“A dysfunctional relationship.”
“Farcical.”
“Very disappointing.”
Called the lack of funding “disgraceful.”
“I would encourage people to pay it.”
“I would urge people to carry on paying their license fee”: RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst asked if he will apologise to those convicted of refusing to “subsidise flip flops.” #gript #RTÉgate
“These are the first steps towards helping restore public confidence in RTÉ.”
Minister Catherine Martin defends State broadcasters like RTÉ, claiming that they “strengthen democracy,” and that during Covid they provided “excellent factual information.” #gript #RTEgate
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First we had Golfgate, where a raft of politicians including a Minister and an EU Commissioner joined a Supreme Court judge and various broadcasters and political elites to golf, dine and mingle in the middle of a Coronavirus lockdown. The anger expressed at the flouting of the rules was exacerbated by the fact that some of those […]