# Frontline

All time

Poll: Do you welcome a minimum sentence for assaults on emergency workers?

Fianna Fáil will table a bill today which would set a minimum sentence of five years for anyone convicted of assaulting an on-duty emergency worker.

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Oct 5th 2012, 10:13 AM

# Coming Soon

Tubridy, Homeland, and Love/Hate: RTE announces its new schedule

There’s a couple of unusual programmes lined up in RTE’s autumn schedule which was announced this afternoon.

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Aug 8th 2012, 3:46 PM

# fiscal compacted

Referendum roundup: 10 days to go

Austerity treaty, stability treaty, or somewhere in between? TheJournal.ie keeps you up to date with our evening Fiscal Compact referendum bulletin.

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May 21st 2012, 9:00 PM

# RTÉ

RTÉ: Full statement on "two very serious editorial failures"

Director General Noel Curran’s on ‘rebuilding trust’ between the State broadcaster and its audience. “They also expect that we do not lose our nerve…”

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Apr 3rd 2012, 4:18 PM

# Tweetgate

Sinn Féin: ‘Bogus tweet’ was nothing to do with party or McGuinness campaign

The Green Party has called on Sinn Féin to explain its role in the now infamous tweet read out on the Frontline presidential debate last year.

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Mar 16th 2012, 1:55 PM

# Mark Mac Sharry

'Subversive website' comments taken out of context - FF Senator

Marc Mac Sharry said yesterday that certain online forums amounted to “legalised subversion of the State” but insisted today his comments were taken out of context.

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Mar 14th 2012, 2:27 PM

# Tweetgate

BAI: No reason to review Frontline presidential debate decision

The BAI also said it had passed on a recommendation on how to deal with RTE’s Prime Time Investigates programme which made allegations against Father Kevin Reynolds.

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Mar 13th 2012, 7:43 PM

# Leaders' Questions

Cabinet will not order review of Frontline programme - Kenny

Enda Kenny says any independent review of RTÉ’s Frontline programme is a matter for the BAI and not the cabinet.

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Mar 13th 2012, 4:27 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…

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Mar 13th 2012, 8:30 AM

# Frontline

BAI, Cabinet to discuss Gallagher demands for Frontline inquiry

The cabinet, and a meeting of the Broadcasting Authority, will examine claims that RTÉ suggested audience questions.

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Mar 13th 2012, 8:06 AM

# Frontline

RTÉ invites former UTV chief to assist in editorial review

The national broadcaster has outlined the numerous actions it is taking in connection with last October’s controversial Frontline debate.

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Mar 12th 2012, 8:23 PM

# Frontline

Gallagher writes to Rabbitte over 'deeply disturbing' Frontline claims

Seán Gallagher writes to the communications minister seeking a “full investigation” into the making of the Presidential debate.

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Mar 12th 2012, 3:59 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do we need a public inquiry into the RTÉ Frontline debate?

There have been calls for a further inquiry over claims that an audience member was encouraged to ask a hostile question. So what do you think?

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Mar 12th 2012, 10:04 AM

# Frontline

Fianna Fáil call for inquiry over RTÉ Frontline debate

The party said an independent investigator should be appointed, after new claims emerged over the treatment of Seán Gallagher.

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Mar 12th 2012, 8:52 AM

# Frontline

McGuinness blames Gallagher's undoing on 'lack of credibility' - and not RTÉ

Commentators and candidates should respect the democratic decision of the electorate, said the Sinn Féin politician.

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Mar 11th 2012, 8:47 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Sunday

Your essential round-up of all today’s biggest news stories plus some extras you may have missed…

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Mar 11th 2012, 7:50 PM

# Frontline

Further regulatory process over Gallagher complaint is 'not a matter for RTÉ to decide or influence'

The national broadcaster has responded to an earlier statement made by lawyers for presidential candidate Seán Gallagher calling for a public inquiry into last year’s controversial Frontline debate.

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Mar 11th 2012, 3:42 PM

# RTÉ

Seán Gallagher calls for inquiry over new RTÉ Frontline claims

Gallagher also said he is considering legal action after new reports emerged over the controversial presidential debate.

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Mar 11th 2012, 12:05 PM

# Tweetgate

RTE failed in obligation of fairness to Sean Gallagher... says RTE Board

The Board of RTE has said it fully accepts the findings of the BAI and that it is bringing in new guidelines on social media to ensure ‘Tweetgate’ doesn’t happen again.

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Mar 9th 2012, 4:06 PM

# Tweetgate

Rabbitte lost for words at 'innuendo' of vested interest in Gallagher probe

Fianna Fáil’s Seán Fleming accuses Rabbitte of having a “personal financial vested interest” in the Presidential election.

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Mar 8th 2012, 5:02 PM

Voices

Column: BAI report does not close file on That Tweet

Seán Gallagher’s Áras bid may have been derailed with or without the tweet from fake McGuinness account. But the point is we need to know who was behind it, says Derek Mooney who knows all about losing a job amid a Twitter controversy…

Mar 8th 2012, 4:29 PM

# Frontline

RTÉ board to meet following BAI ruling on Frontline tweet

RTÉ chairman Tom Savage will convene the broadcaster’s board, while a Sean Gallagher spokesman doesn’t rule out legal action.

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Mar 8th 2012, 8:58 AM

# Aras11

RTÉ director general apologises to Gallagher over Frontline 'mistakes'

Noel Curran’s apology comes on foot of the BAI’s decision to uphold Gallagher’s complaint regarding a controversial tweet referred to during an #Áras11 debate.

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Mar 7th 2012, 5:20 PM

# Alzheimer's Disease

Michael Noonan's wife Florence dies aged 68

Condolences have been expressed by the Taoiseach on the passing of the Finance Minister’s wife.

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Feb 24th 2012, 8:00 AM

# Dáil

Taoiseach: public sector retirements will not affect frontline services

The Taoiseach played down the effect of the departures on public services in the Dáil this morning saying 97 per cent of workers will remain in their jobs.

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Feb 1st 2012, 12:49 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Nov 14th 2011, 4:41 PM

# Race for the Áras

Reality-TV star V ex-IRA warlord: the international view on #Aras11

Here’s what the world’s media is saying about the pop star, poet, reality-TV star, ex-IRA chief and gay-rights crusader vying to be the next President of Ireland.

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Oct 27th 2011, 1:04 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Who came out on top in last night's final presidential debate?

The seven men and women who want to be president clashed for the final time last night, but who came out on top?

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Oct 25th 2011, 9:58 AM

# Race for the Áras

Video: Gallagher's odds of winning lengthen following Frontline controversy

The candidate’s campaign team declined to comment about the controversial confrontation involving Martin McGuinness and a €5k cheque for Fianna Fáil.

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Oct 25th 2011, 8:28 AM

# Race for the Áras

Frontline Gallagher tweet was from fake McGuinness campaign account

However, it further prompted the issue of whether Gallagher collected a €5,000 donation for Fianna Fáil from a convicted fuel smuggler.

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Oct 25th 2011, 12:48 AM

AS IT HAPPENED

LIVEBLOG: The Presidential candidates' Frontline debate

TheJournal.ie brings you live debate from all the presidential debates, minute by point-scoring minute. NOW: Live from RTE’s Frontline Presidential debate.

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Oct 24th 2011, 9:33 PM