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Last week, The Sunday Independent revealed that RTÉ news presenter Sharon Ní Bheoláin earns €60,000 – €80,000 less than her male co-anchor Bryan Dobson.

This led to a major debate about the gender pay gap in Ireland.

Now, former news anchor Anne Doyle, who has 33 years in the industry under her belt, has offered her thoughts on the subject. 

'Like any right-minded person, I believe in equal pay for equal work,' she told The Irish Independent. 

"I think if anyone is being short-changed then they are quite right to make their views very plain. I think 'fair play'."

'People have a point to make and now is the time to make it.'

"My dim memory of my career is that I had a pretty damn good idea what people were being paid,' she said, expressing that during her time at RTÉ, she wasn't under the impression that she was being 'short-changed.'

"To the best of my knowledge, I never had the experience of sitting beside a person who was doing the same job and getting paid more.'

"Had that been the case I would have been very cross indeed.'

RTÉ confirmed last week that a review of role and gender equality across the organisation will take place, and that details of the review will be announced 'soon.' 

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After RTÉ responded to speculation that there is a major gender pay gap in the national broadcasting service, now Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has weighed in on the controversy.

On Monday, The Sunday Independent revealed that Sharon Ní Bheoláin earns €60,000 – €80,000 less than her male co-anchor Bryan Dobson.

"I believe that I am well remunerated, but, for the record, my pay is still considerably less than that of Bryan’s. I won’t be commenting further," she said at the time. 

And now, Mr Varadkar's senior spokesman told the Irish Independent: "The Taoiseach welcomes RTÉ's decision to conduct a review into pay in the organisation.

"He believes strongly that there should be equal pay for equal work and equal experience.

"The Tánaiste [Frances Fitzgerald], on behalf of the Government, is currently developing proposals which would require employers to conduct a survey of pay levels within their organisation, building on the recently published Women and Girls Strategy," he added.

According to the publication, the most up-to-date figures available from RTÉ shows the average salary to be just below €60,000, but the vast majority of managers and presenters are expected to be on more than this.

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RTÉ has responded to speculation that here is a major gender pay gap in the national broadcasting service.

 

Yesterday, The Sunday Independent revealed that Sharon Ní Bheoláin earns €60,000 – €80,000 less than her male co-anchor Bryan Dobson.

 

'I believe that I am well remunerated, but, for the record, my pay is still considerably less than that of Bryan’s. I won’t be commenting further,' she said at the time. 

 

In response, RTÉ confirmed that a review of role and gender equality across the organisation will take place, and that details of the review will be announced 'soon.' 

The national broadcaster also responded to allegations that certain staff members were receiving 'secret bonuses.' 

 

'In response to a story in this morning's Irish Independent, RTÉ can clarify that it has not introduced ‘secret bonuses’ to RTÉ staff.'

 

'RTÉ introduced a series of cuts to staff pay as part of significant reform across the organisation from 2008 – 2013 which saw a reduction in operating costs of €130 million.'

 

'Pay restoration – reintroduced in 2015 – is based on binding agreements negotiated by the RTÉ Trade Union Group on behalf of RTÉ staff and followed this period of cuts to staff pay. Uniquely RTÉ was the only public body to voluntarily suspend and stop increments, stopping manager increments for some 4 years.'

'As agreed with the RTÉ Trade Union Group and as communicated to RTÉ staff in 2015, pay restoration is being introduced on a phased basis: 15pc was restored on 21 December 2015; a further 42.5pc was restored on 19 December, 2016; additional tranches of 21.25pc each were restored on June 30, 2017 and on December 18, 2017.'

 

'Increments apply within existing salary ranges, which are below the 2009 levels. These payments are not bonuses. RTÉ confirms that managers have not received bonuses or general pay increases.'

 

RTÉ has also confirmed that they will be publishing the salaries of their top 10 highest earning broadcasters very soon. 

IMPACT lead organiser Linda Kelly said: 'Pay gap reporting will help us by shining a light on the source of the inequity, so often expressed in ignorable national averages, in our offices, shops, factories and care settings.'

'It will put pressure on employers, forcing them to address the issue if they want to protect their reputations in an economy where brand value is ever more important.'

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Yesterday, RTÉ Six One News presenter Sharon Ní Bheoláin revealed that her co-host Bryan Dobson earns considerably more money than her.

It came after 40 BBC female presenters wrote a letter to their director asking for the gender pay gap to close, and now, it seems like RTÉ is following suit.

