Evening poll: Should people have to pay their TV licence to watch the RTÉ player?

The financial struggles at RTÉ have been in the news a lot in recent days.

THE LICENCE FEE has been in the news quite a bit in the last few weeks. RTÉ are struggling financially and ways of bringing in more revenue are under constant review.

In a new measure being explored, people may have to input a TV licence number into the RTÉ Player if they want to access programmes in the near future.

So, this evening we’re asking: Should people have to pay their TV licence to watch the RTÉ player?

Poll Results:

No (9437)

Yes (5654)

No interest/No opinion (1062)

Yes
No
No interest/No opinion

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Garreth MacNamee

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