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RTE is not going bankrupt, director general insists

RTE is facing an extremely challenging financial situation but is not on the verge of bankruptcy, its director general has insisted. Kevin Bakhurst warned members of a parliamentary committee in Dublin that failure to implement a new longer-term ...

13 Sept 2023 at 20:32

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RTE to consider understatement of Tubridy fees after receiving second report

The board of RTE has been given a finalised report into the understatement of star presenter Ryan Tubridy’s published fees by 120,000 euro from 2017 to 2019. The board said it would now consider the second Grant Thornton report into how RTE had ...

14 Aug 2023 at 17:55

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Tubridy did not want to ’cause difficulty’ for RTE with statement, sources say

Ryan Tubridy tried to explain to the Irish national broadcaster that he did not intend to “cause difficulty” for RTE when he made a contentious statement about a highly-anticipated report into his earnings, which ultimately led to his axing ...

18 Aug 2023 at 18:11

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Kevin Bakhurst issues new statement on exits of top RTE execs but not Coveney payment

RTE Director-General has issued a new statement on the arrangements made around the exits of some of RTE's top executives but stopped short of revealing the amount of money paid to Rory Coveney after his resignation last year. Bakhurst and ...

17 Feb 2024 at 16:51

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Minister wants urgent meeting with RTE chair after claims she was ‘misinformed’

Minister for Media Catherine Martin has sought an urgent meeting with the chairwoman of the RTE board, after she said she was “misinformed” over the board’s knowledge of recent exit packages for senior executives. Ms Martin has written to ...

22 Feb 2024 at 23:05

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New RTE Director General Kevin Bakhurst says broadcaster ‘faces huge challenges’

Irish national broadcaster RTE has appointed Kevin Bakhurst as its next Director General following an “extensive and competitive recruitment process”. He will replace Dee Forbes in the role when her term comes to an end on July 11 this ...

18 Apr 2023 at 12:55

Bakhurst: There is a ‘risk’ of legal action after talks with Ryan Tubridy ended

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‘We have to own our mistakes’ Bakhurst says after talks on Tubridy’s RTE return

RTE’s director-general has said there is “a danger” and “a risk” of legal action after talks were ended abruptly on its star presenter Ryan Tubridy’s return to the broadcaster. Kevin Bakhurst said he had received internal and external ...

18 Aug 2023 at 10:46

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RTE’s Bakhurst pulled TV licence fee ads ‘as they would have been inappropriate’

RTE director general Kevin Bakhurst has said he pulled ads for the TV licence from other broadcasting platforms as he thought it would be “inappropriate” to ask people to pay the fee in the middle of the RTE scandal. Mr Bakhurst said ...

14 Feb 2024 at 16:50

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RTE ‘completely unable’ to publish exit packages

RTE is currently “completely unable” to release details of executives’ exit packages dating back to 2016, the director general has said. Kevin Bakhurst said the organisation has been under pressure to release those details but said ...

22 Feb 2024 at 19:00

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Decision on public services media funding to be taken before summer – Tanaiste

The decision around the funding of public services media is set to be taken before this summer, Tanaiste Micheal Martin has said. Mr Martin said it is “sensible” that the Government awaits two reports commissioned by Culture ...

18 Feb 2024 at 13:59

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RTE indicates worker received over 10,000 euros for outside gig

An RTE worker was approved for outside work in which they received more than 10,000 euros, new figures from the organisation indicate. A register of external activities was one of the key reforms announced in the wake of a ...

01 Aug 2024 at 15:30

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RTE considering transferring part of Montrose site for social housing – Bakhurst

RTE is considering transferring some of its Montrose site to the Land Development Agency (LDA) for social housing, according to Kevin Bakhurst. The RTE’s director general said he has held talks with the state body and the ...

22 Feb 2024 at 18:23

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