# RTÉ

# RTÉ scandal

Expanded probe into setting up of RTÉ's barter account requested by expert group

Media Minister Catherine Martin is to appear before an Oireachtas committee today.

3.0k

2 hours ago

Yesterday

3rd October 2023

# Your Say

Poll: When did you last use Aertel?

RTÉ announced yesterday it is to close it’s Aertel service next week.

26.4k

22 hours ago

# customer service

RTÉ places dead last in customer experience rankings

The broadcaster placed 150th out of 150 organisations in the CX Customer Experience Report 2023.

28.0k

Tue 7:34 AM

This week

1st October 2023 - 4th October 2023

# Aertel

RTÉ to close Aertel service next week

Aertel was formally launched in 1987 and will close on Thursday, 12 October.

35.4k

Mon 7:20 PM

# The fly on the wall

'Astonishing and admirably raw': International reviews praise U2's opening nights in Las Vegas

Over the weekend U2 played two shows at the futuristic venue and reviews of the “spectacle” are now in.

22.2k

Mon 1:28 PM

Last week

24th September 2023 - 30th September 2023

Voices

Opinion: Recent scandals should show us just how important corporate governance is

Siobhán Finn of the Community Enterprise Association Ireland CEAI outlines why good governance matters.

10.2k

Sat 8:45 PM

# Tune in

Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport

The Ryder Cup takes centre stage over the next few days.

5.5k

Fri 7:30 AM

# RTÉ

Average viewership figures for second Late Late Show of season drop 34% to 548,000

On RTÉ Player, last weekend’s programme generated 68,000 streams to date.

19.6k

Sep 26th 2023, 10:57 AM

Last month

September 2023

# Public Accounts Committee

Taoiseach says RTÉ should share all documents but can understand if it legally can't do so

Public Accounts Committee chairman Brian Stanley said politicians want the details of any ‘hefty’ payments to outgoing executives.

30.8k

Updated

Sep 22nd 2023, 6:00 PM

# Review

'That's a horrendous tackle. A red straight away' - RTÉ panel discuss Dupont injury

Dupont suffered a badly-timed head-on-head tackle from the Namibia captain Johan Deysel.

7.9k

Sep 22nd 2023, 9:02 AM

# Tune in

Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport

Plenty to enjoy this weekend.

6.4k

Sep 22nd 2023, 7:30 AM

Voices

Fair City Photographer: 'It's not just a matter of pressing a button on an iPhone, senator'

Photographer Beta Bajgart responds to criticism of her pay for photography work on the set of Fair City.

20.9k

Sep 19th 2023, 6:14 PM

# ireland 100

Concert to mark 100 years of Irish State to be held next month (and tickets are free)

Ireland 100: An Old Song Re-Sung is being presented by RTÉ in association with the South Wind Blows production company.

28.7k

Sep 19th 2023, 12:51 PM

# Tune in

Dublin, Offaly and Clare senior GAA club games live on TV next weekend

Plenty for GAA fans to enjoy.

4.3k

Sep 18th 2023, 2:41 PM

# Kevin Bakhurst

RTÉ suspends tender for Fair City promotional photography citing spending freeze

The public broadcaster cited the newly announced freeze on hiring and discretionary spending as reason for pausing the tender process.

20.8k

Sep 17th 2023, 2:19 PM

# you say

Poll: Did Patrick Kielty do a good job hosting the Late Late?

Kielty didn’t shy away from the last few months of scandal.

79.7k

Sep 17th 2023, 10:31 AM

# Tune in

Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport

Plenty for fans to enjoy this weekend.

7.4k

Sep 15th 2023, 7:30 AM

# owl be back

'Loose ... not too polished': What we know about Patrick Kielty's revamped Late Late Show

The comedian makes his debut tonight – here’s what he told reporters ahead of the new season.

20.2k

Sep 15th 2023, 6:00 AM

# Open Lines

Armagh MLA calls for RTÉ competitions to be open to Northern Ireland viewers

Patrick Kielty, born in Co Down, is due to host his first Late Late Show tomorrow night.

16.1k

Sep 14th 2023, 6:15 PM

# Cutbacks

Montrose site: Taoiseach says RTÉ relocating would carry costs

Some politicians have called for RTÉ to consider selling the site amid ongoing financial woes at the State broadcaster.

26.1k

Updated

Sep 14th 2023, 4:05 PM

# Fair City

RTÉ clarifies €240k multi-year contract for Fair City photographer following criticism

It comes after Director General Kevin Bakhurst told an Oireachtas committee yesterday he wanted to know more about the deal.

39.3k

Sep 14th 2023, 11:36 AM

# media committee

Ryan Tubridy and RTÉ in ‘dispute’ over contract, director general says

Director General Kevin Bakhurst and other officials are appearing before the Oireachtas Media Committee this afternoon.

