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#814 RTE: Are We Funding Public Broadcasting or Protecting a Privileged Club?
Niall speaks to callers and former RTÉ correspondent, now Independent Ireland MEP Ciarán Mullooly, about the national broadcaster’s demand for another guaranteed, multi annual Government funding package when its current arrangement ends in 2027.
The Government has already committed €725 million in public funding to RTÉ for the three years from 2025 to 2027. This combines television licence income with increasingly large taxpayer funded top ups intended to guarantee the broadcaster an agreed level of funding. RTÉ received approximately €183 million from licence fees last year, along with a €41…
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