Regulator last year recommended that Government should give RTÉ additional €35m in 2027
Figures appear in documents sent to Oireachtas committee in advance of broadcaster’s appearance
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Patrick O’Donovan was consulted on who would replace him as Minister while on sick leave
Government statement also indicated that O’Donovan did not have a veto over the decision
Minister Patrick O’Donovan to temporarily step down from portfolio
The Fine Gael minister will remain at Cabinet, but colleague Peter Burke will assume his responsibilities
Simon Harris cannot have enjoyed reading Sunday’s newspapers
Next weekend’s ardfheis has become party leader’s most important test since general election
If Patrick O’Donovan’s behaviour was ill-judged, Simon Harris’s has been plain peculiar
Controversy between Simon Harris and Patrick O’Donovan was a badly handled storm in a teacup
Taoiseach doing some ‘deep thinking’ about Irish unity with creation of new Government body
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Simon Harris seeks to draw line under O’Donovan phone call – but where does it leave us?
Tánaiste has had his say and the shutters have been pulled down, leaving big questions unanswered
Harris says ‘hurtful’ anonymous comments questioning O’Donovan’s performance should never recur
Tánaiste refuses to be drawn on details of phone call to Minister for Communications
Simon Harris confirms he phoned Patrick O’Donovan before Minister fell ill
Simon Harris says it was ‘bizarre’ to ask him of he had asked Fine Gael colleague to resign
RTÉ and BBC are both hanging on decisions on their futures. Which one is being handled better?
Most of the so-called State bailout of RTÉ is simply the cost of reluctance to grasp a political nettle
Simon Harris silent on Patrick O’Donovan phone call that preceded hospitalisation
Events in build up to Minister falling ill remain subject of much speculation in Fine Gael
Senior civil servant to take charge of department during Patrick O’Donovan’s sick leave
Minister for Communications remains in hospital, but is to return to duties when he recovers
Message from the Editor: Ireland’s data centre revolt
IT Sunday: Ireland has been an enthusiastic host of data centres, but the story of one Co Waterford village shows there are stirrings of local dissent
‘Leave my health out of it’: Anonymous briefings, a defiant response and a dramatic turn of events
Patrick O’Donovan characterises anonymous Fine Gael party briefings on health as ‘sad day for Irish politics’
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
Another EU summit overshadowed by Ukraine
Inside Politics: Another public scolding from belligerent Trump for Volodymyr Zelenskiy; and 15 years for Donaldson
Patrick O’Donovan remains in intensive care after taking ill on Tuesday
Minister has previously spoken about his experience living with epilepsy, which he was diagnosed with more than 10 years ago
How will the public sector pay dispute end?
Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan will discuss the mood in Leinster House after Patrick O’Donavan took ill
Ministers criticise anonymous comments relating to Patrick O’Donovan’s health
O’Donovan was hospitalised on Tuesday after being taken ill at a European Union presidency event
Deaths in Waterford attack put focus on increase in drug-related intimidation
Inside Politics: Public sector workers strike, with Government and unions yet to agree on talks process
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
Minister for Communications Patrick O’Donovan taken ill at event in Limerick
Fine Gael TD earlier accused party colleagues of ‘ultimate betrayal’ for comments on his health
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
TG4 set to pay for ministerial messing
Allocation almost 17% lower than broadcaster had targeted for the year in its most recent strategy paper
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
The remaking of Jack Chambers
Not yet restored as a leadership contender perhaps, but the Minister for Public Expenditure’s stock is higher than it has been for a long time
Lots of Ministers floated budget ideas that failed to materialise, Simon Harris says
No desire in Government to ‘rerun’ drama over RTÉ governance, Simon Harris says
‘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
Budget 2027 continues extraordinary rise in State spending
Inside Politics: Hard to know who’ll blink first in standoff between Government and public sector unions
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
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