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

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

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

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

Public has grown weary of the scandals within national broadcaster, says Brian Stanley

Report recommends that exit, severance or early retirement programmes at broadcaster should be approved formally by the board

Three reports outline litany of operational and management flaws at Montrose

Political failures to fill board vacancies and provide RTÉ with a sustainable funding model core to crisis, separate review finds

Findings of three reports point to a troubling culture, and it will be up to RTÉ to regain the trust of Government and the public

Barter account system ‘hiding in plain sight’, according to one of three reports into HR, governance and finance published on Tuesday

Three reviews of governance and culture, contractors’ fees along with other practices and events at RTÉ are sent to Minister

Pay and spending report has found governance and cultural issues to be addressed, and has recommendations for both RTÉ and Government

Minister for Media says the reports on corporate governance, contractors and operation of barter account are ‘very, very dense’ and will take a number of days to go through

Broadcaster ‘starved of necessary funding for decades’, union representative tells politicians

Bill O’Sullivan says situation at doors of homes got ‘hot and heavy’ last July when scandal relating to Ryan Tubridy’s pay first came to light

Podcast review: The former RTÉ broadcaster’s new show plays to his strengths – but it’ll need to push him out of his comfort zone

Health authority confirms 17 people received exit packages in the years 2019 to 2024 inclusive, with amount aggregated

Marie Sherlock urges Government not to ‘drag out’ publication of two reports, due to be submitted to Catherine Martin in March

Chartered accountant and staff representative announced as new members by Minister for Media

Then-chair of the RTÉ board Siún Ní Raghallaigh confirmed that she had placed the issue ‘on record’ with the Department

Hugh Linehan: The RTÉ tragicomedy has helped to show where the arts brief ranks in the political pecking order

Martin and her department have been at centre of controversy over payment’s to senior figures in RTÉ over recent months

Oireachtas committee told in letter that former head of RTÉ remains under ‘active medical care’

Some of the issues raised by politicians one hundred years ago about public service broadcasting still haven’t been satisfactorily answered