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Ireland leads calls to review EU-Israel trade

Inside Politics: Micheál Martin says behaviour of Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir towards Gaza flotilla activists was ‘disgusting’ and ‘disgraceful’

RTÉ prepares for another Oireachtas committee grilling

Inside Politics: Expect more fireworks today when Kevin Bakhurst and friends face the music over the latest staff pay controversy

Israel’s Eurovision votes suggests boycotts missed public opinion

European Broadcasting Union should seek to draw a line under the tantrum

It’s hard to work up any outrage about yet another grubby payments controversy at RTÉ

As lesser-known politicians prepare for their daytime TV glow-up at the Oireachtas committee hearing, licence-fee payers have other things to worry about

RTÉ plunged into crisis again – it’s like the world cliff diving championships in Montrose

If crisis were a sea, the national broadcaster would never be out of it

Number of RTÉ workers earning more than €100,000 increased more than a third in past five years

Kevin Bakhurst says broadcaster has ‘paid a price’ for transparency over Derek Mooney’s earnings

RTÉ treatment of Seán Rocks pay had ‘significant financial implications’ for family, says TD

Long-time Arena presenter, who died last year, was put on a producer salary with a top-up for on-air role

Laws bringing RTÉ under supervision of State spending watchdog approved by Cabinet

Legislation also beefs up mechanisms for assessing the performance and funding of national broadcaster

AI hits entry level jobs and tax free money from a home in your garden

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

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?

Tradfluencer – The Sharon Shannon Story review: A folk superstar never cut out for celebrity

Television: Fascinating portrait of pioneering musician fails to find the person behind the music

RTÉ to be brought under remit of State’s independent spending watchdog

Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan will seek approval for a new Broadcasting Bill at Cabinet

Derek Mooney row may prove to be minor blip for RTÉ. But broader questions remain

Management at broadcaster should be prepared to defend their recent decisions more robustly than they have managed so far

Government to examine level of profit in private health insurance market, says Taoiseach

Recent remarks on immigration by former taoiseach Bertie Ahern were ‘particularly disappointing’, says Martin

Eurovision 2026 review: Father Ted, controversy and Ireland’s absence as Bulgaria wins

Boos, boycotts and tensions over Israel overshadow the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna

TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight

May 17th-22nd highlights, including Tradfluencer: The Sharon Shannon Story; Derek Mooney’s Back from the Brink; and Lucy Worsley on The American Revolution

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.’

Where does RTÉ’s Eurovision boycott line start and end?

There is a double standard

Derek Mooney pay controversy compounds image of dysfunction and distrust at RTÉ

Wildlife presenter’s sudden inclusion among top 10 earners is the latest blow to the embattled network

Derek Mooney among RTÉ’s 10 highest-paid presenters since 2020

Broadcaster paid almost €100,000 to Claire Byrne and Ray D’Arcy after both left roles in Radio 1 last year

RTÉ an ‘active member’ of European broadcast group despite Eurovision boycott

Noel Curran says European Broadcasting Union engaging ‘proactively’ to get boycott members back in future song contests

A spirit-sapping encounter between Shane Coleman and Graham Linehan

Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly are cruising comfortably even when they deal with controversial matters

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

RTÉ Radio 1’s new schedule sees listeners drop for key shows – but station remains dominant

Morning Ireland, Liveline and Oliver Callan see small dips, with weekend slots up

Eurovision: prominent bars join TV boycott as Jewish Council criticises RTÉ

PantiBar owner says decision to stop screening contest is validated by Israel’s attempt to use it as ‘propaganda tool’

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

Uncharted with Ray Goggins: Sergeant-major routine is ditched for a chummy Boy’s Own romp

Television: Riding into the sunset with the actor Liam Cummingham and the comedian PJ Gallagher, it’s like an Irish version of old Top Gear specials

RTÉ: Saints, Scholars and Scandals by Shane Ross - bringing a sharp eye to barter accounts and clandestine payments

There is an extended profile of Ryan Tubridy - 'RTÉ’s fallen hero' - but Ross reserves most criticism for Moya Doherty and Dee Forbes

Israel through to Eurovision final after shouts of ‘stop the genocide’ during song

Noam Bettan will compete on Saturday night in the boycott-hit 70th year of the song contest, held in Vienna

A Traveller Family review: Quietly thoughtful insight into a proud community struggling with identity

Television: Alex Fegan’s documentary will hopefully go some way towards opening people’s eyes – it lets its subjects speak for themselves

Eurovision 2026: From boycotts to media blackouts, this is now a spectacle under pressure

It is an unprecedented moment in the Eurovision Song Contest’s history, and this year’s competition could have long-term consequences

Ambulance strike; guns ordered off the dark web; and falling overseas holiday bookings

Early Edition podcast brings a selection of top stories from The Irish Times Monday to Friday

Coimisiún na Meán rejects complaint over nudity shown on Sunday television

RTÉ radio and television the most complained-about media platforms, regulator report finds

The roots of RTÉ’s scandal may lie in the past but its future is equally murky

Shane Ross’s new book about RTÉ fails to push questions about the broadcaster’s funding to their conclusion

‘You might end up on TV’: An Garda Síochána launches €345,000 recruitment drive

Dog handlers, frogmen and officers on horseback drafted into publicity campaign to attract officers

Consultants to oversee RTÉ Late Late Toy Show appeal funds distribution set to cost €855,000

Since 2020, the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal has raised more than €31m in public donations for charities and community groups across Ireland

Eurovision 2026: When is it on, who is boycotting and could Israel win?

Tensions and disunity haunt the song contest as it marks its 70th anniversary in Vienna

Colin Murphy: Online platforms are engines of outrage, but theatre is one of empathy

All of the playwright’s work is grounded in public life - mainly dramatisations of political events featuring real-life characters

‘They’re nice people but ...’: Is public funding of news media its saviour or threatening its freedom?

Funding by State’s media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, aims to address crisis that threatens liberal democracy

TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week

May 10th to 15th highlights, including a look at the 1926 Census, the Baftas, Mark Moriarty and the Eurovision

‘Doing it on my own’: FG MEP Maria Walsh announces pregnancy after fertility treatment

Mayo politician discussed decision and experience in radio interview

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