RTÉ will provide extensive coverage of Budget 2024 across digital, radio and television
RTÉ will provide extensive coverage of Budget 2024 across digital, radio and television on Tuesday 10th October with extensive reporting and analysis in both English and as Gaeilge. From early morning, RTÉ News will carry in-depth coverage of Budget 2024 online and on the RTÉ News social channels. The Minister for Finance’s Budget 2024 speech and the speech from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform will broadcast live from Dáil Éireann on RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ One, RTÉ News Channel and on Raidió na Gaeltachta. Reporting and analysis will continue throughout the day across RTÉ services.
Television coverage of the Budget speeches will begin at 12.40pm on RTÉ One and the RTÉ News channel where David McCullagh and Sharon Ní Bheoláin will introduce live coverage from Dáil Éireann of Budget 2024 including studio analysis with a panel of guests. Eileen Whelan will get live reaction to the Budget measures as they happen from Dublin city centre, speaking with advocacy and interest groups and RTÉ’s North East Correspondent Laura Hogan will get reaction on the ground in County Monaghan.
RTÉ Radio 1’s coverage of the Budget speeches will broadcast live on a special extended News at One with Bryan Dobson from 12.45pm until 3.30 pm. The programme will include speeches from both Finance Minister Michael McGrath and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe. Presenter Bryan Dobson will also hear from the Opposition and feature immediate reaction and analysis. A busy Drivetime Budget Special, presented by Cormac O’hEadhra, will analyse the key talking points from the budget announcement from 4.30pm. And there will be more debate from across the political spectrum on Late Debate with Colm O’Mongáin live from Buswells Hotel at 10pm.
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta’s programme Lá na Cáinaisnéise presented by Máirín Ní Ghadhra will cover Budget 2024 live from Leinster House from 1.30pm featuring analysis from panelists tax consultant Ciarán Ó Feinneadha, journalist Áine Ní Chiaráin, Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Head of Fiontar and Scoil na Gaeilge in DCU, Seán Ó Riain, Professor of Sociology at Maynooth University, and RTÉ RnaG Political Editor Cuan Ó Seireadáin. Coverage continues on Tús Áite from 5pm, presented by Fachtna Ó Drisceoil live from Leinster House, where panelists will analyse the implications and likely political fallout of the decisions announced in the Budget and get reaction from public representatives.
From the start of the day, the RTÉ News app and RTÉ.ie/news will carry comprehensive coverage of Budget 2024, from breaking news lines to in-depth analysis. A live blog throughout the day will keep track of all the latest developments as the Government unveils its plan to tackle higher interest rates, the housing crisis and the cost of living. RTÉ journalists online will help make sense of the financial plan and explain what it means for everyone. Those looking for key headlines from the day can follow RTÉ’s ‘At a glance’ key points, while a shareable explainer video will tell the story of the budget in just 90 seconds. Followers of RTÉ News on social media can also submit budget questions to be answered in a live Q&A blog by financial experts. Live streams of RTÉ’s television and radio coverage will be available worldwide to users via the RTÉ News app, RTÉ Player and RTÉ Radio Player.
Nuacht RTÉ/TG4 will produce a special hour-long programme for TG4 on budget day. Buiséad 2024 begins on TG4 at 2pm with a panel of studio and remote guests sifting through and analysing the measures as they are announced, presented by Beirní Ní Chuinn. Nuacht RTÉ le TG4 at 5.40pm on RTÉ One will summarise and give reaction to the announced measures and Eimear Ní Chonaola will bring reaction from around the country to Nuacht TG4‘s audience at 7pm. Finally, 7Lá presented by Máirín Ní Ghadra at 8pm on TG4 will do a deeper dive into the implications of Budget 2024.
An extended Six-One News, presented by David McCullagh and Sharon Tobin, will recap the budget announcements and provide comprehensive coverage of Budget 2024. While Sharon Ní Bheoláin will update viewers on the reaction to the financial measures on the Nine O’Clock News. On the Prime Time Budget Special, Miriam O’Callaghan and Sarah McInerney will continue the analysis of the announcements of the day. They will put the issues to Minister for Finance Michael McGrath and Sinn Féin spokesperson on finance Pearse Doherty. While Consumer Journalist Sinead Ryan and Finance specialist Brendan Burgess will share their reaction to the Budget measures.
On the morning after the Budget, Morning Ireland will examine the main talking points on RTÉ Radio 1 and the RTÉ News channel, and later at 10am, Claire Byrne will be joined in studio by Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe for the annual budget phone-in special. As always, Today with Claire Byrne invites listeners to put their questions about Budget 2024 directly to the Ministers.