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Claims of media 'bribery' derail new government on day one; politics shows off air just as politics hots up; mayor under pressure after rumour-based reports. Audio

The chief of the country’s most powerful media watchdog says we need new laws now to hold media to account in future. The outgoing government had a plan for one single body to oversee rules for all… Video, Audio

This week the people who make the local stuff for our screens big and small urged the powers-that-be to tax the likes of Netflix and Disney Plus to fund it. But producers here can already get tax… Audio

Media campaign of the century; producers push for tax on streamers; the legacy of a 'true newspaperman'. Audio

This week Mediawatch looks at how the media have followed the formation of the next government going on behind closed doors.  

Also: a push to persuade policymakers to emulate Ireland’s economy - and… Audio

Rugby in recovery as a media spectacle; keeping it confidential to protect sources; Musk trashing Twitter. Audio

Covering news from all over the country is a struggle for media companies dealing with rising costs and falling revenues. But some local outlets are surviving - and even thriving. Mediawatch's Hayden… Audio

Take me to your leader - political press pack gets off on wrong foot with our new political leaders; media in the middle of Gaza claims and counterclaims; World Cup fever - and Irish anguish. Audio

After seven decades up to his neck in media - and having a profound and world wide influence on them - now nonagenarian mega mogul Rupert Murdoch’s starting up the succession plan for his empire. Or… Audio