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Full coverage: Media

Sam Smyth on Tony O’Reilly: Did a State-backed bank really need to bankrupt him?

Tony O’Reilly, whose funeral is taking place today, was a supreme sportsman, businessman, media owner and international entrepreneur. He deserved better than the way he was treated in the end.

Sam Smyth
23rd May, 2024 - 9 min read

“In different circumstances, I think Gerry Adams would have got the Nobel Prize”

After witnessing some of the worst horrors of the Troubles, veteran journalist Eamonn Mallie is optimistic about Northern Ireland's new leadership. He discusses his newly published memoir on an hour-long podcast.

Dion Fanning
18th Mar, 2024 - 5 min read

The legacy of Charlie Bird to business journalism

The late Charlie Bird broke one of the biggest business stories in decades. The fact he spent six years defending its fallout in the courts at an estimated cost of €4 million says much about the State's real view of journalism.

Tom Lyons
16th Mar, 2024 - 3 min read

The government has neglected RTÉ for decades. The new chair of the broadcaster must force radical change

The new chair of RTÉ Terence O’Rourke, the former managing partner of KPMG, faces many challenges. His biggest one will be to take on a political system that has neglected the State broadcaster for too long.

Fintan Drury
9th Mar, 2024 - 9 min read

How Mediahuis Ireland’s audio arm has grown to target €1m in revenue in 2024

Peter Vandermeersch runs Ireland’s largest private media company. Podcasts are a growing part of its plan for a world after print, including a new daily sports offering. What is its audio strategy?

Tom Lyons
28th Feb, 2024 - 9 min read

“Tacit” approval and “very disappointing” sales: Who said what on Toy Show the Musical?

A new version of the Grant Thornton report into RTÉ’s failed stage show reveals the names of key protagonists – and former chair Moya Doherty’s unwavering faith in its success.

N. Sargent and T. Hubert
13th Feb, 2024 - 5 min read

Informal procedures, overstated accounts and unrealistic forecasts: Behind the curtain of Toy Show the Musical

The latest Grant Thornton report sheds light on oversight, or lack thereof, at RTÉ over the decision to go ahead with the failed production.

N. Sargent and T. Hubert
25th Jan, 2024 - 8 min read

“That’s the basics of media. Everything else is window dressing”: DMG chief on Tubridy and facing a tough market

Paul Henderson explains why he has hired Ryan Tubridy as a new columnist, how he sees the media landscape, and why politicians shouldn't sue media.

Tom Lyons
19th Jan, 2024 - 6 min read

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
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