RTÉ News has appointed Fran McNulty as its new agriculture and consumer affairs correspondent.

Unions at RTÉ have warned the broadcaster’s board that if the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is taken from its control, it will “be undermining its own strength and place in Irish society”.

A complaint of imbalance about a same-sex marriage discussion presented on RTÉ radio by comedian Brendan O’Carroll has been rejected by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.

University College Cork was the hub of discussions ranging from the future of print media to the role of feminism in journalism last Saturday.