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Mayo TD calls on Government: 'It's time to act-end the TV licence'

Sinn Féin TD, Rose Conway Walsh, has called on her fellow Mayo TDs to support her party's proposals to abolish the TV licence with immediate effect. The Ballycroy native said RTÉ and other public service media should be funded directly through the ...

12 Feb 2024 at 13:01

Arts & Entertainment

Scrap TV licence and fund RTÉ through the Exchequer instead, TD says

A Kildare-based TD has called on the government to get rid of the TV licence. Instead, Sinn Féin (SF) TD Réada Cronin has suggested that the government fund RTÉ and other public-service media through direct Exchequer funding. Elaborating on her ...

12 Feb 2024 at 13:05

National News

TV licence inspectors given resilience training over level of abuse on doorsteps

TV licence inspectors were offered resilience training to help them cope with rising levels of abuse and aggression on the doorsteps in the wake of the RTÉ controversies last year. A union official said scandals at RTÉ have made the job for ...

17 Apr 2024 at 10:36

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War of words between Mayo TDs as Dillon hits out at ‘nonsensical’ Sinn Féin TV licence proposal

MAYO TD Alan Dillon has attacked a Sinn Féin proposal to scrap the TV licence fee as ‘giving two fingers to law-abiding citizens’. The opposition party are due to table a private members’ motion before the Dáil calling for an abolition of ...

13 Feb 2024 at 15:00

National News

Pharma worker refuses to pay TV licence due to 'corruption in RTÉ', court told

A pharma worker has stood up in court to tell a judge that he will not paying his TV licence or any fines for not doing so because of "the corruption in RTE". At Ennis District Court in County Clare, James Scanlon told Judge Alec Gabbett ...

24 Sept 2024 at 19:30

National News

WATCH: Taoiseach says he'll be paying his TV Licence fee and urges others to the same

AN TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar says he intends paying his TV licence fee despite comments from a party colleague that he would rather spend the €160 in his local pub. Kerry TD Brendan Griffin made his comments on Wednesday when RTÉ ...

14 Sept 2023 at 14:05

National News

'Stop shutting down media scrutiny' - Journalist erupts at govt press conference on RTÉ funding

An Irish journalist has slammed the government for "shutting down media scrutiny" at a press conference on proposed RTÉ funding. The government today (July 24) revealed they have agreed to €725 million in funding for RTÉ over ...

24 Jul 2024 at 21:37

National News

TV licence revenue 'collapsing' with loss of almost €3 million

A dramatic drop in the renewal and sale of new TV licences has resulted in a loss of the close to €3 million in revenue for the national broadcaster in the past month. Latest figures show that television licence fee sales ...

02 Aug 2023 at 12:37

National News

REVEALED: Joe Duffy tops the charts as new report details RTÉ's highest earners and huge deficit

National Broadcaster RTÉ has published it's long-awaited 2023 report, detailing the company's deficit, operating costs and highest earners. The expansive document was published by the organisation today, with the report ...

16 Sept 2024 at 19:06

National News

OPINION: TV licence fee all part of The Greater Good, so suck it up and pay it Ireland!

I was struck by a Press Association article this week where Paschal Donohoe said he was “very confident” that TV licence sales will improve following the Government’s new funding plan for RTÉ. The Public Expenditure ...

09 Aug 2024 at 13:55

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