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World Cup ruminations

RTÉ’s coverage, refereeing the final, and the famous photo of Messi and baby Yamal

What to expect from Aughinish Alumina report and the call to ban e-scooters

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Mike Hanrahan of Stockton’s Wing: ‘RTÉ abandoned writers. It’s unconscionable’

The musician on songwriting, shape-shifting, career turnabouts and staying curious

Breith, Beatha, Bás on RTÉ One: Charming snapshots of ordinary lives in a changed Ireland

Television: The simple stories unpacked here depict an Ireland that has undergone huge upheavals

Politicians bemoan RTÉ’s failures, then make them worse

No enterprise could absorb an 18-year price freeze on its primary revenue stream while costs keep climbing

RTÉ is straying into areas already well served by private publishers

If journalistic output no longer has to fit anything, how much of it should there be?

RTÉ’s Áine Lawlor signs off: From ‘swot’ to ‘bolshie’ broadcaster, she never lost her impish charm

An accomplished, self-assured presenter with thorough interrogative skills, Lawlor could also be a supple and empathetic interviewer

Amhrán na bhFiann became national anthem 100 years ago today but no public announcement made

For reasons best known to WT Cosgrave, he did not make any public announcement about anthem decision

Claire Byrne: ‘I never really went into this game to be famous’

The broadcaster on the push and pull factors behind her move, her new podcast and turning 50

Irish people are 13th happiest in the world yet loneliest in the EU. It doesn’t add up

We should do what the Finns do: give ourselves a pat on the back for all that is good in this country of ours

Claire Byrne deploys the tact and restraint that make her so good on delicate topics

Newstalk host gives Chalkie White the space to describe the complexity of his reaction to an ordeal that, with George Gibney’s conviction, may finally be near its end

Cost of running RTÉ will increase by €50m this year, Oireachtas committee told

Kevin Bakhurst tells PAC that broadcaster has held preliminary discussions with Land Development Agency

RTÉ’s TV licence sales decline by almost 200,000 in past four years

Senior management due before Public Accounts Committee on Thursday as broadcaster faces continued financial difficulties

RTÉ to seek more State funding after three-year €725m deal ends

Oireachtas committee to hear broadcaster has ‘reversed the trend of reporting deficits’

Patrick Kielty to return as Late Late Show host in three-year deal

Kielty signs new three-year deal which will allow for up to 30 episodes per season

House price inflation and the future of the Late Late Show

Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

At 65 years old, isn’t it time for RTÉ to retire The Late Late Show?

Patrick Kielty’s contract expired about nine weeks ago, leaving questions to be answered for a show due to return in September

HSE clinical director rejects concerns raised by obstetrician about labour guidelines

Former National Maternity Hospital master Peter Boylan described the concept of a latent phase of labour as ‘dangerous’

Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story on RTÉ One – A national celebrity in the US shunned in Ireland

Television: Fascinating story of an Irishman who became a pioneering advocate for the downtrodden in the US but was quietly written out of the history of his homeland

Wolfe Tones singer Brian Warfield settles RTÉ defamation action over Joe Duffy comments

Warfield and then-host Joe Duffy clashed during an on-air 2023 discussion about the group’s song Celtic Symphony

Former RTÉ broadcaster Brendan Balfe: ‘I haven’t listened to Radio 1 for a long time’

Balfe was the first face in colour from RTÉ TV studios, and in his day, his voice was as familiar as that of Gay Byrne to Irish audiences

‘I learned an awful lot from Eamon Dunphy’: Didi Hamann on the art of punditry

The Liverpool and Germany great talks about making RTÉ home, maintaining your distance from players, picking up tips from Dunphy and dealing with online abuse

The Downey brothers: How Cork found two pillars of a rebuilt defence

Robert and Eoin Downey have grown into two of the county’s most important hurlers

Minister pledges law change after review of nursing home regulation

O'Donnell says independent review highlights need for reforms to regulation and accountability

Record 5.8m drinks containers returned in one day under Re-turn deposit return scheme

More than 3bn bottles and cans have been returned under the scheme since its introduction in 2024

Oliver Callan’s refusal to shy away from uncomfortable discussions leads to awkward moment

Radio: The former 2FM DJ tells Miriam O’Callaghan about the most difficult conversation of her life

Holding nursing-home owners accountable ‘legally challenging’ due to corporate ownership

Report commissioned into Hiqa processes finds its remit applies to registered providers rather than ultimate owners

Wild Cherry on RTÉ One: Bingeably ridiculous capering tale of rich people’s bad behaviour

Television: On paper, Wild Cherry reads like a blizzard of bad taste, yet somehow walks the line between glossy soap and gritty drama

RTÉ spends almost €57,000 on team sent to cover World Cup qualifier in Prague

Top Montrose executive says coverage ‘provided on a cost-competitive basis’ reaped benefits

Nurses and midwives at Limerick maternity hospital striking over ‘unsafe’ staffing levels

INMO says cut to frontline posts has been ‘catastrophic for a hospital already under significant pressure’

Look inside: Home of Year finalist features colour drenching and striking design in Terenure

Three-bedroom end-terrace has featured on RTÉ property show

‘The United States is still an experiment,’ says descendant of signatory of Declaration of Independence

David McKean’s ancestor Thomas McKean was one of eight signatories of Irish descent to sign the document

Arena host Rick O’Shea: ‘I’m going to say it out loud. I have no self-esteem of any kind’

After 25 years at RTÉ, the broadcaster now presents Radio 1’s culture show. He feels as if he’s found the thing he’s good at. He’s only sorry about the tragic circumstances

The secret of Claire Byrne’s success? Her Laois accent

Newstalk host’s mood matches sunny weather, while Hard Shoulder pair take big-top approach on tour

Irish actor Des Nealon dies aged 90

The Dubliner’s roles at the Abbey date back to 1956 and continued until 2018

RTÉ boss told board no programme ‘untouchable’ in new cost-cutting plan

Board meeting minutes show RTE directors raised concerns about progress on redundancy programme launched last year

Union urges RTÉ to show ‘moral courage’ and rethink decision to broadcast Israel games

Broadcaster references ‘contractual obligation’ to show Nations League matches in September and October

Patrick Kielty’s TV company pays out dividends of €218,950

Firm set up after he became host of Late Late Show

Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television

Choose from the World Cup, the Women’s PGA Championship, the Irish Derby and more

‘Would they revoke my passport for how unpatriotic I am to Australia? Dublin’s more my home’

DJ and radio presenter Tara Kumar on Ireland, London and finding her tribe

New arguments against abortion surface in a ‘retro’ Kieran Cuddihy Liveline show

Radio: When the Liveline host revisits reliably contentious subjects, he’s not just indulging in nostalgia

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