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Full coverage: RTE

“This is a job. It’s not necessarily me”: Richard Curran on scoops, tycoons, and life outside work

The presenter of RTÉ Radio 1's The Business keeps a low profile but has one of the biggest audiences in the country. At home in Donegal, he talks in depth about landing scoops, coping with sadnesses, the Larry Goodman interview that got away, and more.

Alan English
3rd Aug, 2026 - 25 min read

The $700bn business with a bot problem – and the media man with a plan to fix it

Simon Crisp joined the advertising industry straight out of school and later had stints at some notable start-ups, including co-founder of Dublin-based Adwalker. He's now CEO of a new venture tackling the digital ad world's inconvenient truths.

Alan English
9th Jul, 2026 - 12 min read

“How did Tina die? What was the precise method of him killing her?”

When Barry Cummins walked into the house of Richard and Tina Satchwell in November 2017 for RTÉ Prime Time, unknown to him, he sat down beside a murderer.

Dion Fanning
4th May, 2026 - 4 min read

Greyhound body settles defamation case over critical consultancy report

Greyhound Racing Ireland recently settled with Raymond O'Hanlon of Preferred Results Ltd. He brought the case after GRI publicly questioned findings on overbreeding and culling in a 2017 report which later featured in an RTÉ Investigates expose in 2019.

Niall Sargent
27th Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

Willie O’Reilly: The real cost of public service broadcasting

As RTÉ recruits a new CFO, candidates will be faced with the reality that inflation has eroded much of the organisation’s dwindling revenue for the past two decades.

Willie O'Reilly
9th Feb, 2026 - 4 min read

City of Dublin Education and Training Board writes off €1.1m on “overly complex” student grant IT project

CDETB is the latest state-funded body after the Arts Council and RTÉ to release details of seven-figure problems with IT projects in the last year.

Niall Sargent
9th Jan, 2026 - 3 min read

Willie O’Reilly: Irish-made TV faces the hypocrisy of viewers

The majority of television watched in Ireland is imported, mostly from the UK. Public clamour for indigenous programming doesn’t match the private choices made in Irish homes.

Willie O'Reilly
27th Nov, 2025 - 3 min read

Retrospective purchase orders raised for €47m in RTÉ spend since 2024

The longstanding use of retrospective purchase orders raises questions around internal governance and value for money at the broadcaster and is currently under close watch by its audit and risk committee.

Niall Sargent
23rd Oct, 2025 - 3 min read

Willie O’Reilly: With room for new voices, RTÉ is embracing change

With a new schedule finally emerging from retirements and the ashes of the pay scandal, Montrose hasn’t been this exciting since the Public Accounts Committee hearings.

Willie O'Reilly
2nd Oct, 2025 - 3 min read

Willie O’Reilly: Who would fill the hole left by BBC NI in a united Ireland?

It is hard to fathom the breadth and complexity of questions raised by the prospect of Irish unity. A narrow focus on broadcasting illustrates the trip wires and land mines laid across identity, institutions and public finances.

Willie O'Reilly
28th Jul, 2025 - 4 min read
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