Dismay among RTÉ staffers as broadcaster hires actors to play journalists in ‘make-believe’ ad campaign
For God’s sake don’t tell Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan about this
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More than 300 RTÉ employees apply for redundancy package
Payouts capped at €300,000 for voluntary exit scheme
Storyful staff share over €1m in bonus payments
Dublin-based media company had pre-tax losses of €2.66m last year
Uncharted with Ray Goggins review: Kneecap show their soulful side as they trudge through the Arctic snow
Television: Episode filmed before recent controversy features the rap trio wending their way across Finland
RTÉ requests breakdown of Eurovision public votes after high points awarded to Israel
Eurovision: Move comes after request from Spain for audit ‘to avoid external interference and manipulation’
The JNLRs tell us young people love radio. Seriously?
If the results for 15- to 34-year-olds do not make sense, then what price the rest of the listenership survey?
Catherine Martin’s arts department backed pay rise for RTÉ director general
Department told government-established review that pay in top-level posts at RTÉ and TG4 had fallen in real terms since 2016
RTÉ spent over €140,000 on make-up over last two years
Brown Thomas was most favoured outlet for cosmetics with almost half of spend going to high end department store
Mick Heaney: Joe Duffy is leaving Liveline, but who will replace him in coveted RTÉ slot?
In the News podcast: Radio columnist Mick Heaney on the history of Liveline, Duffy’s career and the names already in the mix for the much-coveted afternoon slot
Even Claire Byrne is alarmed by what she hears about life for Irish teenagers
Radio: ‘This was a tsunami coming our way,’ Dr Harry Barry tells the RTÉ Radio 1 presenter
Eurovision 2025 second semi-final live updates: Ireland’s Emmy is knocked out before grand final
Austria, Finland, Israel and Malta among the 10 qualifiers in Basle tonight as Ireland goes home
RTÉ’s Oliver Callan enjoys biggest gain in radio listenership, according to JNLR’s latest survey
The survey shows 3.83 million people listened to the radio every week in the past year
Eurovision 2025: When is Ireland’s semi-final on, what are Emmy’s chances and how does voting work?
All eyes are on the Swiss city of Basle for the second semi-final of this year’s Eurovision. Can Ireland win glory with Norwegian singer Emmy Kristiansen?
Look inside: Former RTÉ presenter’s Glenageary home with French countryside-style garden for €2.25m
Five-bed home set well back from Glenageary Road Lower with 100ft-long lovingly cultivated garden
Uncharted with Ray Goggins review: Leo Varadkar has to get halfway up a mountain with Lyra before he lets his guard down
Television: A former taoiseach and a Cork popstar make for a curious couple on this South African survival challenge
Remembering the many talents of broadcaster, activist and historian Máire de Paor
Committed socialist and feminist lived through a time when attitudes to women in Irish society were decidedly narrow
Bad Nanny review: Incredible story of fraudster Samantha Cookes skilfully told in excellent documentary
Television: Chirpy Englishwoman was exposed as a serial fraudster, but only after taking in a long list of victims
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
May 11th-16th: including Legacy, Elsbeth, and the Eurovision semi-finals
‘RTÉ said we don’t have any problem with Emmy. We have an Irish writer on the team’: Ireland’s Eurovision singer from Norway
Norwegiam singer Emmy on representing Ireland in Basle for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest and how she and song cowriter Larissa Tormey have engineered Laika Party to grab the attention. But can they triumph?
Eurovision Song Contest: How are organisers reacting to criticisms of Israel?
Israel’s conduct in Gaza has again prompted criticism of its participation by artists and concern from RTÉ and other broadcasters
Eurovision: RTÉ gets ‘commitment’ from European Broadcasting Union to discuss Israel participation
Song Contest organiser confirms it will have ‘broader discussion’ with participating stations
Skorts: Newstalk’s Andrea Gilligan gives the Camogie Association’s pig-headedness short shrift
Radio: The Newstalk host covers the camogie controversy in her signature style
Joe Duffy retirement: Liveline host presided over Ireland’s court of public opinion
The departing RTÉ host gave witness to Irish life on his phone-in show and exits the stage as one of the most influential, and distinctive, figures in Irish broadcasting
Tarrac na Farraige review: RTÉ documentary about fishing livelihoods is both stunning and heartbreaking
Television: Engaging portrait of a way of life that may soon be gone forever is like a love letter to the gorgeous Irish coastline
Public Accounts Committee to examine ‘profiteering’ on asylum seeker accommodation, new chairman says
Sinn Féin’s John Brady said people have ‘become millionaires providing sometimes poor quality accommodation’
Joe Duffy to leave Liveline at the end of June after 27 years
Presenter said on Thursday’s show he would not renew his contract when it expires
Eurovision: RTÉ boss says Ireland will not pull out of contest over Israel’s participation
Kevin Bakhurst’s comments came after he asked the European Broadcasting Union for a discussion on Israel’s participation
RTÉ seeks discussion over Israel’s inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest
Former Eurovision contestants called for Israel’s expulsion from the competition because of the Gaza war
Charlie McGettigan joins artists calling for Israel to be expelled from Eurovision Song Contest
Union says national broadcaster ‘should reflect the Irish State’s public opposition to Israel’s actions in Palestine’
Leinster fans discover their team is only human as pundits left stunned by Northampton upset
Leinster captain Caelan Doris’ sad eyes never looked sadder than in his post-match interview
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
Including Anna Haugh’s Big Irish Food Tour, A Deadly American Marriage, Malpractice and more
‘I could have done a little bit more’: Leo Varadkar says new adventure show made him reconsider leadership style
Leo Varadkar, Kneecap, and Lyra among participants of RTÉ's Uncharted with Ray Goggins
Miriam Lord’s week: A tsar has not been born and they need to get this tshitshow off the road
James Browne talks up his A-Team, TDs watch the pros in action while Pa Daly delights in saying nothing
Radio review: ‘It sounded like a big mosquito’ - anger over drones fills the airwaves
Radio: RTÉ presenter is a likable substitute for Joe Duffy, while Newstalk’s Kieran Cuddihy launches an unusual free-speech crusade
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