Whether it all delivers the hoped-for appeal to younger audiences remains to be seen. A nagging sense remains, though, of an absence of any truly convincing vision of what RTÉ could or should look like in 10 years’ time. In the second Trump administration, media companies have faced intense pressure through regulatory threat and litigation. At least South Park will still hold people accountableOpens in new window ]If that is true of media, it is even more true of social media. [ Should we ban social media for under-16s?

Source: The Irish Times December 30, 2025 13:30 UTC