Tag: Catherine Martin
5 months ago
independent.ie

Catherine Martin interview: ‘Abolishing licence fee should be in the mix for RTÉ’s future’

Media Minister ­Catherine Martin has proposed direct taxpayer funding of RTÉ – which would see the TV licence fee abo...

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6 months ago
independent.ie

Catherine Martin moves to end TV licence fee but faces powerful opposition from Leo Varadkar, Mic...

Media Minister Catherine Martin is pushing to abolish the TV licence fee and replace it with direct taxpayer funding ...

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6 months ago
independent.ie

New broadcasting levy or direct taxpayer funding among options for RTÉ with nothing ruled out, me...

Media Minister Catherine Martin has said all options for reforming RTÉ’s funding model are on the table, including a ...

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7 months ago
independent.ie

€122,000 job for Media Minister Catherine Martin’s former adviser is latest appointment row to hu...

Catherine Martin, the Media Minister, was not aware that her special adviser – who had been involved in talks on RTÉ’...

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8 months ago
independent.ie

Budget surplus likely to be slashed by up to €20bn as crisis-hit RTÉ will need €56m bailout

The Government’s projected budget surplus of €65bn over the next three years is likely to be slashed by as much as €2...

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8 months ago
independent.ie

Crisis-hit RTÉ will need €56m Budget bailout

The Government’s projected budget surplus of €65bn over the next three years is likely to be slashed by as much as €2...

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8 months ago
independent.ie

Coalition in talks over asking Revenue Commissioners to collect media levy replacing licence fee

A new universal media levy that could be cheaper than the TV licence fee and collected by the Revenue Commissioners i...

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8 months ago
independent.ie

RTÉ set to lose €21m in TV licence fee revenue, Cabinet memo reveals

RTÉ is set to lose around €21 million in TV licence fee revenue by the end of this year and posted a deficit of €2.8 ...

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8 months ago
independent.ie

Local Property Tax boost of €1.5m for every council as Government to increase funding by €75m

Every local authority in the country is in line for a local property tax (LPT) funding boost of at least €1.5m next y...

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9 months ago
independent.ie

RTÉ will need bailout of ‘at least €50m’ in October Budget

RTÉ is expected to need a bailout of upwards of €50m in the Budget this October amid ongoing financial turmoil at the...

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11 months ago
independent.ie

RTÉ ‘root and branch’ review: what does the Government hope to achieve with wide-ranging probe?

The Government has announced details of an independent “root and branch” examination of RTÉ in response to the crisis...

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11 months ago
independent.ie

Revealed: Cabinet to invoke special powers to probe all RTÉ accounts

The Government is to invoke special powers to appoint an outside auditor to review RTÉ’s finances, the Sunday Indepen...

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about 1 year ago
independent.ie

Green Party in choppy waters as Twitter storm and WhatsApp disputes escalate

Green TD Steven Matthews apologised to the party’s deputy leader Catherine Martin over a misunderstanding after he ma...

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about 1 year ago
independent.ie

Greens want to block fourth €200 electricity credit for this summer amid Coalition row

The Green Party will seek to block the introduction of a fourth €200 electricity credit this summer in crucial talks ...

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over 1 year ago
independent.ie

Green ministers say no to having a garda driver despite far-right security threat

Eamon Ryan and fellow Green Party ministers are resisting plans to have them chauffeured around in State cars by gard...

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almost 2 years ago
independent.ie

Local Property Tax database will be used to target TV licence fee evaders

REVENUE’S Local Property Tax (LPT) database could be used to target TV licence fee evaders after the Government rejec...

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almost 2 years ago
independent.ie

Helen McEntee faces Cabinet backlash over gardaí plans for facial recognition

Justice Minister Helen McEntee is facing a Cabinet backlash over plans to give gardaí powers to use controversial fac...

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almost 2 years ago
independent.ie

Green Party senator who broke red light sued in High Court by injured mother of two who saw her i...

Green Party senator Vincent P Martin is being sued in the High Court by a mother of two, who was injured and saw her ...

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almost 2 years ago
independent.ie

Green TDs learned of six-month suspension via text messages just minutes before media was told

The Green Party told TDs Neasa Hourigan and Patrick Costello they were suspended for six months via text message only...

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over 2 years ago
otbsports.com

Rugby Internationals Detaill The Struggles of Balancing Two Careers

Weeks before a group of women’s rugby internationals met with Government ministers about their ...

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over 2 years ago
independent.ie

Culture Night 2021: Spotlight returns to live arts and music

More than 1,000 events will be talking place across the country this evening as local communities get ready to celebr...

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over 2 years ago
independent.ie

Culture Night 2021: More than 1,000 events to take place across the country this evening

More than 1,000 events will be taking place across the country this evening as local communities get ready to celebra...

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over 2 years ago
independent.ie

Ministers use app designed to delete encrypted chats

A third of the Cabinet — including Justice Minister Heather Humphreys and all Green Party ministers — are using an en...

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