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The following defendants were convicted and fined by Judge Sandra Murphy for no TV licences at Carrick-on-Shannon District Court on July 22. Samantha Kennedy, 6 Cluain Óir, Liscara, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim was convicted and fined €160 plus ...

06 Aug 2022 at 19:00

National News

Reform of TV licence fee sought by RTÉ to curb 'lost' funding

RTÉ is seeking a reform of the television licence fee this week as the national broadcaster looks to bring in an extra €30 million a year. Reform is possible, RTÉ believes, with a move towards the implementation of a household broadcasting ...

19 Jan 2022 at 13:46

National News

Tanaiste says reduction of TV licence ‘not on the cards’ over GAA row

Tanaiste Micheal Martin has expressed dissatisfaction that significant GAA matches were being aired behind a paywall instead of by the national broadcaster, but said a reduction in the TV licence fee is “not on the cards”. It follows a ...

10 May 2023 at 16:39

National News

Almost €1million drop in TV licence revenue as fallout from RTÉ controversy continues

The number of TV licences issued in June and the first week in July has dropped by over 5,000 when compared to the same time last year as the fall out from the RTÉ payments scandal continues, the Dáil has heard. There was a dramatic ...

18 Jul 2023 at 11:58

National News

Simon Harris ‘wont ask voters to spend more money on RTE without reform plan’

Simon Harris has said he will not be asking his constituents to pay more money to RTE without a “clear reform plan” presented by the broadcaster. The Minister for Further and Higher Education was speaking as new figures indicate ...

23 Aug 2023 at 12:52

National News

Drop in people buying TV licences ‘disappointing but not surprising’ – minister

The drop in people buying TV licences in the weeks since the controversy at RTE came to light is “disappointing but not surprising”, Ireland’s finance minister has said. Michael McGrath said that RTE does not have an “easy job” ...

18 Aug 2023 at 14:23

National News

TV licence revenue 'collapsing' with loss of almost €3 million

A dramatic drop in the renewal and sale of new TV licences has resulted in a loss of the close to €3 million in revenue for the national broadcaster in the past month. Latest figures show that television licence fee sales fell ...

02 Aug 2023 at 12:37

National News

Varadkar concerned about Sinn Fein ‘conflict of interest’ with RTE funding

It would be a “huge conflict of interest” for Mary Lou McDonald to be taoiseach in a situation where RTE relied on direct Exchequer funding, Leo Varadkar has claimed. Mr Varadkar told the Dail on Tuesday that he was concerned ...

20 Feb 2024 at 17:04

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: Number of TV licence fees collected by An Post in 2023

The number of TV licence fees bought last year fell by 13%, according to figures from the Department of Media. There was a total of 824,278 licence fees collected by An Post in 2023, of which 732,532 were renewals. It ...

15 Jan 2024 at 10:02

National News

Number of TV licences plummets by 13% in 2023

14 Jan 2024 at 11:00

National News

TV licence fee will be here for some time yet, Micheal Martin says

Tanaiste Micheal Martin has said that the TV licence fee model will be here “for some time”, and he has concerns about direct exchequer funding for RTE. He said that direct funding could be reduced by future ...

21 Jan 2024 at 18:43

Manorhamilton

11 people fined by Leitrim court for not having a TV licence

A number of people appeared before Judge Sandra Murphy at Manorhamilton District Court on January 11, 2023 on the charge of not having a TV licence. Martin Morrisey, 12 Gublawn, Rossinver was convicted and ...

22 Jan 2023 at 12:00

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