Catherine Martin under pressure over RTÉ tit-for-tat

Catherine Martin is facing intense pressure after being accused of “effectively a summary dismissal” of Ms Raghallaigh live on TV. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

A row has developed between RTÉ and the Media Minister Catherine Martin over whether she was informed about a controversial exit package for a former senior executive at the station.

Ms Martin has sided with her former top civil servant in a tit-for-tat while the board has firmly backed the former RTÉ board chair, Siún Ní Raghallaigh