RTE news chief Bakhurst strikes back at Michael O’Leary's attack on station

The deputy director general of RTE Kevin Bakhurst took to twitter today to defend the station against incendiary comments by Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary.

RTE news chief Bakhurst strikes back at Michael O’Leary's attack on station

The deputy director general of RTE Kevin Bakhurst took to twitter today to defend the station against incendiary comments by Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary.

The colourful Ryanair chief described RTE as a “rat-infested North Korean union shop” at a Fine Gael party fundraiser on Wednesday this week.

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