'Offers a deliciously readable, frequently funny rundown of some of the institution's most colourful misadventures' Sunday Independent
'An excellent read. Its thriller-like prose is pacy, its subjects are well-researched' Irish Examiner
'Shane Ross brings a sharp eye to the controversy' Irish Times
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.
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.
Shane Ross, author of #1 bestsellers The Bankers and Mary Lou McDonald, 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.
With clarity and wit, Ross rakes over RTÉ's colourful past while also considering what the future might hold for this once beloved institution.
"Offers a deliciously readable, frequently funny rundown of some of the institution's most colourful misadventures." - Sunday Independent
"An excellent read. Its thriller-like prose is pacy, its subjects are well-researched. Pages detailing bizarre governance and political interference leave you wanting more" - Irish Examiner
"Shane Ross brings a sharp eye to the controversy over barter accounts, clandestine payments and the Toy Show musical" - Irish Times
"[A] lively, punchy biography...Ross tells it crisply, bringing it all together and lacing the plot line of her career with interesting anecdotes and occasionally his own acerbic analysis" - Irish Times on MARY LOU McDONALD
"Ross has penned an engaging narrative of this chameleon's career so far. A fine achievement considering the party slammed every door it could in his face" - Irish Independent on MARY LOU McDONALD
"Extremely well-written...an ideal Christmas present for those interested in current affairs" - Sunday Times on MARY LOU McDONALD
