Whither RTÉ’s latest annual report?
Document of 2024 is on track to be published much later than in recent years
Patrick O’Donovan
Politician
Census: Search for centenarians to offer unique perspective on Ireland in the past century
Anyone born before April 18th, 1926, is asked to contact the National Archives
Why is it that IT projects do not come in on budget and on time?
Expert says issue is not unique to Ireland or the public sector
Micheál Martin’s damage limitation might be too little too late after all
O’Donovan tells lovely wee stories, insomnia inspires McCullagh and Sinn Féin slip up on no-shows
RTÉ’s twisty new soap opera stars Ray D’Arcy and, now, Brendan Courtney
The host sounds awkward standing in for his departed colleague
Disappointment at lack of tax incentive for regional film and TV productions in budget
Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan says he wants to ‘revisit’ enhanced tax credit for regional productions
Everyone is knocking great enjoyment out of the Fianna Fáil drama that overshadowed budget day
Opposition and everyone else are knocking great enjoyment out of the presidential drama, too
Basic income support scheme for artists to be made permanent and opened to new entrants in budget
Negotiations down to the wire, with five big-spending departments yet to agree their budget allocations
TG4 board seeks pay rise for its director general
Irish language broadcaster says salary for its ard-stiúrthóir has not increased in nearly a decade
Numerous countries express interest in Government’s basic income for artists pilot scheme
Minister for Culture committed to making the scheme permanent if funding is secured in budget
American football’s quest for global domination rolls into Dublin
‘We’re not about bringing the circus to town. This is a deep partnership,’ says NFL executive Peter O’Reilly
Bethpage Diary: Why UFOs help Viktor Hovland take his mind off Ryder Cup pressure
Ministers, a baby and hecklers put in an appearance, unlike Tyrrell Hatton’s hairline
Eileen Gleeson says FAI told her not to attend Oireachtas hearing
Former Ireland manager informed that it would be ‘wholly inappropriate’ for her to attend Wednesday’s hearing
TG4 should receive multi-year funding, Oireachtas committee says
Irish language broadcaster should receive ‘interim’ package if legislation is delayed
Contentious ‘Netflix levy’ on streamers should go ahead, committee says
Committee calls on Coalition to introduce ‘Netflix levy’ despite minister’s stance
Funding delay is ‘fatal’ to Dublin Taskforce’s action plan, says David McRedmond
An Post chief called on Government to set aside €1bn in budget to fund action plan
The really nauseating thing about the Ryder Cup is how seamlessly it will all happen
Imagine the war cabinet that would have been assembled if paediatric spinal surgery was a global spectator sport
Deirdre Ní Choistín: ‘When TG4 was established, people said this is a waste of money’
Deirdre Ní Choistín, árd stiúrthóir of TG4, says the station is a key part of the current revival of the Irish language
Fianna Fáil backbenchers revolt to back ‘Netflix levy’ a ‘storm in a teacup’, says TD
Malcolm Byrne seeks to play down dispute over levy which Fine Gael Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan has opposed
Dr Moling Ryan to take over as interim director of Arts Council
Government body undergoing review of operations following €6.7m IT system controversy
Business to Arts Awards 2025 recognise €3.6m in business support for the arts
Corporate winners included the EPA, Drogheda Port Company, Xestra Asset Management, Henry J Lyons, and Spencer Lennox
Colm Tóibín: ‘I am much less sociable now, as I don’t drink any more’
For the author of A Long Winter and Ship in Full Sail, inspiration often comes subliminally. But he has also brought his inner self to the surface through therapy
Irish exports to US surged to €75bn ahead of tariffs
Cabinet to be briefed in increase in use of DNA profiles during garda investigations
Plan to withdraw colonial artefacts from National Museum of Ireland stalls
Initial proposition centred on developing guidelines on handling items potentially illegally or unethically traded
‘Now is your time’: How Michael Healy-Rae led the push for a Heather Humphreys presidential run
Senior Fine Gael politicians are confident former minister for social affairs will not be beaten if country gets to know her as they do
Taoiseach cracks down on last-minute, ‘under-the-arm’ Cabinet memos from Ministers
Senior official twice warns Government members about timely filings of documents ahead of meetings to meet constitutional principle
We cannot police the streets if online material is not regulated
Racism in this State goes back a bit, but vile discourse online is new and most of it comes from abroad – principally the US and UK
RTÉ €725m funding could ‘distort’ media market, Irish Independent publisher warns Minister
Mediahuis tells minister to continue scrutinising cost of broadcaster ‘duplicating work’ done by commercial media
RTÉ’s Traitors aftershow: Uncloaked will be part of the new not-TV-but-on-TV genre that’s still jarring
Companion show to The Traitors Ireland will be part visualised podcast, part regionalisation push
Civil servant knew a year before Cabinet that Arts Council IT project might need to restart
Government’s chief information officer involved in advising council on ICT throughout the project
‘Now everyone is so isolated’: Closure of rural Kildare post offices hits locals hard
Villages of Moone and Narraghmore reeling, but in last decade 257 post offices have closed countrywide
Politicians come worst out of a row over An Post’s finances
Row over An Post’s finances may be a thing of nothing – but a Minister accusing an unidentified Cabinet colleague of leaking confidential information certainly is not
An Post chief ‘absolutely furious’ at Cabinet leak as Taoiseach expresses ‘full confidence’ in company
Minister for Communications denies he is source for media report and insists company is ‘very viable’ and ‘profitable’
Dozens of reforms recommended to RTÉ in wake of pay controversy have been delayed
Report monitoring implementation of two reviews of the broadcaster have been given to Cabinet
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