According to 98fm, the national broadcaster has said it will reveal its ten best paid presenters, and how much they earn.

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However, no date has been set for this review, and instead RTÉ said it will be "shortly."

This morning, for the first time, it was revealed that 101 members of its staff are on a six-figure salary.

The Minister of Communications, Denis Naughten said that he wants to see more transparency.

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"RTÉ is funded primarily from the TV licence," so he believes "there is a responsibility on an organisation like RTÉ to be transparent about pay".

"It's time to publish what they pay all their staff. It is after all the public's money and the public have a right to know," added the National Union of Journalists' Bernie Ní Fhlatharta.

In the meantime, RTÉ has also promised a review on roles and gender equality.

IMPACT lead organiser Linda Kelly said: “Pay gap reporting will help us by shining a light on the source of the inequity, so often expressed in ignorable national averages, in our offices, shops, factories and care settings.

"It will put pressure on employers, forcing them to address the issue if they want to protect their reputations in an economy where brand value is ever more important."

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If the rumours are to be believed, Bryan Dobson is set to leave the Six One News.

The news anchor will apparently move to RTÉ Radio, to host Morning Ireland, which is currently presented by Cathal Mac Coille and Colm Ó Mongáin.

According to The Sunday Independent, the move will be part of the recent changes being made in the station.

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Even though it's always good to have a fresh start, we'll miss Bryan on the evening news as he has been presenting it since 1996.

This comes just after Sharon Ní Bheoláin revealed that Bryan earns up to €80,000 more than her a year.

She commented on the RTÉ gender pay gap over the weekend, telling The Sunday Independent, “I believe that I am well remunerated, but, for the record, my pay is still considerably less than that of Bryan’s."

Bryan has yet to confirm his departure.

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Last week, salaries of both male and female BBC broadcasters were published, and since then a letter has been signed by more than 40 female broadcasters in an effort to close the gender pay gap.

And now, it looks like the same is happening with our own national broadcasting station.

RTÉ bosses are facing calls from its prominent female staff members to publish current salaries.

Last night, senior female broadcasters, Emma O'Kelly, Martina Fitzgerald and Sharon Ní Bheoláin called for both male and female salaries to be published in an effort to establish the difference of pay and to be more 'transparent'.

Yesterday, The Sunday Independent revealed that Sharon earns €60,000 – €80,000 less than her male co-anchor Bryan Dobson.

The news anchor told the paper: “As someone who values her privacy the very notion of sharing my salary with your newspaper is abhorrent to me.

"I do recognise, however, inequality and gender pay are key social issues in need of examination and so it would be cowardly of me not to comment.

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“I can confirm the 2014 pay disparity you reference was accurate. However, this pay gap has since narrowed. In return for a pay rise, I have also undertaken extra duties.

“I believe that I am well remunerated, but, for the record, my pay is still considerably less than that of Bryan’s. I won’t be commenting further.”

RTÉ have yet to comment on the situation it faces.

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Did you tune into the Eurovision this year?

New figures released by the Freedom of Information Act reveal that RTÉ spent a massive €331,000 to send Brendan Murray over to the Eurovision Song Contest.

The figures, which were released to The Herald, saw that the entry fee was €84,500, however that does not include labour costs.

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16 people flew over to the Ukraine with Brendan, which included his tour manager, a vocal coach, a photographer, five backing singers, and RTÉ’s head of press.

As most of us know, the former Hometown star failed to take Ireland to the final, but RTÉ believe that the event gave viewers some great entertainment.

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A spokesperson for the national broadcaster said: “This year, an average 273,000 viewers tuned in over the course of the three nights of the contest, representing a 21pc share.

“[This is] excellent value for money for RTÉ and for Irish television licence-fee payers”.

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John Finnerty has retired from the RTÉ newsroom.

John joined the national station in the mid-1980s, and initially worked on the broadcasters' radio stations before moving to news and current affairs.

He had been working in the newsroom for more than three decades, and fronted RTÉ News Now.

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A source inside the station said that he retired "in recent weeks" and it was a "low key affair."

They added that John didn't want "a fuss made."

He'll be missed!

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It looks like Carrigstown is moving.

The Fair City set has been within the grounds of the RTÉ Headquarters since 1994, however the station now wants to sell its 8.64 acres of land for €107.5m.

In a planning application to Dublin City Council, RTÉ want to move McCoy's Pub, Doyle's Spar, The Hungry Pig and the Dolphin Pod.

