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Full coverage: Media

A drama made for television: Rewinding the week that was

To really maximise the potential of the film and television sector in Ireland, industrial peace needs to break out soon. 

Ian Kehoe
7th Jan, 2024 - 5 min read

What are the top movies on German TV this Christmas? Everything from a Czech Cinderella to Nazi-era entertainment

The great tradition of settling down on Christmas night to watch the family movie is still very much alive in Germany. But there’s no place for The Towering Inferno in Fergal Lenehan’s list of what Germans watch at this time of year.

Fergal Lenehan
23rd Dec, 2023 - 7 min read

Mickey O’Rourke increases his stake in Joe Media Group as oil and gas investor exits

Best-known for co-founding Setanta, Mickey O’Rourke is now a major shareholder in the publisher of Joe and Lovin' Dublin.

Tom Lyons
22nd Dec, 2023 - 2 min read

Irish journalists enjoy relative job security. Our duty is to cover those who don’t

Unlike in comparable countries, journalists here are not seeing pay and conditions worsen nor falling behind the rest of the population. This is a privileged position to be in.

Thomas Hubert
16th Dec, 2023 - 4 min read

Sinn Féin TD launches defamation action against The Irish Times

Dublin Bay South TD Chris Andrews is suing the newspaper and its political correspondent Harry McGee over a piece analysing Sinn Féin's response to the Hamas attack on Israel last month.

Francesca Comyn
7th Nov, 2023 - 2 min read

Kate Demolder: Russell Brand did not hide who he was. We just never believed him

Brand's calcified persona was met with appreciation by men and global systems, most notably after the third wave of feminism in the 1990s – almost as if his presence alone told women that they should be nothing more than quiet, f**kable, and willing to do what they were told.

Kate Demolder
23rd Sep, 2023 - 7 min read

From “good faith” to good governance: Oireachtas Committee raises red flags over performance of RTÉ’s board

Board members have a right to demand answers to questions to enable them to do their job. The evidence indicates that they were found wanting.

David Duffy
14th Sep, 2023 - 4 min read

Board’s big day out: Shouting in a canyon, four RTÉs at Galway Airport, and Saddam Hussein’s approval ratings

Four hours of scrutiny before the Oireachtas Media Committee ranged from the state broadcaster’s finances and malaise to radical property proposals.

T. Hubert & R. Cooney
13th Sep, 2023 - 11 min read

Procurement, allowances, taxi vouchers: What a decade of audits tell us about RTÉ

Deep inside the broadcaster’s latest data dump lie years of internal documents highlighting issues with procurement, tendering, unapproved spending and rogue taxi bills. Here’s what we found.

T. Hubert & R. Cooney
12th Sep, 2023 - 9 min read

Rising costs, slow advertising and still no remuneration committee meetings: 2022 at RTÉ

The state broadcaster’s top sources of revenue are the licence fee and TV advertising, but both were in decline last year. As RTÉ heads into another bail-out, its governance record will come under increased scrutiny.

T. Hubert & R. Cooney
6th Sep, 2023 - 4 min read
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