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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Ferghal Blaney

TV licence evasion costs RTE €65m a year as State broadcaster fears for its future without funding reform

RTE is looking for reform of the TV licence system because it is “not working,” a Dáil committee heard on Wednesday evening.

And the station said that “there isn’t a sustainable future for RTÉ” unless the public funding model is overhauled.

The committee also heard that the controversial Toy Show musical, that failed to sell all its tickets and was slammed in many quarters, will return next winter.

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