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RTE will begin charging overseas visitors for access to online content (IrishCentral)

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:02:46 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Director general of RTE Noel Curran has said that the Irish news site will soon begin charging a fee for access to their online content.

RTE to charge American Internet users for access to online programming (IrishCentral)

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 05:12:10 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

The Irish Diaspora will be asked to pay per view by state broadcaster RTE under new plans to boost income at the station.

RTE's 'Home News' radio series features the Irish Voice this weekend – AUDIO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:14:22 PST

By: JANE WALSH

A new RTE radio series on Irish newspapers abroad will focus on the Irish Voice and IrishCentral this coming weekend.

RTE's Gay Byrne bakes a Christmas cake but drinks all the whiskey! - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 04:31:28 PST

Gay BryneThis is Irish TV Personality & Legend, Mr Gay Byrne, giving a spoof Christmas Cake Recipe where he gets to tasting the whiskey (that's supposed to be for the cake) just a little too much!Gay, affectionately known as Gaybo, is one of the most famous Irish TV personalities and one of the founding fathers of modern Irish television journalism He hosted and produced the RTE Late Late Show, which has broadcast every Friday night since it's first show in 1962 until he retired in 1999!The Late Late Show is Ireland's most popular and prestigious television show and is also the longest running chat show in the worldGay sometimes tells a story about him making a Christmas Cake, where he follow a recipe and as he cooks it he makes regular tasting checks on the quality of the whiskey, with humorous results!I pasted Gay's face into a Santa Claus suit and used a little bit of PhotoShop to make this wee animation to go along with the story It's the best I could do in an hour but I had a laugh myself at the finished film clip!So sit back and listen to READ MORE

Home news – Upcoming RTE radio documentary to focus on contribution of the Irish Voice – AUDIO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:26:20 PST

By: JANE WALSH

A new RTE radio series will examine how Irish newspapers abroad are trying to keep Irish communities connected.

Irish broadcaster RTE accused of Democratic Party bias (IrishCentral)

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 04:56:50 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Irish state broadcaster RTE has been accused of a pro Democratic Party bias in the US presidential election.

RTE radio launches new show for Diaspora and Irish language speakers around the world (IrishCentral)

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:32:44 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

“Cruinneog” is a new series on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta aimed in particular at the international Irish community around the world, including Irish-language students.

President Obama’s Moneygall coverage costs jobs at Irish broadcaster RTE (IrishCentral)

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:26:43 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

US President Barack Obama has indirectly caused job losses at Irish state broadcaster RTE.

RTE makes decades worth of archives available online (IrishCentral)

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 06:35:44 PDT

By: KERRY O’SHEA

As a commemoration for their anniversary 50th year, RTE has placed an amount of its archive in a free-to-use online source.

Irish national broadcaster undergoes major changes - RTE reports on libel case and redundancies (IrishCentral)

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:17:21 PDT

By: PADDY CLANCY

Major changes are being introduced at RTE over its libel of a Catholic priest and, separately, there are to be redundancies and cutbacks in a bid to save €25million.

Irish national broadcaster charged with bias against presidential candidate Sean Gallagher (IrishCentral)

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:05:45 PDT

By: PADDY CLANCY

Former candidate for the presidency Sean Gallagher has called for the “full discovery” of communications within state broadcaster RTÉ surrounding the Frontline TV program fronted by Pat Kenny during which a controversial tweet was broadcast during the presidential election campaign.

RTE admits that key presidential election tweet relating to Gallagher was bogus (IrishCentral)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:55:40 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

The Irish state broadcaster RTE has admitted that the tweet which changed the course of the Presidential election was false.

RTE documentary 'In Bed with the Irish' gives intimate peek into couples' lives (IrishCentral)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:54:26 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

A new RTE TV documentary reveals what goes on behind Ireland's closed bedroom doors.

RTÉ’s Colm Murray: Fighting motor neuron disease with courage, dignity and class (IrishCentral)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:30:16 PST

In full knowledge of the emotional roller coaster we were about to board, my wife Eileen and I sat down to watch a television program, “MND: The Inside Track,” earlier this week on RTÉ (Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland’s national broadcaster) Advertisements for the program revealed that it would chronicle the struggle of legendary sports broadcaster and horse racing expert, Colm Murray, against motor neuron disease, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease in the United States Because I know Colm, I regret to say that this is the second time I have had the misfortune of coming into indirect contact with this incurable and fatal illness It is a monster READ MORE

Rare footage of Amy Winehouse singing ‘Tears Dry on their Own’ on RTE show ‘Other Voices’ released (IrishCentral)

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:00:20 PST

Amy WinehouseSince Amy Winehouse tragically passed away in her Camden, London, aparment this summer the good folks at her Vevo channel have been uploading some rare footage from the last few months of her lifeHere's the footage from RTE's show "Other Voices" filmed in Dingle, County KerryIn this video the troubled songstress sings "Tear Dry on their Own" with backing from just two guitars "Lioness: Hidden Treasures" an album which was been released posthumously is just out READ MORE

Former BBC chief to investigate RTE show over priest allegations (IrishCentral)

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:00:54 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

The scandal over an Irish priest wrongly accused of rape is still growing. This week the former controller of BBC Northern Ireland has been appointed to investigate how Father Kevin Reynolds was defamed by the RTE broadcast.

Prime Time priest libel could cost State broadcaster RTE another $350,000 (IrishCentral)

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:15:31 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

State broadcaster RTE could be hit with another $350,000 over the notorious Prime Time priest libel case.

The case of Fr Kevin Reynolds: the RTE blame game (IrishCentral)

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:45:19 PST

Fr Kevin ReynoldsIn the absence of statutory regulation for the media the investigation into how RTE defamed Father Reynolds will be a typically ‘Irish’ affair and is unlikely to see any heads roll, writes Paul AllenWhen RTE’s flag-ship current affairs show Prime Time decided to investigate child abuse in the missions it must have felt like it was shooting fish in a barrelIndeed, with revelations of clerical abuse making headline news for well over a decade there was seemingly little need to assume Father Reynolds was innocent until proven guiltyAfter all, as Malcom X said, “The media's the most powerful entity on earth READ MORE

Archbishop of Dublin attacks RTE bosses over Prime Time priest libel case (IrishCentral)

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:06:37 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

A senior Catholic Church leader in Ireland has all but called for heads to roll at state broadcaster RTE over the Prime Time Priest libel.

Gallagher claims that RTE cost him the presidential election in official complaint (IrishCentral)

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:51:48 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Irish state broadcaster RTE has been accused of more editorial negligence as independent candidate Sean Gallagher claims the station cost him the recent presidential election.