RTE would become insolvent by early spring next year without additional funding from the Government, director general Kevin Bakhurst has warned.

Irish Media Minister Catherine Martin has said she is withholding additional funding of 40 million euro from national broadcaster RTE until it produces its strategic vision for reform.

RTE chief financial officer Richard Collins has resigned, the broadcaster has confirmed. Director general Kevin Bakhurst delivered the update to staff on Wednesday. “Richard Collins has tendered his resignation as CFO of RTE.

The Minister for Media has said she does not want to see RTÉ making compulsory redundancies as the national broadcaster seeks budget cuts.

The future funding of RTÉ is to be considered by the Cabinet, the media minister has said.

RTE has refused to give a powerful committee the contractual details of three former executives.

RTE has refused to give a powerful committee the contractual details of three former executives.

Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said his government is not going to demand that the embattled national broadcaster sell its Dublin headquarters and relocate, even as RTE seeks tens of millions of euro in interim funding.

Selling off RTE’s prized Dublin site will not provide the long-term sustainability the national broadcaster requires, Micheal Martin has said.

Ryan Tubridy and RTE are in “dispute” over his contract at the broadcaster, the director general has said. A parliamentary media committee in Dublin was told that legal correspondence had been exchanged between the two sides.

Mr Bakhurst said the 'financial crisis' has forced the broadcaster to consider how best to stop spending cash this year

RTE has introduced an immediate recruitment freeze as the broadcaster continues to grapple with fall in licence fee revenue following a series of controversies.

It will be Kevin Bakhurst's first time appearing before the media committee since taking up the role, though he has already spoke before the Public Accounts Committee as DG.

The Irish national broadcaster RTE plans to introduce an organisation-wide “conflict of interests” form to allow workers to raise concerns about any potential conflict they are concerned about with line management.

Ireland’s media minister Catherine Martin has defended her response to the RTE payments scandal.

It comes after director general Kevin Bakhurst said negotiations for Mr Tubridy’s return to Radio One’s airwaves had ended after trust had broken down between the two sides

RTE star presenter Ryan Tubridy has said he wants to re-establish trust with listeners as he welcomed the publication of a highly-anticipated report into his earnings between 2017 and 2019.

The new director-general of RTÉ has said the broadcaster needs to show it has changed significantly in the wake of the controversy over undeclared payments to star presenter Ryan Tubridy.

RTÉ has been engulfed in controversy since it admitted it had underdeclared Tubridy’s earnings by €345,000 from 2017 to 2022

During the rally, employees and union representatives were critical of the management and governance at RTÉ

Asked his views on reform of the TV license, Mr Varadkar said the current system needs to be overhauled.

Government patience with RTE is running low and the broadcaster’s incoming director general must make clear on day one that changes will happen, a minister has warned.

Leisure company Center Parcs’ sponsorship of Ryan Tubridy’s radio programme has been paused, RTÉ has said. It also confirmed that Center Parcs would not be renewing its sponsorship of the hour-long Radio One show.

Ireland’s Media Minister Catherine Martin has requested to meet chairwoman of the RTÉ board Siún Ní Raghallaigh and incoming director general Kevin Bakhurst in the coming days.

It is untenable to have Ryan Tubridy presenting his weekday radio show while coverage of undeclared payments to him continues, RTÉ’s interim deputy director general has said.

RTE has fallen far short of standards expected of it, the chair of the broadcaster’s board conceded as she addressed Irish parliamentarians on the misreported payments scandal.

Ireland’s premier said it is not credible that RTE’s former director general was the only one who knew about the misreported payments scandal.

Chair of the RTÉ Trade Union Group, Stuart Masterson, said anyone who had involvement in the undisclosed payments had to appear before the Oireachtas committees

Independent film and television companies are seeking a meeting with the RTE board and media minister to discuss steps to improve transparency and governance within the national broadcaster.

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) branch representing RTÉ employees has called for a lunchtime protest in Donnybrook tomorrow. Supporters have been encouraged to attend and bring placards.

Dee Forbes, the suspended director-general of RTE, has resigned from the Irish national broadcaster, saying she is “ultimately responsible” following the scandal over undisclosed payments to star presenter Ryan Tubridy.

Who signed off on Ryan Tubridy's deal, and kept it secret? Not just for one year, but over five separate years.

Dee Forbes and her programming team at RTÉ were said to be terrified that Kelly, in an instant, would sweep away any of his stars for greater riches elsewhere.

When Paul McCartney sent him a message on his final 'Late Late Show' wishing him luck for his future, was Ryan Tubridy aware then of just how difficult that immediate future could look?

The radio presenter received a scam text message regarding her e-flow account

The RTÉ star has said that his mother is currently in hospital and will miss his final show as well as his 50th birthday celebrations 

The host's upcoming 50th birthday and the 'glare of the limelight' played into his decision to retire from the chat show

Paddy Power "pulled the plug" on its Late Late Show host market after an abundance of bets for Co Down man, Patrick Kielty

The Taoiseach has urged respect for those who support the monarchy in the UK after two opposition parliamentarians questioned the time RTÉ is devoting to the coronation of Britain's King Charles.

Sarah-Jane O’Regan returned to our TV screens after eight months off

Irish national broadcaster RTE has appointed Kevin Bakhurst as its next Director General following an “extensive and competitive recruitment process”. He will replace Dee Forbes in the role when her term comes to an end on July 11 this year.

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The final episode of the RTÉ One show will be broadcast on Thursday

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