'Offers a deliciously readable, frequently funny rundown of some of the institution's most colourful misadventures' Sunday Independent 'An excellent read. Its thriller-like prose is pacy, its subjects are well-researched' Irish Examiner 'Shane Ross brings a sharp eye to the controversy' Irish Times Since it arrived on the airwaves in 1961, RT� has been buffeted in different directions, eventually slipping into a steady decline which accelerated over the past decade into a catastrophe. The 2023 revelations regarding secret payments to star presenter Ryan Tubridy weren't the first time Ireland's national broadcaster has found itself caught up in scandal. Shane Ross, author of #1 bestsellers The Bankers and Mary Lou McDonald, winds back the clock to examine RT�'s history of broadcasting excellence alongside the accusations of corruption, waste and ineptitude it has faced along the way. With clarity and wit, Ross rakes over RT�'s colourful past while also considering what the future might hold for this once beloved institution.
| ISBN: | 9781805461876 |
| Publication date: | 7th May 2026 |
| Author: | Shane Ross |
| Publisher: | Atlantic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Genres: |
Film, TV and Radio industries Media studies |
'Offers a deliciously readable, frequently funny rundown of some of the institution's most colourful misadventures' Sunday Independent 'An excellent read. Its thriller-like prose is pacy, its subjects are well-researched' Irish Examiner 'Shane Ross brings a sharp eye to the controversy' Irish Times Since it arrived on the airwaves in 1961, RT� has been buffeted in different directions, eventually slipping into a steady decline which accelerated over the past decade into a catastrophe. The 2023 revelations regarding secret payments to star presenter Ryan Tubridy weren't the first time Ireland's national broadcaster has found itself caught up in scandal. Shane Ross, author of #1 bestsellers The Bankers and Mary Lou McDonald, winds back the clock to examine RT�'s history of broadcasting excellence alongside the accusations of corruption, waste and ineptitude it has faced along the way. With clarity and wit, Ross rakes over RT�'s colourful past while also considering what the future might hold for this once beloved institution.
RTÉ features in the following genres: Film, TV and Radio industries, Media studies
RTÉ is available in Paperback
RTÉ was written by Shane Ross and published by Atlantic Books
RTÉ has 400 pages
£15.29