Is Kenny’s departure from RTÉ an own goal?

Pat Kenny’s departure from RTÉ raises interesting questions as to how the State-owned broadcaster is allowed continue to break the Public Procurement Guidelines and not tender this and other obviously lucrative contracts.

RTÉ’s top presenters always defended receiving high payments on the basis they were not employees but service providers on short-term service contracts, and therefore RTÉ is not covered by the employment exclusion in the procurement guidelines.

The Montrose bosses may believe they have the best people in the business within their own campus.