Recruitment freeze at RTÉ as Kevin Bakhurst faces Oireachtas committee

It comes as Mr Bakhurst will appear before the Oireachtas media committee alongside RTÉ senior executives and the entire RTÉ Board

RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

RTÉ has introduced a recruitment freeze with immediate effect, Director General Kevin Bakhurst has said.

In an email to staff, Mr Bakhurst also said he was stopping all discretionary spending “to preserve cash whilst we get clarity on our financial position going forward”.