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#536 Would Ireland Miss RTÉ If It Was Gone?
On today’s episode, Niall is joined by Jason Osborn from Gript Media to tackle one of Ireland’s most debated topics — the TV licence fee. With countries like Australia, France, Denmark, and Finland scrapping theirs altogether, is it finally time for Ireland to do the same?
As households already fork out for Sky, Netflix, Disney+, and other subscriptions, many are asking why we’re still paying for a licence that feels increasingly outdated and unfair. But what would scrapping it mean for RTE, for independent journalism, and for public service broadcasting as a whole?
Niall and Jason dig into…
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