DG Kevin Bakhurst, who assumed the role eight weeks ago, also said he is "stopping all discretionary spend to preserve cash"

Bakhurst insisted RTÉ is not on the verge of bankruptcy, but acknowledged the organisation is facing an "extremely challenging financial situation"

The national broadcaster is seeking an additional €34.5 million from government to plug a hole in its finances

80.3k

158

Updated

Sep 13th 2023, 7:00 PM

# Montrose

Poll: Should RTÉ sell its Dublin 4 land to raise funds?

They’ve sold land there before….

36.6k

Sep 13th 2023, 10:59 AM

# selling up

RTÉ should consider selling Donnybrook site if it is strapped for cash, says minister

Chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee says nothing should be off the table.

20.2k

Sep 12th 2023, 3:56 PM

# GDPR

RTÉ says it will not release the names of top 100 earners

A tranche of documents were supplied to the Oireachtas Media Committee today.

18.6k

Sep 12th 2023, 2:27 PM

# Tune in

Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport

Plenty for fans to enjoy this weekend.

7.0k

Sep 8th 2023, 7:30 AM

# Annual Report

RTÉ's annual report shows broadcaster recorded deficit of €2.8 million last year

The report shows that licence fee revenue had fallen before the scandal surrounding undisclosed payments to Ryan Tubridy broke this year.

9.4k

Sep 6th 2023, 6:19 PM

# RTÉ

RTÉ seeks €34.5m in additional funding with €21m licence fee shortfall also expected, confirms minister

Government is yet to sign off on what interim funding it will provide the national broadcaster.

15.7k

Updated

Sep 6th 2023, 4:25 PM

# Cabinet

Cabinet to approve plans for new emerging health threats agency to prepare for future pandemics

A special Cabinet meeting is being held in Wicklow today.

9.5k

Sep 6th 2023, 6:30 AM

# Tubs

'The sacked presenter club’: Piers Morgan ‘excited’ to see what Ryan Tubridy does next

Morgan described Tubridy as ‘Ireland’s biggest TV star’.

39.6k

Sep 5th 2023, 3:57 PM

# New Jobs

New presenters announced for RTÉ's Six One News and Nine O'Clock News

Sharon Tobin will work on the Six One News and Ray Kennedy will take up a role on the Nine O’Clock News.

71.1k

Sep 4th 2023, 11:24 AM

# Fair City

'We wanted somebody who'd ruffle feathers': The process of creating Fair City's far-right Fergal

A recent episode of the RTÉ soap saw Fergal posting far right-wing flyers and he also went on a conspiracy-laden monologue about card payments.

28.0k

Sep 3rd 2023, 6:30 AM

# Tune in

Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport

Plenty of action in store over the next few days.

8.8k

Sep 1st 2023, 7:30 AM

August

August 2023

# national broadcaster

RTÉ plans to introduce an organisation-wide 'conflict of interest' form for staff

Management is discussing what the salary threshold should be for automatic disclosure of a register of interests.

13.6k

Updated

Aug 29th 2023, 1:40 PM

# irregular programming

RTÉ skips launch day for autumn TV schedule in wake of payments controversy

The public broadcaster typically rolls out its biggest names ahead of its newest schedule – but not this time.

21.1k

Aug 29th 2023, 8:01 AM

# pay scandal

Forensic report into RTÉ's use of barter accounts shows 'alarming gaps' in protocol

RTÉ’s use of barter accounts came to public attention after it emerged that it used one to pay over €150,000 to Ryan Tubridy.

33.7k

Updated

Aug 25th 2023, 5:05 PM

# Tubridy

RTÉ chief tells media he 'doesn't want to talk about Ryan anymore' after meeting with Catherine Martin

The Media Minister met with senior RTÉ executives today for the first time since the broadcaster ended negotiations with Ryan Tubridy.

28.3k

Aug 25th 2023, 2:12 PM

# TV Licence Fee

Minister ‘won't ask voters to spend more money on RTE without reform plan’

37,089 fewer TV licences have been bought in the eight weeks since the crisis at RTÉ arose.

12.8k

Aug 23rd 2023, 12:30 PM

# Cryptic Tubs

Ryan Tubridy teases ‘new beginning’ and tells followers to ‘stay tuned for more’

In a cryptic Instagram post this morning, Tubridy shared a video of a seaside accompanied by Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Don’t Stop’.

44.0k

Aug 23rd 2023, 10:29 AM

# Lovely and Fair

The Rose of Tralee: A unique Irish artefact and a celebration of normal people doing their best

If you want drama and scandal, you have come to the wrong place.

47.1k

Updated

Aug 23rd 2023, 7:31 AM