Kevin Bakhurst
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
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
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
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
RTÉ ‘caught off-guard’ by €20m cut in funding in Budget 2027
Patrick O’Donovan said he was not happy with progress to date on broadcaster’s transition ‘more agile, smaller’ organisation
All signs point to Budget 2027 not having much room to manoeuvre
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RTÉ spent €8.5m on redundancy packages for 67 people in 2025
‘Exit costs’ for 67 people accepted for scheme were €8.5m, with 30 roles ‘suppressed’, broadcaster’s annual report shows
RTÉ’s top 10 highest earners in 2025 included nine members of senior management
Former radio presenter Claire Byrne is the only on-air talent to feature in top 10 highest paid staff last year
RTÉ is straying into areas already well served by private publishers
If journalistic output no longer has to fit anything, how much of it should there be?
Claire Byrne: ‘I never really went into this game to be famous’
The broadcaster on the push and pull factors behind her move, her new podcast and turning 50
Cost of running RTÉ will increase by €50m this year, Oireachtas committee told
Kevin Bakhurst tells PAC that broadcaster has held preliminary discussions with Land Development Agency
At 65 years old, isn’t it time for RTÉ to retire The Late Late Show?
Patrick Kielty’s contract expired about nine weeks ago, leaving questions to be answered for a show due to return in September
RTÉ spends almost €57,000 on team sent to cover World Cup qualifier in Prague
Top Montrose executive says coverage ‘provided on a cost-competitive basis’ reaped benefits
RTÉ boss told board no programme ‘untouchable’ in new cost-cutting plan
Board meeting minutes show RTE directors raised concerns about progress on redundancy programme launched last year
Patrick Kielty’s TV company pays out dividends of €218,950
Firm set up after he became host of Late Late Show
Where’s the Brazilian beef? Senators roast Ciaran Mullooly over school lunch claims
The Independent Ireland MEP can’t serve up evidence to back up his ‘farcical’ facts, but he has a theory
RTÉ should be accountable for its spending, but critics’ focus is too selective
Questionable if row over highest-paid presenters is serving debate about public service broadcasting
Current RTÉ management ‘inherited a bag of you know what’, says minister
Patrick O’Donovan says he has confidence in director general Kevin Bakhurst amid pay controversy
The Irish Times view on the RTÉ payments controversy: the price of transparency
Correction of Derek Monney’s status has reopened wounds that had barely healed
Questions raised over political handling of RTÉ controversy
Letter writers say focus on presenter pay has eclipsed broader concerns about public service broadcasting and political priorities
Derek Mooney spots a rat in the RTÉ car park. Insert your own joke here
Radio: Controversy about wildlife host’s pay comes at an awkward time for Radio 1 as its new schedule fails to gel
Why RTÉ is caught in a never-ending payments drama
In the News podcast: RTÉ boss says broadcaster is paying ‘price for transparency’
Raidió Teilifís Entertainment draws another big crowd for its latest Kildare Street outing
Bakhurst and Lynch had much to do during their Oireachtas appearance but got little chance to say anything
RTÉ ex-DG Dee Forbes decided Derek Mooney would be classified as producer, committee told
Oliver Callan’s production company receives fee separate from his fees as presenter, committee hears
‘Waste of space’: What we learned about RTÉ from today’s Oireachtas committee hearing
From criticisms of the top 10 earners lists to Dancing with the Stars and Callan’s Kicks, Bakhurst and the broadcaster were grilled
RTÉ plunged into crisis again – it’s like the world cliff diving championships in Montrose
If crisis were a sea, the national broadcaster would never be out of it
Number of RTÉ workers earning more than €100,000 increased more than a third in past five years
Kevin Bakhurst says broadcaster has ‘paid a price’ for transparency over Derek Mooney’s earnings
Derek Mooney row may prove to be minor blip for RTÉ. But broader questions remain
Management at broadcaster should be prepared to defend their recent decisions more robustly than they have managed so far
Derek Mooney pay controversy compounds image of dysfunction and distrust at RTÉ
Wildlife presenter’s sudden inclusion among top 10 earners is the latest blow to the embattled network
Derek Mooney among RTÉ’s 10 highest-paid presenters since 2020
Broadcaster paid almost €100,000 to Claire Byrne and Ray D’Arcy after both left roles in Radio 1 last year
RTÉ: Saints, Scholars and Scandals by Shane Ross - bringing a sharp eye to barter accounts and clandestine payments
There is an extended profile of Ryan Tubridy - 'RTÉ’s fallen hero' - but Ross reserves most criticism for Moya Doherty and Dee Forbes
The roots of RTÉ’s scandal may lie in the past but its future is equally murky
Shane Ross’s new book about RTÉ fails to push questions about the broadcaster’s funding to their conclusion
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