Criticising Israel for its actions in Gaza does not make us anti-Semitic
RTÉ said it was boycotting Eurovision, so what was one of its reporters doing there?
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Boycott is a pernicious strategy silencing Jews, Israelis and Palestinians
As Boy George said: ‘If you don’t know any Jewish people, maybe that’s the problem.’
RTÉ confirms Derek Mooney’s pay was incorrectly listed in public records
Broadcaster says in 2024 Mooney earned salary of €197,151 which saw him finish in eighth place in RTÉ earning list
Retro riding: A history of sex on Irish TV, from The Late Late Show to Rivals
Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster is back on Disney+. Here’s how such shows have developed since TV introduced sex to Ireland in the 1960s
Coimisiún na Meán rejects complaint over nudity shown on Sunday television
RTÉ radio and television the most complained-about media platforms, regulator report finds
Time to put The Late Late Show out of its misery
In contrast, Tommy Tiernan’s talk show is currently the best of its kind on Irish television
Last night’s Late Late Show could have been Patrick Kielty’s last. Who needs the other more?
Television: With contract-renewal negotiations seemingly in limbo, there’s a chance the RTÉ host won’t be back next season
Late Late Show: Uncertainty over renewal of Patrick Kielty’s contract
RTÉ declines to comment on the renewal of the presenter’s contract
Siptu to ballot RTÉ members to safeguard against potential outsourcing
Intention to signal to management that further unconsulted outsourcing could lead to industrial action
‘The smell would be unpleasant’: Battle rages over future of dogs on Ireland’s buses
Plus: Boycott boycotts Byrne’s boycott, civil war in the Limerick mayoralty, and a farewell to the maker of Ireland’s most controversial chair
Growth of disinformation has made RTÉ role and funding vital, says Siptu
Potential for tensions to come to a head when feasibility study on outsourcing The Late Late Show and Fair City is delivered, union representative says
Jen Bray: ‘When I was getting so anxious about book publicity, I had to examine why’
The journalist and debut novelist on a life-altering attack, forging a career in writing and learning to take risks
RTÉ’s Siptu members vote overwhelmingly to reject management transformation plan
Strategy was unveiled in June 2024 by director general Kevin Bakhurst amid plummeting licence fee revenues
Kevin Bakhurst: ‘For many years the level of presenter pay at RTÉ got a little bit out of control’
Director general disagrees with Claire Byrne’s claim of ‘editorial nervousness’ at broadcaster
Blindboy: ‘I’ve been called a pr**k every day for 20 years by a stranger. It chips away’
The podcaster Blindboy Boatclub on autism, social media and mental health
Ryan Tubridy: ‘I’m a different person now to who I was a couple of years ago. I’ve evolved’
The former Late Late Show host on his exit from London, his need for therapy after his RTÉ downfall and how his now wife shone during his darkest moment
Obituary: Brian Coyle: Fine art auctioneer with an unrivalled knowledge of his profession
For a number of years he had a slot on Gay Byrne’s Late Late Show on RTÉ
The Late Late New Year Special: It’s a Paudie expanded universe, and we’re all just drifting through
Television: Patrick Kielty exudes positivity in the face of impossible odds and vapid banter
Dublin Zoo ‘distressed’ as panda’s death on return to China linked in report to Irish stay
Ming Ming and Ping Ping drew 400,000 visitors over 100-day visit in 1986 – but Chinese officials declined Late Late appearance
Ryan Tubridy attempts to reinvent himself on YouTube. Will it work?
Will this be a step down for a personality who was once one of Ireland’s highest-paid broadcasters?
