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Mike Murphy warns RTÉ about the dangers of ‘too much news’

10 hours ago 3,609 Views 26 Comments

Murphy said there was a lot of “nervous nellies” around Donnybrook yesterday before his guest slot on Pat Kenny’s radio show over what he was going to say.

# rte - Yesterday’s News

RTÉ

Mullen tells RTÉ critics to ‘stop calling for heads’ in Reynolds dispute

Yesterday, 2:21 PM 2,640 Views 28 Comments

The independent NUI senator says calling on Tom Savage and Noel Curran to step down shows a “PR approach to politics”.

# rte - Tuesday 22 May, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Tuesday

Tue, 8:09 PM 3,045 Views 1 Comment

Your essential round-up of the day’s biggest news, plus the bits and pieces you may have missed.

Referendum

Taoiseach to address the nation ahead of Fiscal Compact referendum

Tue, 7:06 PM 4,070 Views 147 Comments

Enda Kenny will deliver an address to the nation on Sunday evening to ensure balanced coverage from RTÉ after it broadcasts Gerry Adams’ speech to the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis on Saturday evening.

Fr Kevin Reynolds

Call for RTÉ Director General to resign

Tue, 6:21 PM 2,324 Views 10 Comments

RTÉ faced an all-party Oireachtas Committee today for the second time, where calls were made for Director General Noel Curran to resign – and where Tom Savage was quizzed on his role as a communications guru outside of RTÉ.

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RTÉ chair and DG back before Oireachtas committee over Fr Reynolds case

Tue, 1:45 PM 1,934 Views 8 Comments

Tom Savage and Noel Curran face more questions from TDs and senators over the Fr Reynolds defamation case.

# rte - Monday 21 May, 2012

Liveblog

As it happened: The Frontline Fiscal Compact referendum debate

Mon, 9:15 PM 9,494 Views 241 Comments

We went minute-by-minute as representatives from the Yes and No camps went head-to-head over the Fiscal Compact treaty with just over a week until polling.

From The Score GAA

Five things we learned after that championship weekend

Mon, 7:24 AM 3,223 Views 3 Comments

The square ball rule, Longford lay down a marker and RTÉ attempts to modernise The Sunday Game.

# rte - Sunday 20 May, 2012

From Business ETC RTÉ

Senator joins call for resignation of RTÉ chairman

Sun, 7:40 AM 2,723 Views 11 Comments

Last week’s Oireachtas committee meeting saw “Pontius Pilate hand-wringing”, says Labour’s John Whelan.

# rte - Saturday 19 May, 2012

Opinion

Column: It’s time to privatise RTÉ and the DAA. Offload them now.

Sat, 8:00 AM 3,621 Views 77 Comments

The two troubled semi-states are living in fantasyland, writes Aaron McKenna. Why should we keep them there?

# rte - Thursday 17 May, 2012

Mission To Prey

Court imposes major reduction to solicitor’s fees in Fr Reynolds v RTE case

17/05/12 2,423 Views 17 Comments

The Taxing Master of the court took into account the nature of the case but also the economic downturn and the “consequential decrease in professional fees”.

# rte - Wednesday 16 May, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Wednesday

16/05/12 4,406 Views No Comments

Your essential roundup of the day’s big stories – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…

Dean Lyons

Rabbitte unaware of defamation case ‘until weeks before court listing’

16/05/12 3,864 Views 14 Comments

Court action concerned remarks made by Pat Rabbitte on RTÉ in 2006 about the charging of Dean Lyons for murders he did not commit.

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Wednesday

16/05/12 3,051 Views 2 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

Mission To Prey

“Your position is untenable” – TDs criticise RTE heads over Mission to Prey

16/05/12 3,270 Views 20 Comments

The chair of RTE said the programme had caused the greatest editorial crisis that RTE had experienced in years.

From Business ETC Media

RTÉ, BAI to meet Oireachtas committee over Fr Reynolds case

16/05/12 541 Views 2 Comments

Communications committee to meet senior BAI and RTÉ management to discuss the implications of the case for RTÉ policy.

# rte - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

Sean Gallagher

Gallagher: RTÉ went ‘into defence mode like Catholic church’ after ‘Twittergate’

15/05/12 4,523 Views 95 Comments

The former Presidential candidate said at the Media Future conference today that RTÉ “shut down to defend itself” like “how the Church itself as institution reacted” when it became aware of abuse in the early nineties.

Not Debating

Taoiseach declines to take part in TV3 debate with Gerry Adams

15/05/12 3,489 Views 124 Comments

The government and the broadcaster have both confirmed that Enda Kenny will not debate Gerry Adams two days before the referendum in a live televised debate which will not now go ahead.

# rte - Monday 14 May, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Monday

14/05/12 4,667 Views No Comments

Your essential roundup of the day’s big stories – plus any other bits and pieces you may have missed…

From Business ETC RTÉ

Assembly calls on British and Irish govts to support RTÉ London correspondent

14/05/12 4,863 Views 10 Comments

RTÉ recently announced it would close its London office from September 2012.

