RTE Saints and Scholars Sinners and Scandals

<p><b>''Offers a deliciously readable, frequently funny rundown of some of the institution''s most colourful misadventures'' <i>Sunday Independent</i></b><br><b>''An excellent read. Its thriller-like prose is pacy, its subjects are well-researched'' <i>Irish Examiner</i></b><br><b>''Shane Ross brings a sharp eye to the controversy'' <i>Irish Times<br></i></b><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Shane Ross, author of #1 bestsellers <i>The Bankers </i>and <i>Mary Lou McDonald,</i> 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.<br><br>With clarity and wit, Ross rakes over RTÉ''s colourful past while also considering what the future might hold for this once beloved institution.</p>