'Offers a deliciously readable, frequently funny rundown of some of the institution's most colourful misadventures'
Sunday Independent
Since it arrived on the airwaves in 1961, RTÉ 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 RTÉ'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 RTÉ's colourful past while also considering what the future might hold for this once beloved institution.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Prologue
- Chapter 1 Ryan Tubridy: To the Montrose Manor Born
- Chapter 2 Politicians v ‘Parlour Pinks’
- Chapter 3 The Angel Gabriel or the Devil’s Disciple?
- Chapter 4 The Minister v the Authority
- Chapter 5 Musical Chairs at the Top Table
- Chapter 6 The Tragic Death of Gerry Ryan
- Chapter 7 The Lady Vanishes: the Rise and Fall of Dee Forbes
- Chapter 8 The Riverdance Hero Loses Her Halo
- Chapter 9 ‘Tubs’ and Kelly Face the Music
- Chapter 10 Scapegoats Exit as Directors Cheat the Gallows
- Afterword
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- Plates
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