Evelyn O'Rourke

Arts and Media Correspondent

In 1987, Gay Byrne was the face of a campaign headlined, 'Like to be a Radio 1 presenter'

RTÉ seeks expressions of interest for presenter roles

RTÉ has advertised an open internal and external "expressions of interest" process for on-air presenters across RTÉ Radio 1 and News and Current Affairs.

Ireland • 13 Jun 25

The Media Committee is hearing from representatives of the Arts Council and the Department of Culture

Arts Council before committee over failed IT project

Members of the Arts Council and the Department of Culture are appearing in front of the Oireachtas Media Committe to address further questions in relation to the loss of €6.7 million on a failed IT system.

Politics • 11 Jun 25

Thomas Healy was issued with a document which identifies it as a passport from Saorstát Éireann

Exhibition explores 100 years of the Irish passport

A new exhibition has opened at the Irish Emigration Museum to mark the centenary of the Irish passport.

Ireland • 11 Jun 25

Matthew Seaver, exhibition curator at the National Museum of Ireland, and Maeve Sikora, keeper of Irish antiquities at the museum, assess one of the manuscripts

Exhibition shows medieval Ireland's connection to Europe

The National Museum of Ireland has launched a landmark exhibition exploring early medieval Ireland and its impact on Europe, called 'Words on the Wave: Ireland and St Gallen in Early Medieval Europe'.

Culture • 29 May 25

Representatives from the Arts Council appearing before PAC

Arts Council 'regrets' €6.7m IT failure, PAC hears

The Arts Council has said it "greatly regrets" spending €6.7 million on a complex IT project that was later abandoned, the Public Accounts Committee has heard.

Ireland • 29 May 25

Arts Council director to step down next month

Director of the Arts Council Maureen Kennelly will step down in June after concluding her five-year term, it has been confirmed this morning.

Ireland • 28 May 25

€3.6m IT write-down dominates RTÉ's committee appearance

The RTÉ leadership team has told an Oireachtas committee that they had no knowledge of a €3.6 million write-down over a partly failed IT project until February of this year.

Politics • 28 May 25

Public money for RTÉ write-downs 'regrettable' - Bakhurst

The RTÉ Director General will tell the Oireachtas Media Committee it was "extremely regrettable" that public money was used to write-down a partly failed IT system.

Ireland • 27 May 25

'Scéal' tax credit scheme announced for Irish movies

Irish movies with a budget of up to €20 million have been given a boost with the announcement of the 'Scéal Uplift' tax credit scheme by Minister for Arts and Culture Patrick O'Donovan.

Ireland • 27 May 25

The scheme provides 2,000 artists and creative arts workers with payments of €325 per week

Minister backs retention of Basic Income for Arts scheme

Minister for the Arts Patrick O'Donovan has publicly backed the retention of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme, saying its impact is "far-ranging and affects all aspects of recipients' lives".

Ireland • 26 May 25