RTE

Offers a deliciously readable, frequently funny rundown of some of the institutions most colourful misadventuresSunday Independent
An excellent read. Its thriller-like prose is pacy, its subjects are well-researchedIrish Examiner
Shane Ross brings a sharp eye to the controversyIrish Times


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 werent the first time Irelands 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 RTÉs 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 RTÉs colourful past while also considering what the future might hold for this once beloved institution.