See the full list below Most people in Ireland know the rule, if you have a TV at home, you’re legally obliged to pay a €160 TV licence fee. However, a lot of people don’t realise that there is an exception to the rule which could exempt them from paying that irritable TV licence fee […]

3 months ago

Evasion rates in Ireland are the highest in Europe. The government have allocated €6 million in funding to An Post so that they can carry out more stringent crackdowns on TV licence fee evasion. In a press release posted on the government website earlier this week, Media Minister Catherine Martin outlined “investment in a new database […]

1 year ago

Figures suggest it will lead to a “serious funding crisis”. There was been a significant drop in the number of households renewing their licence fee in the wake of the RTÉ scandal this month. The figures represent a loss of nearly €1 million in income – a drop of about 30%, according to a report […]

2 years ago

It is said the TV licence fee system will be maintained but “overhauled”. The Government has said it will not eliminate TV licence fees despite a recommendation from a media commission to do so. In September 2020, the Future of Media Commission was established by the Government and was tasked with developing recommendations on sustainable […]

4 years ago