Board 'happy' to attend committees over musical report Chair of the RTÉ Board Siún Ní Raghallaigh has said the RTÉ Board is happy to attend Oireachtas committees to discuss the findings set out in the Grant Thornton Report into Toy Show The Musical. Ireland • 26 Jan 24
Board 'happy' to attend committees over musical report Chair of the RTÉ Board Siún Ní Raghallaigh has said the RTÉ Board is happy to attend Oireachtas committees to discuss the findings set out in the Grant Thornton Report into Toy Show The Musical. Ireland • 26 Jan 24
Proper procedures not followed in musical - Taoiseach The Taoiseach has said that proper accounting procedures and proper corporate governance procedures were not followed in the RTÉ production Toy Show The Musical. Ireland • 25 Jan 24
Proper procedures not followed in musical - Taoiseach The Taoiseach has said that proper accounting procedures and proper corporate governance procedures were not followed in the RTÉ production Toy Show The Musical. Ireland • 25 Jan 24
Register of Interests for RTÉ staff to be introduced A new Register of Interests and a new Register of External Activities are to commence this month for RTÉ staff. Ireland • 24 Jan 24
Register of Interests for RTÉ staff to be introduced A new Register of Interests and a new Register of External Activities are to commence this month for RTÉ staff. Ireland • 24 Jan 24
No written approval from RTÉ Board for musical - report A report into RTÉ's Toy Show The Musical has found there is no written record of the RTÉ Board ever granting its approval for the musical that amassed losses of €2.2 million. Ireland • 24 Jan 24
No written approval from RTÉ Board for musical - report A report into RTÉ's Toy Show The Musical has found there is no written record of the RTÉ Board ever granting its approval for the musical that amassed losses of €2.2 million. Ireland • 24 Jan 24
RTÉ reports mean gender pay gap of 11.29% The gender pay gap at RTÉ has narrowed slightly compared to last year, as the organisation reported a mean gender pay gap of 11.29%. Ireland • 22 Dec 23
RTÉ reports mean gender pay gap of 11.29% The gender pay gap at RTÉ has narrowed slightly compared to last year, as the organisation reported a mean gender pay gap of 11.29%. Ireland • 22 Dec 23
RTÉ staff call for wellness and governance improvements RTÉ has released details of staff surveys which show employees at the broadcaster want to see improvements in the areas of staff wellbeing and governance. Ireland • 16 Dec 23
RTÉ staff call for wellness and governance improvements RTÉ has released details of staff surveys which show employees at the broadcaster want to see improvements in the areas of staff wellbeing and governance. Ireland • 16 Dec 23
'Significant concern' over Toy Show musical accounts "Significant concern" was expressed by RTÉ's Audit and Risk Committee over how the sponsorship revenue for Toy Show The Musical was reflected in the show's accounts. Ireland • 12 Dec 23
'Significant concern' over Toy Show musical accounts "Significant concern" was expressed by RTÉ's Audit and Risk Committee over how the sponsorship revenue for Toy Show The Musical was reflected in the show's accounts. Ireland • 12 Dec 23
Profits at RTÉ Commercial firm take €1m hit The staging by RTÉ's commercial arm of Toy Show The Musical was last year the main factor behind the firm sustaining a €1.089m hit in profits. Business • 24 Nov 23
Profits at RTÉ Commercial firm take €1m hit The staging by RTÉ's commercial arm of Toy Show The Musical was last year the main factor behind the firm sustaining a €1.089m hit in profits. Business • 24 Nov 23
RTÉ funding decision due 'in coming months' - Taoiseach A decision about the long-term funding of RTÉ will be made "in the coming months" the Taoiseach has said, with a view to having a new system in place by 2025. Ireland • 17 Nov 23
RTÉ funding decision due 'in coming months' - Taoiseach A decision about the long-term funding of RTÉ will be made "in the coming months" the Taoiseach has said, with a view to having a new system in place by 2025. Ireland • 17 Nov 23
Toy Show The Musical lacked 'rigorous interrogation' There was "a lapse of control, and a lack of rigorous interrogation" of the loss-making Toy Show The Musical by the RTÉ Board, according to RTÉ Board Chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh. Ireland • 16 Nov 23
Toy Show The Musical lacked 'rigorous interrogation' There was "a lapse of control, and a lack of rigorous interrogation" of the loss-making Toy Show The Musical by the RTÉ Board, according to RTÉ Board Chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh. Ireland • 16 Nov 23
Media Minister welcomes RTÉ plan to cap salaries Minister for Media Catherine Martin has welcomed a plan to cap RTÉ salaries at €250,000, so that no one in the organisation will earn more than the Director General. Ireland • 15 Nov 23
Media Minister welcomes RTÉ plan to cap salaries Minister for Media Catherine Martin has welcomed a plan to cap RTÉ salaries at €250,000, so that no one in the organisation will earn more than the Director General. Ireland • 15 Nov 23
Household media fee evokes memories of water charges There was a curious choreography to today's Government approval of €56 million for RTÉ with the Cabinet being informed that a decision was made in recent days on additional funding. Analysis and Comment • 14 Nov 23
Household media fee evokes memories of water charges There was a curious choreography to today's Government approval of €56 million for RTÉ with the Cabinet being informed that a decision was made in recent days on additional funding. Analysis and Comment • 14 Nov 23
What is in RTÉ 10-point plan to reform the broadcaster? RTÉ has published its strategic vision, a document that sets out the direction and vision for a transformed broadcaster. Ireland • 14 Nov 23
What is in RTÉ 10-point plan to reform the broadcaster? RTÉ has published its strategic vision, a document that sets out the direction and vision for a transformed broadcaster. Ireland • 14 Nov 23
