Licence fee responsible for ‘excess and bloat’ in RTÉ - John McGuirk
The Hard Shoulder · Newstalk
July 18, 202313m 3s
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Show Notes
There was a notable drop in the number of TV licences issued in the first week in July compared to the same time last year.
Just over 11 thousand licences were issued compared to just over 15 thoudand in 2022. The fall in TV licence numbers comes as the controversy continues over with RTE over Ryan Tubridy’s earnings.
Kieran was joined by John McGuirk, Editor of Gript.ie and Dr Eileen Culloty, assistant Professor at the DCU FuJo Institute and School of Communications...