An explosive 24 hours for a beleaguered RTÉ

The more recent controversies plaguing RTÉ have centred on exit payments. Picture: Mark Stedman

It was another extraordinary 24 hours for RTÉ — even by the beleaguered broadcaster’s standards — which saw the resignation of chair of its board Siún Ní Raghallaigh in the early hours of Friday.

It came after an explosive interview on RTÉ’s Prime Time with Media Minister Catherine Martin, in which she refused to express confidence in Ms Ní Raghaillagh and claimed she had been “misinformed” by the RTÉ chair over board approval for recent exit packages.