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    Die TV-Lizenzverkäufe von RTÉ sind in den letzten vier Jahren um fast 200.000 zurückgegangen

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    2. ChiselDragon on

      What do they expect? People don’t want to pay into an organisation that is so poorly managed from a financial perspective, and many would not notice if it went away given the alternative options with higher quality programming in the market.

    4. happyLarr on

      Is there an increase in convictions for not having a licence? Is there any reason those paying the tv licence should continue to do so?

    5. Remote_Lemon2955 on

      Why don’t file a missing persons report re Dee Forbes? Hasn’t been seen for years, they’re still trying to recover from the damage she did and she has never been held accountable.

    9. KerfuffleAsimov on

      That’s kinda what happens when we find out they spent a few grand on sandals for a party…..

    10. railwayed on

      I have a renewal that was due at the end of June and I just cannot bring myself to pay it

    12. Yorrins on

      Id literally rather flush 160 euro down the toilet than pay it to these pricks.

    13. mucksavaged on

      A simple fix for RTE. Get rid of 2FM and RTE2. Keep RTE 1 and RTE Radio 1 and maybe lyric. Then use RTE 1 for news and current affairs, documentaries and home grown drama/soaps and chat shows. Stop paying bbc for eastenders that’s already being broadcast here on satellite. Sell Donnybrook. Move to purpose built radio and TV centre. This thing of bailing out a dead duck is a disgrace.

    14. haywiremaguire on

      >RTÉ’s TV licence **sales** decline by almost 200,000 in past four years

      „Sales“? A „sale“ means I have the choice of not buying what’s being sold, and if I don’t then I won’t get into trouble for it.

      Do I (legally) have a choice here?

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    17. Korasa on

      Good. Quick PSA for folks. Don’t pay it. if you have a TV, don’t pay it. Avoid it at any possible cost. Lie to the inspectors, deny them entry on their weird after work visits. Cancel current licenses saying your tv is gone. Make it cost more than these ghouls gain to chase it.

      Don’t pay, won’t pay. Fuck RTE and their so called „talent“.

      If the government is so concerned about it, let them take it from the corporate tax that is apparently abundant. Not like they would pump it into health, garda or education anyway.

    18. gavmac5 on

      Does anyone know if they get money from sky? As obviously with saorview it’s via aerial. But you need a sky sub to view the channels.

    19. Real_Math_2483 on

      Haven’t paid the license ever, and no intentions to start. Worse thing is, this is exactly what RTE management want. They’ve been dying to get a budget from government with years and everyone not paying only helps that. Pure catch 22z

    20. prime_suspect on

      I’ve had no time for RTE since their clearly Government propaganda coverage of the water charges protests. I’ve never watched it listened to any RTE programming anyway. I never even look at the RTE player, although I see many complaints on here about it. I don’t pay the TV licence and don’t ever plan to.

    24. dtr50 on

      We should absolutely have a state broadcaster and in fairness, RTEs news and current affairs coverage is a good standard.

      Cutting channels/radio stations is not the answer either. I know the BBC has its own issues but they offer a lot more TV/Radio options without the luxury of sponsors or advertising.

      They need to sort out the wage bills, start cutting the dead wood and acknowledge that the majority of people have access to UK channels that show the same content that RTE pay to license.

    25. CthulhusSoreTentacle on

      When they’re putting out ads like the God awful „You don’t have to love it“ one, you can tell RTÉ and the state haven’t any intention (or perhaps simply lack the ability) to actually tackle any of the reputational damage done to the organisation in recent years.

      And these stories always attract comments like „Well, having a national broadcaster is REALLY important“. Is it? Has anyone thought to tell RTÉ and the government that? Cause they don’t seem to give a toss whether or not RTÉ survives in the 21st century, let alone thrive.

    26. mindthegoat_redux on

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      My face when I see them tie themselves into knots trying to justify more and more cash being driven up to Montrose in lorries.

    27. Thisisaconversation on

      The complete lack of accountability or even thorough investigation into the slew of scandals around spending, staff. It all just goes away and nothing is ever done. People are pissed off, why the fuck would they want to pay. I know “it’s the law..” yada yada

      It’ll all happen again in a few years. The whole thing needs a massive overhaul.

    29. sonspike187 on

      Here on the Island we can make absolutely amazing feats of media, or absolute dross, and some in the middle.

      There’s no doubt that we have (and have always had) incredible visionaries and poets… But we also have coasting lifers. If there was consistency and accountability, maybe fewer people would have an issue with paying a ‚licence‘

      But with the overwhelmingly mediocre fare on our National Broadcasting, and the news/journalists leaning more propagandistic than challenging to the government and all the recent scandals of the running of said broadcaster, why would people be willing to support it? Other than threat.

      The Island strikes again. Give it a forcible overhaul if its to be saved.

    30. DarksideNick on

      Herself panicked a few years ago and now we pay it every year. Biggest mistake ever was not being home that day. I’d love if there was a way out but she panics every year the fee comes through the post. It’s due soon, now that I think of it.

    31. Veronese1 on

      How can Ryan Turgid pay for that villa in Mykonos if the plebs ain’t buying the TV licence

    32. luxcity-louche on

      Old viewers dying, nothing to attract new ones and a useless web app.

    34. Friendly-Dark-6971 on

      Super Result

      Pitty about the accountability, the taxpayer will pickup the tab here & bail those savages out.

    39. ZenBreaking on

      We need a national broadcaster for news and such. I’d give the TnaG lads free reign in charge cos those lads can stretch a budget and can seemingly screen HBO stuff like the wire/oz back in the day while the main two channels just seem.content to churn out love island and fair city slop.

      Let them reduce the cost and build it into tax.

      The rest of the shite like fair city etc can go subscription model and let it survive in its own merits

    40. ne0ntetra on

      Always makes me laugh that the ads for the licence admit that it’s not glamorous but „It’s the law“.

      The only justification they can come up with for it is… „Well, you have to, so there“

    41. SuitableFinish7444 on

      Needs to be completely stripped down from the top to bottom like an engine and the proper people put in charge. The absolute shite programming is abysmal like irelands fittest family, that house show, ear to the ground and don’t forget fair fucking city

    42. homecinemad on

      TV licence shouldn’t be mandatory so long as rte have ads. Can’t have it both ways. 

    43. notions_of_adequacy on

      Especially if you dont own the house you live in its even easier to fob them off.. so if more people owned houses then they might have a better chance of getting sales………

    45. NooktaSt on

      I have been cross checking the user names of those who don’t pay with those who are giving out about the World Cup commentary teams…

    48. Caherdon on

      Don’t pay, haven’t since the whole debacle. Overpaid, underperforming talentless hacks.

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