Shannon Town Council has called on the government to scrap the television license.
Elected representatives in Clare’s second town last night passed a motion calling on the Ministers for Finance and Communications, Energy & Natural Resources to end the annual payment which has been in effect since the foundation of the state, save for during the civil war.
- Advertisement -
The majority of the money from the license fee goes to state broadcaster RTE, which Shannon Fine Gael Councillor Sean McLoughlin feels should now become self-sustainable
