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RTÉ accused of acting like ‘rogue employer’ at Public Accounts Committee

RTE has been accused of behaving like a “rogue employer” after failing to commit to paying benefits to staff who missed out because they were wrongly classified as freelance workers. The broadcaster’s director general Dee Forbes declined to give a ...

20 Jan 2022 at 15:56

Cost of National Children's Hospital to rise by over €50m due to inflation

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Cost of National Children's Hospital to rise by another staggering amount due to inflation

The cost to build the National Children’s Hospital is estimated to increase by €51 million due to inflation, the Public Accounts Committee has heard. This is an estimation of costs made during the years 2019, 2020, 2021, and the projected ...

16 Jun 2022 at 13:39

National News

RTE boss orders external review of voluntary exit scheme

An external review of RTE’s voluntary exit scheme has been ordered after an Oireachtas committee heard that a package received by one senior executive was not subject to the required sign-off. RTE director-general Kevin Bakhurst ...

14 Jul 2023 at 07:07

National News

Tubridy apologises for not asking questions about reporting of his earnings

Presenter Ryan Tubridy has “apologised unreservedly” for not asking questions when RTE published incorrect figures for his earnings. Tubridy also revealed that he would not be presenting his daily radio show next week as the ...

23 Jun 2023 at 21:33

National News

RTE director general Dee Forbes suspended amid furore over Ryan Tubridy salary

The director general of RTE has been suspended amid a controversy over the national broadcaster’s misreporting of the salary of star presenter Ryan Tubridy. Dee Forbes, who was already due to step down from her role next ...

23 Jun 2023 at 15:50

National News

Varadkar: Tubridy and his agent appearing at committees is ‘right decision’

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said RTE star presenter Ryan Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly have made the right decision to appear at two key parliamentary committees on Tuesday. The men have been at the centre of a crisis ...

06 Jul 2023 at 20:27

National News

New RTE director-general concedes broadcaster ‘may have to become smaller’

RTE’s new director-general has conceded the broadcaster may have to become smaller going forward as he declined to rule out future redundancies. Kevin Bakhurst also acknowledged the potential for more damning ...

10 Jul 2023 at 17:24

National News

Ryan Tubridy pay furore raises huge questions for RTE, says committee chair

The Ryan Tubridy pay controversy at RTE has raised huge questions about governance and accountability at Ireland’s national broadcaster, the chair of an influential parliamentary committee has said. RTE ...

23 Jun 2023 at 10:26

National News

RTÉ withholding contract documents 'because of legal and contractual obligations' - Bakhurst

The Director-General of RTÉ has hit back against claims that the national broadcaster has "refused" to provide requested documents to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). According to PAC chairman, ...

22 Sept 2023 at 13:35

National News

Varadkar says former RTE chairwoman’s reputation should not be ‘tarnished’

The reputation of the former chairwoman of RTE should not be “tarnished”, the Taoiseach has said. Siun Ni Raghallaigh released a statement on Monday saying her resignation last month was an ...

05 Mar 2024 at 10:04

National News

Minister ‘has questions to answer’ after scathing Siun Ni Raghallaigh letter

Opposition parties said the Media Minister has further questions to answer after former RTE chairwoman Siun Ni Raghallaigh heavily criticised Catherine Martin. Labour TD Aodhan O Riordain ...

05 Mar 2024 at 16:20

National News

Media Minister ‘willing to answer more questions over RTE fallout’

The Media Minister is willing to make another committee appearance amid calls for her to explain her role in the resignation of the RTE board chairwoman, the Taoiseach has said. ...

05 Mar 2024 at 17:53

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