96 more staff to leave RTÉ

A FURTHER 96 RTÉ staff have been approved for redundancy under a package designed to slash €10 million in payroll costs.

Up to 243 employees applied for the package last year from RTÉ, which had originally sought only 100 redundancies.

In a statement RTÉ said 90 staff members were offered and accepted redundancy or early retirement before Christmas and they are “actively considering the remaining applications”.