Catherine Martin

Taskforce report contains 10 proposals for initiatives to revive Dublin city centre

Martin says purchasing the guitar is a matter for Irish national cultural institutions but these things are not done by "megaphone"

Department of Media says overall cost of reviews following controversy was €1,146,315

Legislation will ‘enhance accountability, transparency and value-for-money in our public service media’, says Minister

Basil Geoghegan says ‘a level of inertia and inactivity’ has delayed resolution of the dispute

Basil Geoghegan says airport operator, facing passenger cap struggle, has same standing in planning system as a person extending their house

Deeply disappointed IBI members are calling for urgent Government intervention in the sector as budget and election beckon

Media regulator has grown rapidly but has argued internal corporate practices it inherited from its predecessor not fit for a larger organisation

Coimisiún na Meán's furniture budget is €500,000 but sought higher sum in case it expands in future

Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin reiterates Government call for airlines to divert traffic to regional airports, away from Dublin Airport

Over 800 students expected to benefit from Deis Gaeltachta Scheme in summer of 2025

Arts Council hopes people will engage more in local projects after experiencing some of 1,700 free events nationwide later this month

The main parties’ approaches to Ireland’s cultural life was encapsulated by the opposing outlooks of Charles Haughey and Garret FitzGerald

Possible cut in number of passengers allowed through Dublin Airport next summer makes a mockery of €70m marketing budget

A total of 450,000 licences were bought in the first seven months of the year, 14% down on the figures for 2022.

The threatening post appeared on Instagram and was visible for at least two days before it was deleted

Aer Lingus college football classic expected to bring €600 million to Irish economy by 2026

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

New facility will comprise a 250 metre cycling track and up to 12 badminton courts in the in-track area

No one in Government has put forward any justification for hollowing out RTÉ. But, in an age when trusted information has never been more vital to the defence of democracy, that is what it is doing

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Deal with Government not a reward for bad practice, as claimed by Virgin, but a ‘reward for dealing with bad practices’, says RTÉ director general

Minister ‘couldn’t imagine’ a future government rowing back on the commitments even though no legislation would be needed to do so

The Government has rejected the recommendation of direct Exchequer funding that it received two years ago from the Future of Media Commission

Taoiseach says multi-annual funding is something most State agencies would give their right arm for’

Cabinet expected to be briefed on new major international sports events strategy

Details of long-awaited package to be delivered today with An Post expected to get €6m over three years to improve TV licence collection

Licence fee income and direct state funding to be combined for package below what broadcaster sought

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

Finishing touches to agreement in process of being nailed down by Department of Public Expenditure and Department of Arts and Media

Funds designed to support public interest journalism at a time when news sector is under pressure, says Minister for Media

The national inventory aims to protect, promote and celebrate Irish living cultural heritage practices, customs, crafts and traditions

Rebel backbencher Neasa Hourigan loses out on position in narrow vote

Governance report still not released by national theatre, while chairwoman’s term is set to end in weeks

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

The decision comes in the wake of a long-running but as yet unresolved series of controversies over finances, culture and governance

Minister for Children and Integration defeats Senator Pippa Hackett in contest to replace Eamon Ryan

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

The events that have unfolded over the past five years at the national theatre raise obvious parallels with the RTÉ debacle