boycott-hit 70th year of the song contest, held in Vienna
A Traveller Family review: Quietly thoughtful insight into a proud community struggling with identity
Television: Alex Fegan’s documentary will hopefully go some way towards opening people’s eyes – it lets its subjects speak for themselves
Eurovision 2026: From boycotts to media blackouts, this is now a spectacle under pressure
It is an unprecedented moment in the Eurovision Song Contest’s history, and this year’s competition could have long-term consequences
Ambulance strike; guns ordered off the dark web; and falling overseas holiday bookings
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Coimisiún na Meán rejects complaint over nudity shown on Sunday television
RTÉ radio and television the most complained-about media platforms, regulator report finds
The roots of RTÉ’s scandal may lie in the past but its future is equally murky
Shane Ross’s new book about RTÉ fails to push questions about the broadcaster’s funding to their conclusion
‘You might end up on TV’: An Garda Síochána launches €345,000 recruitment drive
Dog handlers, frogmen and officers on horseback drafted into publicity campaign to attract officers
Consultants to oversee RTÉ Late Late Toy Show appeal funds distribution set to cost €855,000
Since 2020, the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal has raised more than €31m in public donations for charities and community groups across Ireland
Eurovision 2026: When is it on, who is boycotting and could Israel win?
Tensions and disunity haunt the song contest as it marks its 70th anniversary in Vienna
Colin Murphy: Online platforms are engines of outrage, but theatre is one of empathy
All of the playwright’s work is grounded in public life - mainly dramatisations of political events featuring real-life characters
‘They’re nice people but ...’: Is public funding of news media its saviour or threatening its freedom?
Funding by State’s media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, aims to address crisis that threatens liberal democracy
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
May 10th to 15th highlights, including a look at the 1926 Census, the Baftas, Mark Moriarty and the Eurovision
‘Doing it on my own’: FG MEP Maria Walsh announces pregnancy after fertility treatment
Mayo politician discussed decision and experience in radio interview
Eurovision 2026: Israel almost won in 2025. Could a new mass voting exercise see it triumph?
The final 20 minutes of last year’s final, in Basle, was excruciating. The same could happen in Vienna next week
Doireann Garrihy has many strengths. Byelection analysis is not one of them
The RTÉ music station’s makeover features returning hosts and bright spots, but familiar issues remain
Labour calls for Galway West byelection candidate Helen Ogbu to be included in RTÉ debate
Ogbu not chosen for six-person debate on Friday despite placing third in most recent opinion poll
Ireland ‘well prepared’ for any hantavirus cases, says infectious disease specialist
Outbreak on MV Hondius, with two Irish passengers on board, unlikely to spread beyond cruise ship, says consultant
Gerry Hutch’s comments on immigration described as ‘absolutely racist’ by Dublin Central candidate
‘I think they should be all interned, they should be put in the Curragh camp’, gangland figure said
Former RTÉ journalist Brendan O’Brien dies aged 82
O’Brien was a reporter with RTÉ from 1974 to 2002 and subsequently worked for Newstalk
Former Bosco presenter Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú dies aged 72
Uí Mhaitiú co-hosted the RTÉ children’s television programme in 1970s and 1980s
Time to put The Late Late Show out of its misery
In contrast, Tommy Tiernan’s talk show is currently the best of its kind on Irish television
How brilliantly cheeky of RTÉ to essentially launch their version of Who Do You Think You Are?
Review: The programme brings a satisfyingly human touch to our understanding of the 1926 census, showing the complicated lives behind the raw facts and figures
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
May 3rd-8th highlights, including Dermot Bannon’s Celebrity Super Spaces, Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure and Amandaland
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