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But, this move is proving difficult, as residents of the new location, near Nutley Road in Dublin 4, are objecting the transition.

So far, six objections have been lodged by the south Dublin residents.

According to the Herald, Colin McGill of McGill Planning has objected to "the proximity of the set to existing homes; the visual impact of the development; the noise to be generated by the plan; and its hours of operation."

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He said: "Our client's houses are family homes with young children. Increased noise levels after 8pm are particularly unacceptable."

A final decision on the matter will be made next month.

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A unbelievable as it may seem, it was only 24 years ago that homosexuality was decriminalised in Ireland.

Up until 1993, gay men and women lived under the threat of persecution for being themselves, and a new documentary is aiming to shed light on the lives led by people in the LGBT community at the time.

A Different Country, a landmark documentary, is coming to RTÉ One on Wednesday June 21 at 9.35pm, and will chronicle some of these vital stories, from a time when the LGBT community was almost totally hidden.

Film makers recorded the personal recollections of those people who lived in Ireland when it was a crime to be gay.  

The documentary preserves the memories of those who lived in a time when to openly express one’s sexuality could result in job loss, ostracisation, physical attack and estrangement from family.

The harrowing film showcases the ways in which this community first mobilised to change the laws around homosexuality. 

We may have all celebrated at Dublin Castle barely two years ago, when the Marriage Equality Referendum secured equal marital rights for all Irish people, but a past in which persecution was a reality for many is not so far behind us.

This documentary is set to be a stark reminder of that, while preserving a dark part of Irish history.

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“By the time the first hit came, I was already a shell of a person. When you see the psychological signs, don’t ignore them. When it feels wrong, it is wrong.”

One in five women will experience domestic abuse in their lifetime, and unfortunately that number is on the rise. RTÉ are confronting the reality of domestic abuse in revealing new online documentary series – UPFRONT: Domestic Abuse. 

The two part documentary follows RTÉ reporter, Della Kilroy, as she talks to the women behind the statistics.

The series delves into the many forms of domestic abuse, from physical, emotional to sexual and financial. It also shows the various support option available to those who think they might be in an abusive relationship.

What's more, UPRONT: Domestic Abuse will feature an interview with a perpetrator who is currently enrolled in a rehabilitation programme.

Last year, Women's Aid received over 16,000 calls reporting domestic abuse and the charity revealed they have seen a huge increase in the amount of young women coming forward.

As well as that, a 2016 study conducted by the team here at SHEmazing revealed that dating abuse affects one in three women, with 60 per cent believing it was their fault.

Results also showed over half of the 1,000 women surveyed admitted to knowing someone in their immediate circle of friends that had been in an abusive relationship.

Any woman, regardless of age, class or occupation can find themselves in an abusive relationship and in this new online documentary we see business women, students and mothers share their own individual experiences.

Researcher and reporter for the RTÉ Player series UPFRONT, Della Kilroy said: ''You might think you don’t know someone that has been affected by domestic abuse, but research suggests you probably do. One in five women in Ireland will experience domestic abuse at some point in their lifetime.''

''This means that every day in Ireland, women are beaten, raped and even hospitalised leaving ongoing physical and mental health issues. This doesn’t just happen in the home, as evidence points to an increasing number of young women experiencing abuse in dating relationships.''

UPFRONT is available to watch now on RTÉ Player .

If you have been affected by any of the issues raised, please contact:  Women’s Aid freephone 1800 341 900 1800 341 900 or visit  www.womensaid.ie and www.2in2u.ie

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It's extremely tough to get your foot on the property ladder at the moment, and rent prices in Ireland have skyrocketed in recent years. 

With Irish rent prices at an all time high of €1131.00, more people than ever are choosing to remain in the familial home to save funds for the future. 

RTÉ is looking for people to take part in a new series, which explores the not-so-unusual phenomenon of adults living at home with their parents.

The series hopes to explore the phenomenon of the ‘Boomerang Generation,’ which refers to young adults who leave home for work or college, only to be forced back into the nest.

This Crowded House aims to meet adults living in the family home and helping them put a plan in place to move out and live independently.

Whether they would like to rent their own place, house-share, or are seeking to buy, the participants will get expert help to get them on the right track. 

The series will also explore how the parents feel about having their not so little ones back in the family home. 

With nearly 1 in 4 Irish adults between 25 and 34 still living at home, the series is set to expose the social realities of living at home with parental units constantly present. 

Anyone who wishes to apply can find the application form here.

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