Minister Patrick O’Donovan said he did not “accept that at all” that RTÉ were paying for being transparent.

The meeting comes amid fresh scrutiny of its financial management.

Opposition leader Mary Lou McDonald said RTE bosses ‘believe the rules don’t apply to them’.

The Cabinet is considering legislation that would move RTÉ under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

“I was due to be on RTÉ, but a minute to being on RTÉ, for some reason, I was declined,” Patrick O'Donovan told Newstalk Breakfast with Anton Savage.

New figures from the broadcaster detail how 18 people were on more than €200,000 on December 31st.

Between Derek Mooney's reclassification from presenter to producer, Claire Byrne and Ray D'Arcy receiving pay after they finished working, Patrick Kielty's published salary being more than he said it was and the Communications Minister calling for a presenter pay audit at the broadcaster, what is going on in RTÉ?

RTÉ bosses have been called for a meeting with the Minister for Communications following revelations about pay to Derek Mooney.

Mooney had not been included in the annually published list as he was deemed to be a producer.

There should be an audit of payments to RTÉ presenters since 2020, the Communications Minister has said.

RTE presenter Derek Mooney’s reclassification as a producer was not a side deal, the station’s director general has said.

The broadcaster is boycotting Eurovision and will show an episode of Father Ted in its place.

Ireland joins Spain and Slovenia in refusing to compete or broadcast the competition, while the Netherlands and Iceland refused to send acts.

The 2025 Toy Show appeal in the days after the show on December 5th raised €4.6m that included over €3.5 million was donated via Revolut.

The candidates were asked about the cost of living, the housing crisis and tackling crime in the capital.

The agreement also sees RTÉ secure rights to air the Uefa Super Cup finals and Wednesday night highlights, which are to be broadcast on RTÉ 2 and RTÉ Player.

From midnight to 7am, RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ lyric fm join this global moment, offering seven uninterrupted hours of live birdsong, observation, insight and music, capturing the instant Ireland stirs and daylight gently takes hold.

Whelan is commencing his new role with immediate effect. 

Speaking earlier today at a Chornobyl commemoration in Cork, the Taoiseach said that Mescall was a “an outstanding Gaeilgoir” who had a particular interest in traditional music.

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín raised the matter following an RTÉ Investigates programme into the ‘obscene’ care of children.

RTÉ presenter Laura Fox married her long-term partner Brian Moran on Tuesday

The party’s deputy leader spoke to RTÉ after backbenchers criticised the Government’s handling of fuel protests.

Costello’s action, which centres on legislation relied on by RTÉ in its defence of a separate libel lawsuit, remains live as against the State.

RTÉ has announced a new crime drama, The Yank

The contract is separate to the national broadcaster’s arrangement for taxi services, on which it spends around €45,000 a month

The contract is separate to the national broadcaster’s arrangement for taxi services, on which it spends around €45,000 a month

Minister for Transport says it was not acceptable that people were not being allowed to go about their daily lives.

The Republic of Ireland team missed out on the 2026 World Cup after losing 4-3 on penalties in a dramatic playoff against the Czech Republic.

In '84, he took over from Jim Carney as presenter of The Sunday Game, when it was chiefly a highlights show and also became its live presenter when more games were screened on Sunday afternoons.

Ahead of Ireland’s crunch World Cup 2026 clash against Czechia next Thursday, Jason McAteer will be live in studio.

Breslin uncovers the stories of adults and children who were committed to St Loman’s Lunatic Asylum, died there, and were buried beneath numbered metal crosses without names.

Breslin uncovers the stories of adults and children who were committed to St Loman’s Lunatic Asylum, died there, and were buried beneath numbered metal crosses without names.

The Bafta-award winning actress spoke ahead of the release of The Bride, which is inspired by the 1935 film The Bride Of Frankenstein.

The FAI confirmed the two games would go ahead and has since confirmed in a letter to members that legal experts have backed that stance.

The FAI confirmed the two games would go ahead and has since confirmed in a letter to members that legal experts have backed that stance.

GAAGO, a GAA streaming platform, was established in 2014 as a joint venture between RTÉ and the GAA.

To that end, the regulator is asking the High Court to direct RTÉ to disclose footage gathered during the investigation. Such an order is known as a Norwich Pharmacal order

The broadcaster has appointed a disinformation correspondent as part of its Clarity unit.

Brendan O'Connor's Saturday show growing by 71,000 listeners to 418,000, with his Sunday show at 418,000 listeners, an increase of 52,000

Nessa Gilsenan of Copper Beech House, Mellifontstown, Kinsale, Co Cork, appeared before Cork Circuit Criminal Court on Tuesday.

The documentary reveals 50 beds at the hospital have remained unused for more than three years after the hospital opened.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina will get underway on Friday

Samsung and Virgin Atlantic will be the first brands to trial the new format during the Men’s Six Nations tournament from Thursday, ITV said.