# rte - Thursday 10 May, 2012

From The Score Double Trouble

Joe Duffy backs ‘great little runners’ Jedward for Olympic torchbearer mission

10/05/12 3,521 Views 31 Comments

Disgruntled callers to Liveline want Bernard Dunne to carry the flame in June rather than the marathon-running pop twins.

# rte - Wednesday 9 May, 2012

Éamon Ó Cuív

After pledging media silence, Ó Cuív goes on Prime Time, VinB and Ireland AM

09/05/12 7,074 Views 41 Comments

The former Fianna Fáil deputy leader pledged a media silence in the wake of his announcement that he would remain in the Fianna Fáil party but not speak publicly about the reasons for voting No in the upcoming referendum.

# rte - Tuesday 8 May, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Tuesday

08/05/12 5,998 Views 4 Comments

Your essential round-up of the day’s big stories – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…

RTÉ

RTÉ board pledges reform in ‘robust review’ with Rabbitte

08/05/12 1,416 Views 6 Comments

The broadcaster’s board met with Communications Minister this morning following the BAI’s inquiry into the Mission to Prey programme.

RTÉ

No resignations from RTÉ board after meeting with Rabbitte

08/05/12 1,371 Views 17 Comments

The Communications Minister met with the board of the State broadcaster this morning following the publication of the BAI’s report into the Mission to Prey programme last week.

Mission To Prey

Rabbitte meets with RTÉ board after BAI report on Mission to Prey

08/05/12 871 Views 8 Comments

The Communications Minister meets the board this morning in the wake of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s damning report into the ill-fated Prime Time Investigates programme.

# rte - Saturday 5 May, 2012

From The Score Worrying

Injury could rule O’Connell out of Pro12 semi and Ireland’s tour to New Zealand

05/05/12 851 Views No Comments

The Munster captain roared in agony as his leg was caught in a tangle of bodies at a hotly contested ruck.

Mission To Prey

Father Kevin Reynolds is not out for revenge – solicitor

05/05/12 2,471 Views 37 Comments

Robert Dore said the priest is awaiting with interest the outcome of the meeting between the Communications Minister and the board of RTE.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Saturday

05/05/12 4,365 Views 8 Comments

Welcome to the bank holiday weekend! Here’s the 9 stories you need to know by 9am to kick it off.

# rte - Friday 4 May, 2012

RTÉ

Mission to Prey reporter Aoife Kavanagh resigns from RTÉ

04/05/12 13,046 Views 41 Comments

It follows the publication of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s report into a Prime Time Investigates programme which libelled a Catholic priest.

RTÉ

‘It’s more serious than I suspected’ – Rabbitte on BAI report

04/05/12 4,386 Views 8 Comments

The Communications Minister has condemned the RTÉ Prime Time Investigates programme, A Mission to Prey, as “a shoddy, unprofessional, cavalier, and damaging piece of work”.

RTÉ

‘We will continue to learn from these grave errors’ – RTÉ Director General

04/05/12 1,921 Views 11 Comments

As RTÉ deals with the fallout from the Mission to Prey programme, Noel Curran said that the “personnel matters” arising from the programme in relation to its makers will be concluded shortly.

RTÉ

RTÉ fined €200k over breaches of broadcasting regulations in Mission to Prey

04/05/12 1,982 Views 9 Comments

A BAI report is heavily critical of the procedures followed by the programme makers who libelled Fr Kevin Reynolds and RTÉ on whole over a programme broadcast nearly a year ago.

Bai

In full: The BAI report into RTÉ’s Mission to Prey programme

04/05/12 2,135 Views 13 Comments

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has published its final report into the RTÉ Prime Time Investigates programme which libelled Fr Kevin Reynolds.

# rte - Thursday 3 May, 2012

From Business ETC RTÉ

RTÉ set for €50m deficit in 2012, says minister

03/05/12 2,646 Views 45 Comments

The Minister for Communications told Dáil that key restructuring elements must be put in place this year at RTÉ.

# rte - Wednesday 2 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge Life-saver

Derek Mooney saves a man’s life… for the second time

02/05/12 271 Views No Comments

RTE DJ saves man after he collapses from his bike on the M3 motorway last week.

From The Daily Edge Fair City

Fair City finally reaches RTÉ Player after negotiations with union

02/05/12 4,515 Views 32 Comments

The soap has been running for so long that actors’ contracts did not include the possibility of showing it online.

# rte - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

Broadcasting

€280k funding for RTE One Irish crafts programme

01/05/12 2,569 Views 9 Comments

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has signed new contracts with 21 independent producers and broadcasters under the Sound & Vision II scheme. Programmes include documentaries on newspapers, ageing, crafts and literacy.

# rte - Monday 30 April, 2012

From The Score Coup

Three more years: RTÉ and TV3 retain Champions League rights

30/04/12 721 Views 3 Comments

The stations will share coverage of European football’s most prestigious event until at least 2015.

# rte - Sunday 29 April, 2012

From The Daily Edge I Am The Voice This post contains a poll This post contains images

Gallery: ‘The Voice’ of Ireland to be crowned tonight

29/04/12 7,745 Views 33 Comments

All the warbling will be worth it for one lucky winner tonight. There’ll be duets and probably tears-a-plenty in tonight’s show….

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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