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Cutting Palestine flag necklace from Cheap Irish Homes episode a ‘mistake’, says RTÉ
Show participant wearing necklace was not informed of edit prior to broadcast and lodged complaint with Coimisiún na Meán
Patrick O’Donovan will continue in Cabinet when he recovers from illness, Harris says
Minister for Communications, hospitalised following medical emergency, had faced speculation about his future in Government
Celebrity Traitors: Is James Acaster the worst Traitor in the history of the show?
Television: This tepid second season needs to find a way to raise the temperature in the time remaining
Reward TV licence-fee payers by allowing them to skip ads on RTÉ Listen app
Readers agree with Kathy Sheridan’s annoyance about automated commercials ruining listening pleasure
RTÉ’s Kieran Cuddihy calls out cocaine-use hypocrisy after Waterford murders
Radio review: tetchy exchanges on Liveline; Claire Byrne opts for less contentious coverage
GAA+ reports 25% surge in profits in the year before RTÉ sold its stake
GAA acquired national broadcaster’s shares for €3m in February
Waterford family ‘murdered by gang in arson attack over €20,000 drug debt’, son says
Violent dealers are chief suspects after petrol bombing killed man, his wife and two of their children
I have paid my TV licence long after I needed to. But RTÉ is testing my patience
When it comes to RTÉ, we are paying, we are the product and it has the platform to advocate for itself
Childcare fees and the budget, and Patrick O’Donovan’s row with RTÉ
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In making a mess of the budget, Patrick O’Donovan may have done us a favour
If public service broadcasting is to retain public trust and integrity, it must be insulated from political pressure
Credit unions win again as Re-turn, Ryanair and RTÉ fare poorly for customer service
Customer experience scores fell globally but hit highest level in Ireland in almost a decade
Letters to the Editor, October 12th: On Wednesday’s strike, prisoner rehabilitation and growing fruit and veg
Government’s approach reflects ‘staggering disconnect from frontline realities’
Áine Lawlor’s new podcast needs to abandon the safety net and take strong positions
Ex-RTÉ presenter’s podcasting partnership with former Newstalk host Chris Donoghue has substance but lacks sizzle
Public sector strike may be difficult to avert at this stage, Minister admits
Preparations are under way for the strike, which will see more than 300,000 public sector workers undertake a work stoppage
Orange Order legal challenge to Garvaghy Road parade ban adjourned to Monday
Chris Bryant uses power to intervene and quash Parades Commission decision
Income from ‘broken’ television licence fee down €5.7m in first nine months
Projected 715,401 television licences to be sold for the year likely to generate about €114.46m, down €8.5m on last year
Coimisiún na Meán has no business taking sides in RTÉ funding row
The regulator should not be acting as an advocacy organisation for the entities it regulates
‘Pablo doesn’t patronise’: The Irish animated show with an autistic star
Eleven-year-old Alexander Myles, from Co Antrim, takes over the main role for Pablo: Next Level, as the protagonist wrestles with the move to secondary school
‘They were all sick of each other by then’: Inside the Government rooms where the budget was made
Fraught last-minute haggling in back rooms dominated the final days of negotiations as spending Minister Jack Chambers dug in
The Irish Times view on the budget process: flawed and short-termist
The system’s shortcomings have been laid bare by the absurd contortions over funding for RTÉ
Tributes paid to former Irish Times journalist Dick Hogan, who has died aged 76
‘His career in journalism reflected his strong values and his many talents,’ says former editor Conor Brady
RTÉ likely to get back €20m lost in Budget 2027 ‘if it proves reforms are on track’
Taoiseach and Tánaiste’s offices intervene with Patrick O’Donovan ahead of crunch meeting with broadcaster’s leadership
Government should apply transparency standards to themselves and their bike sheds
Or is accountability something best demanded of others, like RTÉ?
Lethal Katie Hannon dismantles the budget and dismisses Jack Chambers
Radio: RTÉ host’s precision-guided dismantling of Government’s thinly spread profligacy is arguably more lethal than the brickbats of Opposition TDs
The Lion, the Witch and the Ulsterman on RTÉ: Andrew Trimble takes on the thorny issue of CS Lewis’s Irishness
Television: Lewis is a beloved but polarising figure, which may explain his exclusion from the pantheon of significant Irish literary figures
Last-minute €20m funding cut for RTÉ could have messy consequences
Broadcaster is unlikely to touch its big tent poles, but the breadth of its offering could suffer and some shows could be delayed
RTÉ DG says he has confidence in Minister after ‘constructive’ meeting on funding
Broadcaster’s managing director and chairman Terence O’Rourke met Patrick O’Donovan for just over an hour
Inside the unexpected Budget 2027 move that has shocked RTÉ
In the News podcast: Jack Horgan-Jones has the latest on a Budget 2027 row
Irish Government was warned last year that RTÉ funding was too low
Coimisiún na Meán said broadcaster would face ‘particularly acute’ cash flow issues in 2027
Does Patrick O’Donovan’s explanation for €20m RTÉ funding cut add up?
Row between Minister and State broadcaster raises questions about who knew what in Government about decision
Most skirmishes before and after the budget featured Patrick O’Donovan
Inside Politics: Minister has central role in row over the ‘culture card’ and his decision to cut State subvention to RTÉ by €20 million
Minister signalled Government was set to ‘renege’ on RTÉ deal in budget talks
Minister told Jack Chambers broadcaster’s €260m allocation could not be maintained without more funding for his department
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