SIPTU vows to fight against RTÉ 'slash-and-burn' policy SIPTU has passed an emergency motion at its Biennial Delegate Conference in Galway vowing to fight against what the union described as the "slash-and-burn" policies being pursued by RTÉ management. Ireland • 14 Nov 23
SIPTU vows to fight against RTÉ 'slash-and-burn' policy SIPTU has passed an emergency motion at its Biennial Delegate Conference in Galway vowing to fight against what the union described as the "slash-and-burn" policies being pursued by RTÉ management. Ireland • 14 Nov 23
'No one at RTÉ to earn more than DG' under new plan No one in RTÉ will be paid a salary exceeding that of the Director-General under a maximum pay cap that is being set as part a new strategic vision for the broadcaster, a staff meeting has heard. Ireland • 15 Nov 23
'No one at RTÉ to earn more than DG' under new plan No one in RTÉ will be paid a salary exceeding that of the Director-General under a maximum pay cap that is being set as part a new strategic vision for the broadcaster, a staff meeting has heard. Ireland • 15 Nov 23
Government approves interim funding of €56m for RTÉ Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that the Government has approved interim funding of €56 million for RTÉ, subject to conditions. Ireland • 14 Nov 23
Government approves interim funding of €56m for RTÉ Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that the Government has approved interim funding of €56 million for RTÉ, subject to conditions. Ireland • 14 Nov 23
€40m redundancy plan to cut up to 400 RTÉ jobs RTÉ plans to reduce staff numbers by up to 400 over the next two years through a voluntary redundancy programme under a plan sent to the Government. Ireland • 14 Nov 23
€40m redundancy plan to cut up to 400 RTÉ jobs RTÉ plans to reduce staff numbers by up to 400 over the next two years through a voluntary redundancy programme under a plan sent to the Government. Ireland • 14 Nov 23
Stanley welcomes RTÉ note on Tubridy contract The chair of the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee has welcomed a decision by RTÉ to provide it with a copy of a note taken during a meeting in which the presenter Ryan Turbidy's contract was discussed. Ireland • 11 Nov 23
Stanley welcomes RTÉ note on Tubridy contract The chair of the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee has welcomed a decision by RTÉ to provide it with a copy of a note taken during a meeting in which the presenter Ryan Turbidy's contract was discussed. Ireland • 11 Nov 23
RTÉ provides PAC with original note on Tubridy contract RTÉ has provided the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee with the original note taken during a meeting in relation to Ryan Tubridy's contract. Ireland • 10 Nov 23
RTÉ provides PAC with original note on Tubridy contract RTÉ has provided the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee with the original note taken during a meeting in relation to Ryan Tubridy's contract. Ireland • 10 Nov 23
PAC to consider RTÉ offer to end document deadlock Members of the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee are to consider an offer from RTÉ aimed at ending an impasse over documents relating to former presenter Ryan Tubridy. Ireland • 09 Nov 23
PAC to consider RTÉ offer to end document deadlock Members of the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee are to consider an offer from RTÉ aimed at ending an impasse over documents relating to former presenter Ryan Tubridy. Ireland • 09 Nov 23
RTÉ controversy makes licence reform harder - Taoiseach Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the possible replacement of the TV licence fee with a new household media charge has been made harder by the recent payments controversy at RTÉ. Ireland • 04 Nov 23
RTÉ controversy makes licence reform harder - Taoiseach Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the possible replacement of the TV licence fee with a new household media charge has been made harder by the recent payments controversy at RTÉ. Ireland • 04 Nov 23
RTÉ has spent almost €500k on external reports so far RTÉ has spent almost €500,000 on reports examining the payments controversy and Toy Show the Musical. Ireland • 03 Nov 23
RTÉ has spent almost €500k on external reports so far RTÉ has spent almost €500,000 on reports examining the payments controversy and Toy Show the Musical. Ireland • 03 Nov 23
Toy Show the Musical 'a risk worth taking' - Doherty The former chair of the RTÉ Board Moya Doherty has said that Toy Show the Musical was a risk worth taking and like all risks, some fail and some don't. Ireland • 03 Nov 23
Toy Show the Musical 'a risk worth taking' - Doherty The former chair of the RTÉ Board Moya Doherty has said that Toy Show the Musical was a risk worth taking and like all risks, some fail and some don't. Ireland • 03 Nov 23
Stand-off over key legal note at tense PAC hearing Months after their first interaction, the latest meeting today of the Dáil's public accounts committee and RTÉ management showed little sign of breaking out into a rare moment of civility. Analysis and Comment • 13 Oct 23
Stand-off over key legal note at tense PAC hearing Months after their first interaction, the latest meeting today of the Dáil's public accounts committee and RTÉ management showed little sign of breaking out into a rare moment of civility. Analysis and Comment • 13 Oct 23
RTÉ 'insolvent' by spring without funding, PAC told RTÉ will become insolvent by early spring if the Government does not provide additional funding, Director General Kevin Bakhurst has told the Dáil Public Accounts Committee. Ireland • 12 Oct 23
RTÉ 'insolvent' by spring without funding, PAC told RTÉ will become insolvent by early spring if the Government does not provide additional funding, Director General Kevin Bakhurst has told the Dáil Public Accounts Committee. Ireland • 12 Oct 23
