RTÉ outsourcing of kids TV ‘sad’ and ‘heartbreaking’

There has been a mixed reaction to the news that RTÉ is outsourcing all of its TV programming for young people to independent production companies.

While former Den presenter Ian Dempsey said it was not the “end of the world”, many others described it as “sad” and even “heartbreaking”.

A statement from the national broadcaster said that the decision was made because of the “challenging financial environment”.