RTÉ board: Siún Ní Raghallaigh 'felt she had no option but to resign'

In a fresh statement, board directors expressed 'great disappointment and regret' that Ms Ní Raghallaigh was placed in such a position

Siún Ní Raghallaigh was described as a person of the 'utmost integrity'. Picture: Eamonn Farrell

The RTÉ board has said its former chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh was placed in a position whereby “she felt that she had no option but to resign”. 

In a fresh statement, the independent directors of the RTÉ board said they wanted to express their “great disappointment and regret” that Ms Ní Raghallaigh was placed in such a position.