RTÉ has reported a surplus of €10.2m for last year, up from €9.3m in 2005 and ahead of its target.
The main contributors to the surplus were the television (€9.5m), radio (€2.6m) and network (€5.4m) divisions.
Commercial revenue last year was €222.2m, while income from the licence fee was €182.8m. Commercial revenue was €22.4m higher than in 2005, with a €15.6m rise in television advertising and a €2.7m increase in radio advertising.
Licence fee income was up €12.7m, mainly because of strong growth in the number of new households. RTE says it believes around 16% of all eligible households do not hold a licence.
Operating costs rose by 9.5% to €380.5m. The biggest factor was a near €20m rise in the costs of home-produced programmes, while the cost of buying sports rights and television programmes from overseas also increased.
RTÉ employed 2,283 people by the end of last year, 399 of whom were part-time or casual employees. The total employment figure was up 44 on 2005.
It said commercial income so far this year was in line with last year's levels.
