Management says it’s making the cuts

RTÉ senior management has warned that the broadcaster faces continuing financial challenges in the coming years as it struggles to grow revenue from advertising and licence fees.

However, the station has vowed to return to a break-even position by 2013, despite reporting a deficit of €16.8m last year.

RTÉ chairman Tom Savage said cost reduction had become the “watchword” at RTÉ as a result of the collapse of commercial revenue and the erosion of public funding.