TV license sales are down a whopping 37% for the first week of August compared to the same period last year.
New figures show that TV licence revenue fell again, with €900,000 less revenue collected than in the same week last year.
The sales of TV licenses for that week were 9,361 compared with 15,030 in the same period in 2022 – a drop of 37% according to data from the Department of Media.
This follows a drop of €2,767,520 in revenue in July versus the same month in the previous year.
In total, TV licence revenue is down nearly €3.7 million since the broadcaster was engulfed in controversy over secret payments to presenter Ryan Tubridy.
There is increasing political concern that RTÉ will require a major funding package in the budget to ensure it can maintain its services.
Minister for Media Catherine Martin said last month that she will wait until September to get a clearer view of licence fee payment trends before making any decisions around extra funding for RTÉ.
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