RTÉ agrees to meet with disability group after new boss cancels radio programme for blind people’s issues

RTÉ has agreed to talks with disability groups over the controversial decision to scrap the only radio programme dedicated to issues around blindness.

A meeting is due to take place tomorrow morning at which assurances will be sought that Audioscope will be returned to the air or replaced with a programme of similar duration and content.

The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) will be attending while RTÉ will be represented by head of Radio 1, Ana Leddy, whose shake-up of the autumn schedules has resulted in the loss of several well-known programmes.