RTÉ executive tells Labour Court of 'stagnation' at broadcaster over financial constraints

Mr MacGiolla Phádraig’s comments were made at a resumed hearing of RTÉ’s appeal against a ruling by the Workplace Relations Commission which ordered it to pay €100,000 to a former employee for discriminating against her on age grounds. File photo

A senior RTÉ executive has admitted a sense of “stagnation” is felt across the organisation over financial constraints which prevent new talent coming through its producer and director ranks.

The station’s group head of factual, Seán Mac Giolla Phádraig, told the Labour Court that RTÉ was “in a state of existential crisis” over the lack of promotional opportunities among programme makers.