Ministers defend Catherine Martin in wake of Ní Raghallaigh resignation from RTÉ board

Siún Ní Raghallaigh Chair of the RTÉ Board

The Justice Minister has moved to defend media minister Catherine Martin as attention has shifted to what exactly she knew about an exit payoff for a former senior RTÉ staff member.

RTÉ Board Chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh dramatically resigned in the early hours of Friday morning after Ms Martin failed to express confidence in her on PrimeTime.