RTE has fallen far short of standards in payments scandal, board chair concedes

RTE chair of the board Siun Ni Raghallaigh, centre, addressed the committee on Wednesday (Brian Lawless/PA)

RTE has fallen far short of standards expected of it, the chair of the broadcaster’s board conceded as she addressed Irish parliamentarians on the misreported payments scandal.

At the opening of a highly anticipated meeting of the media scrutiny committee in Dublin, Siun Ni Raghallaigh said: “I apologise for this egregious breach of trust with the public.