Is RTÉ really in a worse position than any other media company?
Both private sector broadcasters and newspapers could be forgiven for raising a sceptical eyebrow at some of the special pleading
Dee Forbes
Siún Ní Raghallaigh, seven months after RTÉ affair: the Oireachtas hearings were ‘vicious. People were unfairly treated, as if they had no rights’
Former RTÉ chairwoman on ‘vicious’ Dáil hearings, a missed opportunity to fund the national broadcaster and life after being in the public glare of the Montrose psychodrama
CVs at the ready as RTÉ seeks ‘two exceptional leaders’
Director of content role will be split into a director of audio and a director of video
RTÉ executives spend over €175,000 on corporate credit cards
Records show visits to the Aviva Stadium bookended by restaurant and bar visits
Dee Forbes ‘not fit or able’ to take questions on RTÉ controversy
Oireachtas committee told in letter that former head of RTÉ remains under ‘active medical care’
Dee Forbes given chance to submit written account of her role in RTÉ scandals
Former director general has been unable to attend previous Oireachtas committee hearings due to ill health
Catherine Martin sticks to her guns over collapse in trust of RTÉ chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh
Appearing before the Oireachtas media committee, the Minister threw further doubt on Siún Ní Raghallaigh and RTÉ's claim that the board’s role in exit package had been communicated to the department
RTÉ’s C-suite departures, golden goodbyes and confidentiality clauses
Siún Ní Raghallaigh is just the latest in a spate of departures from the broadcaster in the wake of the Tubridy payments controversy
RTÉ’s real failing is risk aversion, not risk-taking
Hugh Linehan: The still largely untold saga of Toy Show the Musical has the makings of that rarest of RTÉ beasts: an actually funny comedy
RTÉ board members were ‘deceived’ about Toy Show the Musical, Oireachtas media committee hears
Anne O’Leary of RTÉ board’s Audit and Risk Committee told Wednesday’s hearing the show was ‘presented as a fait accompli’
RTÉ’s former chief financial officer was paid €450,000 as part of controversial exit package
Breda O’Keeffe’s payout signed off by former director general Dee Forbes but not brought to executive board before approval
RTÉ media committee hearing: Former chief financial officer Breda O’Keeffe was paid €450,000 to leave, Bakhurst says
As it happened: Broadcaster’s executives and board members questioned after reports on Toy Show the Musical and voluntary exit scheme payments
RTÉ controversy: Failure of key figures to face questions is a ‘farce’, committee head says
TDs will look at options to compel witnesses for questioning, Niamh Smyth says
Laura Slattery: ‘Parallel universe’ haunts RTÉ as its North Star remains elusive for a reason
Executives dragged back into the Oireachtas orbit as a consultation confirms widespread disaffection among staff
Fintan O’Toole: Dee Forbes’s illness has implications that radiate far beyond Montrose
It is an absolute requirement of democracy that those who exercise such power are accountable
RTÉ pay controversy: PAC to request former director general Dee Forbes attend final hearings
Committee chair says two latest reports into broadcaster’s voluntary exit programmes highlighted ‘urgency of Ms Forbes attending’
RTÉ exit package controversy lands at crucial moment for broadcaster’s future
With every damning report, senior Ministers become less convinced about direct State involvement or Exchequer funding
RTÉ staff voice dismay over ‘secret rules’ for elite within broadcaster
Report findings ‘concerning and wearying’ when staff just want to ‘put these times behind them’, NUJ Dublin broadcasting branch chair Emma O’Kelly says
RTÉ crisis: Another week, another damaging report – and more unanswered questions
Key figures within the broadcaster were in the dark about significant financial decisions being made in Montrose, McCann FitzGerald report finds
Toy Show the Musical mystery: Why did nobody in RTÉ listen to the concerns of Person 6?
One individual with industry knowledge warned that nine out of 10 musicals do not make their money back, but that didn’t seem to worry RTÉ
No RTÉ inquiry possible into allegations of past ‘abusive’ culture
Documents show former presenter made complaint about ‘bullying’ producer and past culture in broadcaster
Meltdown at Montrose: RTÉ's year from hell as drama of Tubsgate became existential crisis
From bombshell statements to tense committee hearings to a string of budget cuts, it has been an incendiary 2023 for the public service broadcaster
Publication of RTÉ reports on Toy Show the Musical debacle and severance deals delayed
National broadcaster signals that reports by accountants Grant Thornton and solicitors McCann FitzGerald are not ready - despite months of investigation
Kevin Bakhurst interview: ‘The RTÉ Player needs to be top of the class’
Interview: Director general on plans for its Dublin and Cork bases, whether Fair City should be outsourced and his relationship with Government
RTÉ proposes compromise in dispute with PAC over Tubridy document
Kevin Bakhurst offers to send ‘extensive and detailed summary’ of note on meeting to committee
RTÉ pay controversy: Bakhurst cites legal reason for withholding some documents from PAC
Documents detailing exit packages of Geraldine O’Leary and Breda O’Keefe not provided by RTÉ
Ryan Tubridy’s agent Noel Kelly insisted contract be ‘paid in full’ when RTÉ proposed cuts in 2019
RTÉ refusing to release details of severance and exit packages to top executives involved in Tubridy pay controversy,
Key report on RTÉ funding expected within a week, says Catherine Martin
Minister for Media hopes broadcaster’s former director general Dee Forbes will answer questions when recovered from illness
Eight new things we learned about the RTÉ pay controversy
Cars, high earners, allowances, Tubridy’s arrangements, an exclusive London club Soho House and more
Hard to foresee Seán Quinn ‘fading into the shadows’ after book release
Any Other Business: Forbes resigns directorship, Collison brothers back new California city plan, Lucy Gaffney and slavery reparations, and Fine Gael’s fundraising
Government will provide interim cash for RTÉ pending review of funding model, says McGrath
Minister last month signed statutory instrument allowing RTÉ, TG4 to qualify for financial assistance under New Economy and Recovery Authority
Ryan Tubridy ‘shocked and disappointed’ as RTÉ ends talks on his return
‘The door is not shut forever,’ says RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst after ending negotiations with Tubridy
RTÉ funding model a ticking timebomb as licence fee take keeps falling and Tubridy controversy far from over
Broadcaster in flux under new DG amid tarnished reputation, falling public support, looming budget and Government expectations of reform
Ryan Tubridy’s decision not to seek €120,000 bonus he was entitled to ended up adding to his troubles
Presenter told Oireachtas committees bonus issue was among the number of ‘untruths’ in RTÉ pay controversy
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