“We’ve done various scenarios.” RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst has dropped a shocking update on the future of the national broadcaster, revealing that it could be insolvent by next Spring, without additional funding by the government. Speaking in the Dáil this week, Bakhurst told the Public Accounts Committee that RTÉ is facing a loss of […]

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‘The steep fall in the licence fee’ was cited as one of the reasons for the move. RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst has announced that all discretionary spending at the broadcaster will be stopped. The news comes as Bakhurst and several other members of the RTÉ Board will be quizzed by the Oireachtas Committee on […]

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The DJ has found himself in hot water once again. RTÉ Radio One DJ Dave Fanning has apologised for saying that the appearance of Ryan Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly before two Dáil committees on Tuesday was a “nonsensical Oireachtas Nuremberg trial”. In the now-deleted Tweet, the veteran DJ posted a picture of himself […]

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“That was unfortunate.” Among the many, many eyebrow-raising comments and clashes during the voluntary appearance of Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly, his agent, at the Public Accounts Committee hearing on Tuesday (July 11), an interaction with a Fianna Fáil TD was right up there. The PAC hearing heard about Nigerian cousins, selling chocolate, Rock Gods, […]

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“It’s hard to leave the house if you really want me to be honest about it.” The Public Accounts Committee meeting today has already had some compelling exchanges as Ryan Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly meet with committee representatives. In the latest interesting quip from Tubridy, who came out swinging this morning with his […]

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Things are getting heated in the Oireachtas meeting. Sinn Féin TD Imelda Munster and Ryan Tubridy exchanged a heated back and forth at the Public Accounts Committee meeting this morning. Munster was first up with her comments and questioning Tubridy about a 2019 interview around a St Vincent de Paul appeal where he said he […]

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