Tanaiste says RTE site sell-off might not provide sustainability

A sign for the RTE Television Studios in Donnybrook, near Dublin (Liam McBurney/PA)

Selling off RTE’s prized Dublin site will not provide the long-term sustainability the national broadcaster requires, Micheal Martin has said.

The Tanaiste said he did not know if it was the right decision to put the Montrose site in Donnybrook up for sale, but he said organisations that sold off land often ended up regretting it.