Ryan Tubridy marries Clare Kambamettu in west of Ireland ceremony
Couple wed surrounded by ‘close friends and family’
As it happened: Late Late Toy Show: Surprise from CMAT and Roy Keane’s hard man image under threat
Patrick Kielty hosts The Late Late Toy Show 2025 tonight
Late Late Toy Show 2025: What time does it start, what’s the theme, how to watch from abroad
Television: Marking the official start of Christmas in Ireland, the toy show arrives this week shrouded in more secrecy than usual
RTÉ set to close in-house documentary unit
Unions criticise decision to ‘dramatically increase commercialisation’ via outsourcing
As a culchie, I know culchies. Here’s my definitive guide to culchie culture, aka culchure
Dublin Jackeens will quake as a new series of The 2 Johnnies’ Late Night Lock In takes over our TV screens
Kieran Cuddihy Late Late Show appearance pulled following Newstalk intervention
Cuddihy, RTÉ’s new Liveline presenter, advised by employer that he remained under contract
RTÉ ‘pauses’ Late Late Toy Show pyjamas deal with Penneys amid China worker concerns
Retailer says there is no connection between it and cotton sourced from forced labour in China
McAleese was ‘extremely generous’ with time she gave to British, newly released UK papers show
Then president was at ‘her frank and engaging best’ in a 2001 meeting, British ambassador reported
‘Outsourcing’ RTÉ shows will put licence payers’ money in private hands, committee to hear
RTÉ group of unions to criticise ‘closure’ of religious affairs programming department
Story of a Song review: Delve into the ballad Grace falls short of filling us in on its afterlife
Television: But as a sort of idiot’s guide to Rod Stewart’s favourite Irish weepy, Aistear an Amhráin ticks the boxes
Ryan Tubridy willing to address repayment of €150,000 to RTÉ at ‘appropriate time’
It would be ‘unreasonable’ for payments issue to be dealt with before data access request issue resolved, source close to host says
Convicted sex offender had no unsupervised access to children as ‘Daffodil Day’ volunteer, says charity
James Gilleran, who volunteered for Irish Cancer Society, jailed after being spotted on TV by one of his victims
Man reported former scout leader to gardaí after appearance on Late Late Show
James Gilleran (70) appeared on the show in 2021 in his capacity as a volunteer for the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day campaign
Ryan Tubridy and agent Noel Kelly seek RTÉ files on 2023 crisis at a cost of €100,000 to broadcaster
Data access requests have already cost the broadcaster more than €100,000 as it worries about potential for fresh controversy
Rosie O’Donnell on her new life in Dublin: ‘I see reflections of myself in this country everywhere I look’
Actor and comedian pledged to leave the US if Donald Trump regained office and has since relocated to Ireland
Paul Brady: ‘There’s a huge coterie of Irish nationalists who don’t want a United Ireland’
The singer has been reflecting on his life to compile The Archive, his new box set. It’s been a rich, rewarding six decades in music
Rosie O’Donnell apologises to Micheál Martin for being dragged into her feud with Donald Trump
Taoiseach was questioned about actor and comedian, who now lives in Howth, during visit to the White House
‘The holy men thought it was vulgar and obscene’: Irish jazz pianist Jim Doherty on 70 years in music
The musician, whose jazz ballet suite Spondance is about to be re-released, is as important to jazz as John Banville is to literature, Robert Ballagh to art and Gay Byrne to TV
‘Vile, dismissive, disappointing’: Samantha Mumba and Donal Skehan in war of words over Eurovision judging
Eurosong judging panellist Donal Skehan responds to Mumba’s criticisms ‘tearing others down is never a good look’
Emmy’s song about a dead Soviet space dog gets the Eurovision nod in entertaining Late Late special
Television review: Six acts stretched over two hours threaten a slog but RTÉ almost gets douze points for Friday night entertainment
Norwegian singer to represent Ireland in Eurovision 2025
Emmy’s synth-pop Laika Party was cowritten by Irish songwriter Larissa Tormey
Bambie Thug’s Eurovision success inspires this year’s Late Late Eurosong contenders
From Celtic pop and power ballads to a song about a Soviet space dog, this year’s Eurovision hopefuls promise a varied medley of musical options for the Late Late audience
The Late Late Show Eurosong special 2025: When is it on, who are the acts, who picks the winner and more
Everything you need to know The Late Late Show’s annual Eurosong special to choose Ireland’s Eurovision Song Contest entry
Boyzone: No Matter What review - It’s gripping, gruelling stuff that you can’t look away from
Television: A bruisingly bingeable documentary on the 1990s boy band Boyzone – Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch and Mikey Graham – and how it all ended
Ireland’s 2025 Eurovision entry: The six Eurosong acts vying to represent Ireland
The pressure is very much on with Bambie Thug putting Ireland back on the Eurovision radar with a commendable sixth-place finish in 2024
Eurovision 2025: Bobbi Arlo named as one of six acts bidding to represent Ireland
Six Eurosong finalists will compete on The Late Late Eurosong Special in February
The Late Late NYE Show review: Patrick Kielty rises above some mystifying moments with a good line in take-no-prisoner jokes
Television: Despite blink-and-it’s-over conversations with wildly mismatched guests, this New Year’s Eve special is much better than 2023’s
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
December 29th-Jan 3rd – including The Traitors, Callan Kicks the Year, The Late Late NYE Show and Jools’ Annual Hootenanny
Late Late Toy Show review: Patrick Kielty is fuelled by enough raw adrenaline to power Santa’s reindeer
Mariah Carey pops up with a video message as 150-minute show reaches the finish line with a group performance of All I Want For Christmas Is You
Late Late Toy Show 2024: Everything you need to know about the TV night of the year
This year’s theme will be Home Alone, while new features include a parade of children from all 32 counties
Late Late Toy Show: Patrick Kielty gearing up for second year as host - The kids are what make it different every year
Late Late Toy Show: The 1990 film Christmas film Home Alone will be theme for annual RTÉ broadcast and cultural phenomenon
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week, beginning tonight
December 1st-6th: including The Late Late Toy Show, Renaissance - The Blood and the Beauty, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Róisín Ingle on Kathleen Watkins: She loved life, poetry and Gaybo. Conversation flowed from her like music
Kathleen Watkins was one of the most enthusiastic people I’ve ever met
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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