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Some members of RTÉ management have been up in front of the Public Accounts Committee again. This time, it's to explain how Toy Show - The Musical came to pass. But, who knew 'Room To Improve - The Musical' was also on the table?! Hit play now to hear the full episode.
This is the Afternoon Update – The Hard Shoulder's daily catch up on the day's news. Today, Kieran was joined by Niamh Maher, Commercial Creative Director with Journal Media and Brian Mahon, Political Correspondent with the Irish Daily Mail...
Our Work and Technology Correspondent Brian O'Donovan reports.
Fine Gael TD and member of both the Public Accounts Committee and the Oireachtas Media Committee, Alan Dillon.
The Chair of the RTÉ Board, Siún Ní Raghallaigh has made a statement in relation to the recent Toy Show The Musical Controversy.Columnist with The Business Post, Ian Guider had the latest.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.
Catherine Martin, Media Minister, gives her reaction to the damning report into governance failings at RTÉ's loss-making Toy Show The Musical.
Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor of the Irish Independent, recaps the findings of the report into Toy Show The Musical and outlines where things will go from here.
Jack Horgan-Jones and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to discuss the week in politics: Gaza is proving a persistent issue in Irish politics, and today's ruling at the International Court of Justice could place more pressure on the Government to support South Africa's case and intensify its criticism of Israel. Meanwhile Sinn Féin has faced its own criticism for Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O'Neill's decision to visit the White House on St Patrick's Day, given the military support provided to Israel by the United States. Minister Catherine Martin struggled to satisfactorily answer questions in a radio interview about the Grant Thornton report that laid bare RTÉ's failures in the planning and conception of Toy Show: The Musical. Will there ever be accountability for the board's failures to control the loss-making project? In the US presidential election, the primary season seems to coming to a premature end, as opposition to Donald Trump dries up and Democrats show no sign of replacing President Biden on their ticket. But what will that re-run race look like? Plus the panel pick their Irish Times pieces of the week: My article of the week is this, which goes some way to (politely) calling out some of the terrible bullshit in the whole mental health discourse: Social media and mental health: The glorification of illness is becoming a real problemNaomi O'Leary on a strange and tragic story involving a restaurant, a review and an online backlash. Martin Wolf on the bitter lessons of Brexit for BritainGeraldine Walsh on the downsides to a growing openness around mental illness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A discussion on the new Deposit Return Scheme, the report into RTÉ's Toy Show The Musical, and how an attack by school bullies left singer Kayleigh blind in one eye. Cork, it's time to talk, weekdays from 9am. The Neil Prendeville Show on Red FM. Contains sensitive content.
Toy Show: the musical lost €2.2m – that much was well known before Grant Thornton delivered its report on RTÉ's 2022 ill-advised foray into live theatre. What was not known until now was precisely how the RTÉ board allowed the broadcaster to risk public money on such a gamble. Irish Times journalist Jack Power explains the sequence of events as revealed in the lengthy report, while culture columnist Hugh Linehan assesses its findings and whether it is now time for those still on the RTÉ board who failed in their duties to take responsibility. Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Declan Conlon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Delight for Cillian Murphy's Oscar nomination - Family and friends respond to the death of Ian Bailey - And much discussion on the report of RTÉ's Toy Show - The Musical. Playback is presented and compiled by Evelyn O'Rourke.
Catherine Murphy, Leas-Chathaoirleach of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee, reacts to the findings of a damning report into Toy Show The Musical.
Chair of the RTÉ Board Siún Ní Raghallaigh has said the Board is happy to attend Oireachtas committees to discuss the findings set out in the Grant Thornton Report into Toy Show The Musical. Media Minister Catherine Martin spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.
Chair of the RTÉ Board Siún Ní Raghallaigh has said the Board is happy to attend Oireachtas committees to discuss the findings set out in the Grant Thornton Report into Toy Show The Musical. Media Minister Catherine Martin spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.
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This is the Afternoon Update – The Hard Shoulder's daily catch up on the day's news. Today, Kieran was joined by John Lee, Executive Editor Daily Mail Group Ireland and Mary McCarthy, Columnist with the Irish Independent...
Brian O'Donovan, Work and Technology Correspondent has the latest
John McGahon, Fine Gael Senator; Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin Senator; Violet-Anne Wynne, Independent TD for Clare; Gabija Gataveckaite, Political Reporter with the Irish Independent
Toy Show Musical doomed from the start, we hear about RTE's latest woes with Fionnan Sheahan Ireland Editor of Independent.ie and also Niamh Smyth, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Arts, Culture & Heritage, Chair of Oireachtas media committee TD for Cavan Monaghan.
