No consequences.
The public wants somebody to pay for this mess, and that person must be someone they can identify with.
“If it was Sharon Ní Bheoláin or Gráinne Seoige, the numbers would be reversed.”
‘You don’t want to be there’
As a performance it was at times compelling. But almost none of it was credible.
‘Only acting on instructors’
Let’s see what happens when their existence depends on serving the public, rather than being served by the public.
“I would urge people to carry on paying their license fee”: RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst asked if he will apologise to those convicted of refusing to “subsidise flip flops.” #gript #RTÉgate
“Standards become lower and lower.”
This is not a situation where small changes are going to work.
Not RTÉ saga
Minister Catherine Martin defends State broadcasters like RTÉ, claiming that they “strengthen democracy,” and that during Covid they provided “excellent factual information.” #gript #RTEgate