A Year in Review

Annual Report & Group

Financial Statements 2022

RTÉ: What We
Made in 2022

Across our content and programming, through our services and people, RTÉ aims to champion Irish culture, our people, our island and our diversity.

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Drama and Comedy

In 2022 RTÉ continued its strategy to increase our development slate in drama and scripted comedy, in order to bring more series to television, but also importantly to RTÉ Player where scripted series dominate viewing.

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Entertainment and Music

Entertainment and Music output, featuring new entertainment, musical talent and the welcome return of favourites, meant that RTÉ continued to be a major commissioner of prime-time entertainment programming from independent producers.

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Arts and Culture

As the impact of the global pandemic receded in 2022 and artistic and cultural activities resumed at something close to previous levels, RTÉ was able broadcast a greater range and quantity of arts and culture content, from events with live audiences to commissioned productions. In so doing, RTÉ continued to prioritise creating distinctive Irish arts and culture content to engage broad audiences and support and foster the full range and diversity of Irish creative and performing artists

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RTÉ News & Current Affairs

As the Ukraine crisis escalated in early February 2022, our Europe Editor Tony Connelly and his Brussels-based cameraman Bram Verbeke flew to Ukraine to report from the capital, Kyiv. RTÉ News was on the ground as Russian troops crossed into Ukraine, reporting on the humanitarian crisis. In the days following, online and on radio and television, we documented the fear of those unable to flee and the courage of those determined to fight and shared the heartbreak of families torn apart by war. In the weeks and months after, in Ukraine and on the ground in neighbouring countries in Europe, along with the efforts at home, journalists across RTÉ News & Current Affairs continued to tell the story: ní hamháin i mBéarla ach i nGaeilge freisin, rud a léirionn an ról tábhachtach a bhíonn ag foireann Baile na hAbhann gach lá, ag bailiú nuachta i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge.

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Factual

RTÉ Factual is the home of uniquely Irish stories, a place where RTÉ’s audiences come to be entertained and informed, and to see themselves.

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RTÉ Sport

2022 was the year that Irish sporting stars dominated the world across multiple disciplines and were brought to an Irish audience by RTÉ Sport. In rowing, gymnastics, boxing and rugby, Ireland produced world champions and world players of the year in unprecedented numbers, ensuring that the success of Irish sport resonated way beyond our shores. Of the top 10 most watched programmes on RTÉ, nine came from live sport, as sport continues to unite, inspire and enthral our audiences.

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Young People

2022 was a fantastic year for kids’ content across all our services. Our ‘digital first’ strategy is really taking root and we are now connecting with our audiences across a myriad of platforms and services in a very meaningful way. Crucial to this is discoverability, and we continue to work hard to ensure that there are multiple touch points for both kids and parents to engage with and enjoy our content cross-platform. We have experienced continued growth on our RTÉ-branded YouTube channels and have made accessing content on mobile much easier with the introduction of an RTÉ Player ‘kids’ button on both iOS and Android.

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Irish Language

Irish language television output broadcast by RTÉ in 2022 encompassed a wide range of original series and formats commissioned from the independent sector and in-house teams, plus an enhanced slate of independently produced acquisitions, giving viewers a choice of output across genres, from children’s content to peak-time factual series.

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