Dr. Roddy Flynn, Associate Professor at the School of Communications and Chair of Communication Studies at DCU and Orla Lenihan, Assistant Professor in Governance, Sustainability and Finance, University of Galway
The RTÉ board did not give written approval for the Toy Show the Musical, which went on to record losses of €2.2 million, a new report has found. Shane Ross, Former Minister & Author gave his reaction to Newstalk Breakfast.
The RTÉ board did not give written approval for the Toy Show the Musical, which went on to record losses of €2.2 million, a new report has found. Shane Ross, Former Minister & Author gave his reaction to Newstalk Breakfast.
Niamh Smyth, FF Chair of the Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht & Seamus Dooley, chair of the NUJ discuss the report released today into Toy Show The Musical.
Paul Cunningham, Political Correspondent, on the governance issues reportedly identified in the probe into RTÉ's Toy Show The Musical, which is expected to be published this morning.
Brian Stanley, Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, and Penelope Kenny, Corporate Governance Consultant, gives their assessment of the reported findings of the Grant Thornton probe into RTÉ's Toy Show The Musical.
A report from Grant Thornton has found that the RTÉ board did not sign off on Toy Show: The Musical.Ian Guider, Columnist for The Business Post joined The Last Word to discuss.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.
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Our political correspondent, Micheál Lehane, brings us the latest.
The Late Late Toy Show is Ireland's most popular TV show every year by a distance, but Toy Show: The Musical was a complete flop, losing €2.2 million in its first year. How did it go so badly wrong? And what does the story tell us about the organisation RTÉ has become and where it is going? Bernice Harrison asks Hugh Linehan. This episode was originally broadcast in July 2023. A forthcoming report by auditors Grant Thornton into the controversial Toy Show: The Musical is expected in early 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brian Stanley chair of PACV reacts to further delay in review of voluntary exit packages and Toy Show The Musical
New documents released this evening reveal how the RTE Board never formally approved the staging of Toy Show The Musical; with no risk assessment of the production taking place either. Reporter Barry Lenihan.
RTÉ's Toy Show The Musical was meant to be a joyful gift to the nation filled with Christmas cheer. But an apathetic public reaction resulted in disastrous ticket sales, scathing reviews, and abrupt cancellations. Where did it all go wrong for the national broadcaster?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Late Late Toy Show is Ireland's most popular TV show every year by a distance. But an ill-fated attempt by RTÉ to exploit its valuable 'IP' has ended up the subject of discussion and dissection in multiple Oireachtas committees as a controversy over payments and governance continues to grip the broadcaster. We learned this week that Toy Show: The Musical lost €2.2 million in its first year. How did it go so badly wrong? And what does the story tell us about the organisation RTÉ has become and where it is going? Bernice Harrison asks Hugh Linehan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phillip McMahon, playwright and director, reacts to the newly-released financial details of last year's Toy Show The Musical project.
Brian Stanley TD, Chair of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee, on why members want to question RTÉ about Toy Show The Musical.
Rory Coveney, RTE Director of Strategy
The Toy Show The Musical - “A cynical, arrogant money-grab by an organisation that appears to have forgotten its primary purpose.” Those are the words of Independent Columnist Pat Stacey who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
The Toy Show The Musical - “A cynical, arrogant money-grab by an organisation that appears to have forgotten its primary purpose.” Those are the words of Independent Columnist Pat Stacey who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
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Aifric chats to Actor & Musical Theatre Star, David O'Reilly and 12-year-old, Cara Darmody about what they thought of 'Toy Show: The Musical'!
Jen chats to one of the stars of Toy Show: The Musical, DJ Callum!
Jen chats to co-writer and star of 'Toy Show: The Musical', Jamie Beamish about what to expect from the show and his previous roles in Bridgerton and Derry Girls!
Toy Show: The Musical producers Jane Murphy and Katherine Drohan explain how they created this uniquely Irish musical
Ruth Anne Cunningham joins Marty in studio to tell him all about 'Toy Show The Musical'
Toy Show - The Musical Casting Director, Maureen Hughes, outlines how young people can audition to play the lead role.
Jen chats to Singer & Songwriter, Ruth Anne Cunningham about working on the new 'Toy Show The Musical'. Tickets on sale now!
Last week, RTÉ made a big announcement - Toy Show The Musical is coming to town this December. Gift Grub went behind the scenes to a high-level RTÉ board meeting, where Director-General Dee Forbes was hell-bent on expanding RTÉ's theatrical pursuits. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2022/05/17101729/GIFT-Toy-Show-Musical-170522.mp3"][/audio] Prime Time The Pantomime anyone? Catch all the Gift Grub fun by pressing the Play button above.