TV licence fee

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 […]

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 […]

1 month ago

An Post given €6million to crack down on TV licence fee dodgers

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 […]

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

RTÉ scandal hits TV licence fee renewals, shocking new figures confirm

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 […]

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

Government will not eliminate TV licence fees despite media commission’s recommendation

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 […]

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 […]

3 years ago