Overview
- Total revenue increased by €36.4m year-on-year, driven by stronger television and digital trading.
- Commercial income reached €158.1m, up 4.9% on 2023, while licence-fee receipts fell by €4m.
- Combined licence-fee and State funding totalled €222.3m in 2024 following formal Government support for RTÉ’s strategy.
- One-off costs included €13.7m spent on Euro 2024, the Olympics and elections, and a €475,000 severance and legal-fee package for a former executive.
- RTÉ published pay details naming Joe Duffy as top-paid presenter at €351,000, with several senior executives among the overall highest earners, and the Culture Minister said he will question the €475,000 payment on November 6.