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Jim Jennings was a member of the executive board of RTÉ up to last year when the payments controversy at the organisation first began

RTÉ Director of Content Jennings to leave organisation

RTÉ has confirmed that Director of Content Jim Jennings is to leave the organisation at the end of the month.

RTÉ will receive a guaranteed €225m in funding from both the licence fee and the exchequer next year

RTÉ funding plan leaves long-term questions unanswered

As RTÉ prepares to operate under a new multi-annual funding plan for the next three years, our Business Editor Will Goodbody writes that the long-term funding question for RTÉ remains unanswered.

Analysis and Comment • 27 Jul 24

Kevin Bakhurst said it had been a tough 13 months for RTÉ

€725m funding plan not a reward for RTÉ, says Bakhurst

The €725m funding plan for RTÉ is not a reward for the series of mistakes that RTÉ made, its Director General has said.

Ireland • 25 Jul 24

The TV Licence will be retained at the current rate of €160 per year (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

NUJ expresses disappointment with RTÉ funding model

The National Union of Journalists has said it is disappointed with the new funding model for RTÉ.

Ireland • 24 Jul 24

Catherine Martin said work will continue to improve TV Licence fee compliance (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

€725m funding plan for RTÉ not a 'blank cheque' - Martin

Minister for Media Catherine Martin has rejected claims that the Government has handed a "blank cheque" to RTÉ as part of its multi-annual funding plan.

Ireland • 25 Jul 24

The TV Licence fee will remain at its current rate of €160 per year

Plan for €725m public funding for RTÉ to go to Cabinet

A proposal for RTÉ to get public funding of €725 million over the next three years is to go to Cabinet this morning.

Ireland • 24 Jul 24

As part of the plan, the existing TV licence fee of €160 will be retained

'Multi-annual' exchequer funds, licence fee to fund RTÉ

RTÉ is set to be funded into the future by a mixture of the existing TV licence fee and a "multi-annual" State payment as part of a long-awaited plan set to go to the Cabinet next Wednesday.

Ireland • 18 Jul 24

TG4 Director General Alan Esslemont said this afternoon that both the State and RTÉ are very cynical about the Irish language and that it is very difficult to progress (file image)

TG4 seeks €13.6m to establish independent news service

TG4 has asked the Government for €13.6 million to establish their own news service which would be independent from RTÉ.

Ireland • 16 Jul 24

The committee's report was published this afternoon (Pics: RollingNews.ie)

State funding should replace licence fee, committee says

An Oireachtas commitee has recommended the abolition of the TV licence fee and its replacement with direct Exchequer funding.

Politics • 03 Jul 24

Kevin Bakhurst, alongside other RTÉ representatives, is appearing before the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Media (file image)

Claims RTÉ privatising some operations 'untrue', says DG

RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst has told an Oireachtas committee that claims that the national broadcaster is planning to "privatise" elements of its operations are "untrue".

Ireland • 03 Jul 24

Tommy Meskill joined the newsroom in 2016

RTÉ announces Tommy Meskill as new London Correspondent

Tommy Meskill has been appointed as London Correspondent for RTÉ News.

Ireland • 02 Jul 24

The Taoiseach said the price of the TV licence fee could fall, depending on the method of collection

Govt keeping options open on RTÉ funding

Taoiseach Simon Harris has said that if the Government chooses a new licence fee model to fund RTÉ, the price of the licence could fall depending on the method of collection.

Ireland • 28 Jun 24

SIPTU believes the majority of the predicted reduction in the workforce could be among its members

Martin to relay concerns of RTÉ staff in meeting with DG

Minister for Media Catherine Martin has said she understands the concerns of staff at RTÉ after it emerged yesterday that the broadcaster plans to move production of some programmes off site.

Ireland • 26 Jun 24

Kevin Bakhurst outlined RTÉ's plans during a meeting with staff

Fair City production to move off RTÉ site in next 5 years

RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst has told a meeting of staff that production of programmes, including Fair City and The Late Late Show, is to move off site over the next five years.

Ireland • 26 Jun 24

Tommie Gorman pictured alongside Harold Good, former president of the Methodist Church in Ireland, in Belfast in 2005 (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Gorman 'a widely trusted commentator' - President Higgins

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to former RTÉ journalist Tommie Gorman, saying he will be remembered as one of the outstanding public service broadcasters of his generation.

Ireland • 25 Jun 24

It is understood that eight recommendations will require legislative changes while a further seven can be done administratively

Minister to brief Cabinet on RTÉ ahead of five-year plan

Minister for Media Catherine Martin will bring two memos to the Cabinet on the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the external reviews of RTÉ.

Politics • 25 Jun 24

RTÉ is expected to give its detailed response to 116 recommendations included in three external reports

5 questions for RTÉ as it publishes five-year strategy

A new five-year strategy for RTÉ is set to be published after staff are briefed on the plan by Director General Kevin Bakhurst.

Ireland • 25 Jun 24

RTÉ 2fm will celebrate 45 years on air next Friday after launching in May 1979

'Comin'atcha' for 45 years - where next for RTÉ 2fm?

It has been a difficult week for RTÉ 2fm, with a number of vacancies to fill as it seeks to regain market share in a challenging environment.

Analysis and Comment • 27 May 24

Three reports into RTÉ were released this week, 11 months since the payments controversy was revealed

RTÉ funding: Will the nettle finally be grasped?

When the first anniversary of the RTÉ payments controversy arrives in the coming weeks, there will be no bunches of flowers but the nettle of a future funding model for the broadcaster may finally be grasped.

Analysis and Comment • 17 May 24

Three reports into RTÉ were published by Minister for Media Catherine Martin yesterday

Recommendations will improve governance at RTÉ - Minister

Minister for Media Catherine Martin has said she is confident that if the recommendations in relation to required changes at RTÉ are implemented, they will improve governance at the national broadcaster.

Ireland • 08 May 24

Minister Catherine Martin said the Cabinet had agreed to release €40 million in interim funding for RTÉ

Review reports provide a 'path forward' for RTÉ - Martin

Minister for Media Catherine Martin has said the Government can now chart a path forward for RTÉ following the publication of reports into governance, culture, contractor fees and HR at the broadcaster.

Ireland • 07 May 24

The forensic review was carried out by Mazars

Barter account only off-sheet account held by RTÉ - audit

A report by auditing firm Mazars has not identified any further off-balance sheet accounts held by RTÉ between 2017 and 2022, apart from the controversial barter account.

Ireland • 07 May 24

The reviews into Culture and Governance, as well as Contractor Fees, recommended a financial cap on exit schemes and 'pay bands' for presenters

Weak risk management 'directly contributed' to RTÉ crisis

A highly critical review of governance in RTÉ has blamed weaknesses in risk management and internal controls for the crisis at the broadcaster.

Ireland • 07 May 24

RTÉ News intern Cian Burns with Bryan Dobson

Watch: When the RTÉ News intern met the RTÉ News legend

I first met Bryan Dobson when I was 11 years old. As a child, my dream was to present the Six One News and I got the chance to spend a day in the newsroom with Bryan himself.

Insta • 03 May 24

Bryan Dobson presented RTÉ's Six One news for 21 years, and in recent times has been the presenter of the News At One

RTÉ's Bryan Dobson retires after 37 years in newsroom

RTÉ broadcaster Bryan Dobson has retired after 37 years in the newsroom.

Ireland • 04 May 24