The cost of the TV licence fee is increasing 📺 The Government has announced households will have to pay more to watch TV from April 1 It comes as part of an ongoing BBC review The annual price of a TV licence will now cost £180, up from £174.50 Every household which watches live TV or anything on BBC iPlayer must have a TV licence For those who don't watch these - or don't have a TV at all - you can declare to the TV licensing company that you do not require a licence Those who are aged over 75

Convictions for non-payment of a television licence have plummeted by 30pc in the space of just three years, amid the ongoing fallout from the RTÉ pay scandal. It comes as sales of television licences fell by 31pc in four years as opposition politicians warn that the current system is broken beyond repair. Ireland had 3,512 convictions for non-payment of a television licence in 2022 – with convictions falling to 2,917 in 2023. However, the Courts Service confirmed to the Irish Independent convic