The five-year review from Coimisiún na Meán of Ireland’s public service media is essentially a historical document, but it offers food for thought about the present and future of Ireland’s two public service broadcasters, RTÉ and TG4. Public service media are required to meet audiences where they already are. Perhaps naively, the organisation’s then management anticipated a significant rise in public funding which did not materialise. Minister for Communications Patrick O’Donovan has pointed out that projected public media funding for 2026 and 2027 represents a substantial allocation. This has had the effect of eroding the arm’s length principle that once insulated public media from political influence.

Source: The Irish Times December 05, 2025 05:01 UTC