Raidio Teilefis Eireann

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Raidio Teilefis Eireann, also known as RTÉ, RTE, and Radio Television Ireland, is a state-owned public service broadcaster headquartered in Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland, with offices across different parts of the country. The organization functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Founded in 1926, the company operates with approximately 2,490 employees and reported $411.7M in revenue as of 2024. As an Irish public service broadcaster, it specializes in producing and broadcasting programmes across television, radio, and online platforms. Its radio service commenced on January 1, 1926, followed by regular television broadcasts on December 31, 1961, making it one of the oldest continuously operating public service broadcasters globally.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1926

Headcount

2,490

Headquarters

Ireland

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

State Owned

News Summary:

On May 2, 2026, Annemarie Britz, currently the director of finance and business performance at the Central Bank of Ireland, was appointed chief financial officer with RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster, and is set to assume the role in the autumn. Previously, on May 1, RTÉ secured a new four-year deal to broadcast the UEFA Champions League, ensuring free-to-air coverage of Europe’s top club competition in Ireland from 2027 to 2031. Under this agreement, the national broadcaster will show first-pick live matches on Wednesday nights, the UEFA Champions League final, UEFA Super Cup finals, and Wednesday night highlights broadcast on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. This retention of rights, also reported on April 30, marks a new era for Irish viewers, as the competition has been a familiar presence on Virgin Media Television for over a decade.

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Raidio Teilefis Eireann's revenues were less than $500M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Raidio Teilefis Eireann's revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to Raidio Teilefis Eireann's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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May

29th

2026

01:00

B2B Tag

RTÉ should be accountable for its spending, but critics’ focus is too selective – The Irish Times

On RTÉ Radio this month, Minister for Communications Patrick O’Donovan said: “I’m trying to get people to have faith in the public service broadcaster. We’re trying to get people to go back into their post office and pay their licence fee.

The Irish Times

May

28th

2026

07:13

B2B Tag

RTÉ Defends Spending Over €230,000 On Chauffeur Services

RTÉ defends spending over €230,000 on private chauffeur services over a six year period. The broadcaster stated that the chauffeur services included six seaters, minibuses and saloon cars over the six years. An RTÉ spokesperson said that programmes are required to provide transport for guests to their studios.

Ireland's Classic Hits Radio

May

27th

2026

23:45

Financial Results, B2B Tag

Minister Unaware of RTÉ's €230,000 Chauffeur Spending

Irish Media Minister Catherine Martin says she had no knowledge of RTÉ spending over €230,000 on luxury chauffeur services in the past five years, as the broadcaster faces financial pressure and a recent bailout. Irish Minister for Media Catherine Martin has stated she had no knowledge of RTÉ spending nearly a quarter of a million euros on luxury chauffeur services over the past five years.

Head Topics Ireland

May

27th

2026

11:47

B2B Tag

Serious questions for RTÉ on €230,000 limousine spend

Sinn Féin TD for Wicklow and Chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), John Brady, has called for full transparency and accountability from RTÉ in relation to their more than €230,000 spend on over 1,100 limousine journeys since 2021.

Sinn Féin

May

27th

2026

11:14

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RTÉ defends spending over €230,000 on chauffeur services over six years

RTÉ has defended the spending of more than €230,000 on private chauffeur services over a six-year period. The broadcaster said this included saloon cars, six-seaters and minibuses and covers the years from 2021 to 2026. Programme teams are required to transport a variety of guests (actors, authors, musicians, performers, dignitaries, and more) to studios and other locations, a RTÉ spokesperson said.

RTÉ

May

27th

2026

10:30

Funding Activities, B2B Tag

Government cannot keep ‘plugging the hole’ in RTÉ funding, says media minister

The Government will have to hold “difficult conversations” about the future funding of RTÉ because it cannot continue “plugging the hole”, the media minister has said. Raising the prospect of RTÉ becoming “entirely a public body, like the BBC”, Patrick O’Donovan told the Oireachtas media committee that the current ring-fenced funding model will not continue beyond 2027.

Irish Examiner

May

27th

2026

01:00

Management Changes, B2B Tag

Current RTÉ management ‘inherited a bag of you know what’, says minister

RTÉ ’s current management inherited an “appalling situation” when they took up their jobs, according to Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan, who has insisted he has confidence in director general Kevin Bakhurst and chairman Terence O’Rourke .

The Irish Times

May

23rd

2026

15:35

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Government to force RTE to publish 100 highest earner salaries

Patrick O’Donovan, the media minister, is pushing for legislation to publish RTE’s top salaries and the DPC said multiple avenues exist for publication Previous Article Next Article

The Times UK

May

23rd

2026

01:00

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RTE boss says there is little he can do to solve the Seán Rocks pay row

RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst has said he is limited in how far he can intervene in the pension and pay classification dispute involving the late broadcaster Seán Rocks. In a message to staff, seen by the Irish Daily Mail, Mr Bakhurst said that while he was willing to meet with Seán Rocks’s partner, Catherine Bailey, he could not make special interventions in individual cases, despite acknowledging the distress surrounding the situation.

Extra.ie

May

22nd

2026

14:18

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Transparency costs at RTÉ: fresh controversies, governance failures, and unintended consequences

Semi-transparent actions at the Irish National Television and Radio Broadcaster (RTÉ), regarding payments and classifications of its workers, have surfaced. This has led to reprimands for its director general Kevin Bakhurst for ignoring governance requirements. The passage draws parallels with the RTÉ crisis of three years ago, during which some of these flaws may have been uncovered.

Head Topics Ireland

May

22nd

2026

08:29

B2B Tag

‘Extraordinary sense of entitlement’, RTÉ journalist loses extra pay claim appeal

Gordon Deegan An RTÉ journalist described as someone with an "extraordinary sense of entitlement and a huge sense of self-importance” has failed in his bid to be reclassified at a higher grade and secure additional compensation for his work on a project.

Kildare Nationalist

May

22nd

2026

00:00

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Kevin Bakhurst says RTÉ executives willing to appear before PAC in latest transparency push

RTÉ is set for another appearance before the Dáil spending watchdog. In a push for more transparency, director general Kevin Bakhurst has contacted the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to say representatives from RTÉ were willing to appear before it.

Irish Independent

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Raidio Teilefis Eireann currently holds 56 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including gaelic games, beach soccer, cycling, rowing, horse racing, soccer | association football, winter sports, multi-sport, equestrianism, futsal, athletics and rugby union.