Catherine Martin 'doing her best' following resignation of RTÉ chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh

Catherine Martin has said a former top level civil servant has “no recollection” of being told an exit package for an ex-senior RTÉ executive had been approved by the Board’s Remuneration Committee

Media Minister Catherine Martin speaks during a press conference at the Government Buildings in Dublin. Picture date: Friday February 23, 2024.

Media Minister Catherine Martin has insisted she is "doing her best" in a very difficult situation after the resignation of RTÉ chair Siún Ni Raghallaigh.

Significant differences of opinion have emerged in the accounts provided by the board of RTÉ and the Minister around the circumstances of an exit package to former chief financial officer Richard Collins.