A drop in 2023 licence fee revenues following the payments controversy helped lead to a deficit that year. Photograph: Alan Betson
RTÉ recorded a €5.5 million surplus in 2024, compared to a €9.1 million deficit in 2023 according to its latest accounts.
The national broadcaster’s annual report for 2024 is expected to be brought to Cabinet by Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan on Wednesday.
A drop in licence fee revenues following the payments controversy which engulfed RTÉ in 2023 contributed to the deficit that year.
It is understood that the €5.5 million surplus recorded in 2024 was supported by €48 million i
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