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RTE reports that the naming rights for Lansdowne Road are for sale. “The sale of the stadium naming rights could end up earning the IRFU and FAI up to €75million over 15 years.” As the article points out also the move is likely to be unpopular with supporters. Labour TD, Ruairi Quinn, was first out of the blocks to condemn the move, highlighting the fact that the venue is the oldest international rugby stadium.
Cian Ginty points out that “UCD are set to run awards for business journalism in the Republic and Northern Ireland…With a fund of €12,000 the awards are open to journalists who work for newspapers, radio, television, magazines, newsletters, commercial electronic media. This includes Irish outlets and Irish editions of UK publications. Categories include business news, business comment, business feature, Business Technology Journalist, business broadcast, specialist business reporting, regional business reporting, and Young Journalist of the Year. Winner of each will get €1,500.”
Darran Crowley has spotted RTE making changes to their competitors’ entries on Wikipedia. FM104 have responded in the media over the weekend by calling for an internal investigation by RTE. However RTE has stated that any changes made by their personnel were made in a personal capacity.
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