RTÉ sports staff vote no confidence in senior leadership over Ger Gilroy podcast row

An NUJ motion criticises the recruitment process, raises financial concerns and questions the broadcaster’s commitment to transparency

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The RTÉ Sports department has “unanimously expressed no confidence” in the RTÉ Senior Leadership Team following the “debacle” surrounding the appointment of podcaster Ger Gilroy.

The RTÉ sports chapel of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) met on Wednesday afternoon, with one source telling the Irish Examiner that around 60 members of the sports department attended the fractious meeting.